Best Time to Drive from Pacifica to Vallejo

Right now (6:51 pm PDT): about 44 minutes via I-80 East and I-280 North, usually 46 at this time.

Only 59% of this drive is measured by working traffic sensors right now. The rest is estimated from nearby sensors, typical speeds and street traffic, so times can be off. Why so few sensors work.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Pacifica to Vallejo by day and time you leave (local time)
Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	43	44	51	48	46	46	45	45	48	58	61	65	55	45	44	43
Tue	42	43	44	55	53	46	46	45	45	49	60	68	71	61	48	45	42
Wed	42	43	44	54	54	46	46	46	46	49	59	70	72	62	50	45	43
Thu	42	43	44	55	54	46	46	46	45	49	59	71	73	63	52	45	43
Fri	42	43	44	48	47	46	47	47	48	56	69	78	74	61	50	45	43
Sat	42	42	42	43	43	44	48	52	53	53	53	53	51	47	46	45	43
Sun	42	42	42	42	43	44	45	47	49	50	50	50	47	45	46	45	43

About this drive

On weekdays the 45-mile drive from Pacifica to Vallejo (via I-80 East and I-280 North) usually takes as little as 42 minutes and up to 78 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 47 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (54 minutes).

About 39 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (7 to 11 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Pacifica to central Vallejo along the route on the map. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Simulated from typical freeway speeds at each point of the drive for the time you would reach it, from every 5-minute reading we have recorded. We don't have sensors on surface streets yet, so the time on them is estimated from how congested the freeways around each end of the drive are at that time, in both directions: streets jam when the freeways do.

Questions

What is the best time to drive from Pacifica to Vallejo?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 42 minutes then, versus up to 78 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Pacifica to Vallejo?

The 45-mile drive usually takes 42 to 78 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 47 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Pacifica to Vallejo?

Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 78 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-80 East in Bay Area (24 miles) · I-280 North in Bay Area (11 miles) · US-101 North in Bay Area (4 miles)

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More drives

Vallejo to Pacifica (return trip) · Pacifica to San Jose · Pacifica to San Francisco · Pacifica to Oakland · Pacifica to Stockton · Pacifica to Fremont · Pacifica to Santa Rosa · Pacifica to Hayward · Pacifica to Sunnyvale · Pacifica to Concord · Pacifica to Santa Clara · Pacifica to Berkeley

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	43	44	51	48	46	46	45	45	48	58	61	65	55	45	44	43
Tue	42	43	44	55	53	46	46	45	45	49	60	68	71	61	48	45	42
Wed	42	43	44	54	54	46	46	46	46	49	59	70	72	62	50	45	43
Thu	42	43	44	55	54	46	46	46	45	49	59	71	73	63	52	45	43
Fri	42	43	44	48	47	46	47	47	48	56	69	78	74	61	50	45	43
Sat	42	42	42	43	43	44	48	52	53	53	53	53	51	47	46	45	43
Sun	42	42	42	42	43	44	45	47	49	50	50	50	47	45	46	45	43

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	43	44	51	48	46	46	45	45	48	58	61	65	55	45	44	43
Tue	42	43	44	55	53	46	46	45	45	49	60	68	71	61	48	45	42
Wed	42	43	44	54	54	46	46	46	46	49	59	70	72	62	50	45	43
Thu	42	43	44	55	54	46	46	46	45	49	59	71	73	63	52	45	43
Fri	42	43	44	48	47	46	47	47	48	56	69	78	74	61	50	45	43
Sat	42	42	42	43	43	44	48	52	53	53	53	53	51	47	46	45	43
Sun	42	42	42	42	43	44	45	47	49	50	50	50	47	45	46	45	43

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	43	44	51	48	46	46	45	45	48	58	61	65	55	45	44	43
Tue	42	43	44	55	53	46	46	45	45	49	60	68	71	61	48	45	42
Wed	42	43	44	54	54	46	46	46	46	49	59	70	72	62	50	45	43
Thu	42	43	44	55	54	46	46	46	45	49	59	71	73	63	52	45	43
Fri	42	43	44	48	47	46	47	47	48	56	69	78	74	61	50	45	43
Sat	42	42	42	43	43	44	48	52	53	53	53	53	51	47	46	45	43
Sun	42	42	42	42	43	44	45	47	49	50	50	50	47	45	46	45	43