Best Time to Drive from Palo Alto to Vallejo

Right now (8:52 pm PDT): about 59 minutes via US-101 North and I-80 East, usually 59 at this time.

Only 76% 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 Palo Alto 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	58	60	64	71	71	66	65	64	63	69	78	83	86	71	62	60	59
Tue	58	60	64	75	74	67	65	64	63	69	81	93	98	77	66	62	59
Wed	58	60	64	74	78	66	65	64	63	69	83	95	102	80	67	62	59
Thu	58	60	65	77	78	67	64	64	63	69	83	99	105	84	69	63	60
Fri	58	60	63	70	67	66	66	66	69	79	93	104	96	79	67	62	59
Sat	59	58	59	59	60	63	67	69	69	71	70	70	69	65	64	64	60
Sun	58	58	58	58	59	61	62	65	67	66	65	65	63	63	63	62	59

About this drive

On weekdays the 63-mile drive from Palo Alto to Vallejo (via US-101 North and I-80 East) usually takes as little as 58 minutes and up to 106 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 66 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (72 minutes).

About 57 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (8 to 13 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Palo Alto 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 Palo Alto to Vallejo?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 58 minutes then, versus up to 106 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Palo Alto to Vallejo?

The 63-mile drive usually takes 58 to 106 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 66 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Palo Alto to Vallejo?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 106 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 North in Bay Area (33 miles) · I-80 East in Bay Area (24 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	58	60	64	71	71	66	65	64	63	69	78	83	86	71	62	60	59
Tue	58	60	64	75	74	67	65	64	63	69	81	93	98	77	66	62	59
Wed	58	60	64	74	78	66	65	64	63	69	83	95	102	80	67	62	59
Thu	58	60	65	77	78	67	64	64	63	69	83	99	105	84	69	63	60
Fri	58	60	63	70	67	66	66	66	69	79	93	104	96	79	67	62	59
Sat	59	58	59	59	60	63	67	69	69	71	70	70	69	65	64	64	60
Sun	58	58	58	58	59	61	62	65	67	66	65	65	63	63	63	62	59

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	58	60	64	71	71	66	65	64	63	69	78	83	86	71	62	60	59
Tue	58	60	64	75	74	67	65	64	63	69	81	93	98	77	66	62	59
Wed	58	60	64	74	78	66	65	64	63	69	83	95	102	80	67	62	59
Thu	58	60	65	77	78	67	64	64	63	69	83	99	105	84	69	63	60
Fri	58	60	63	70	67	66	66	66	69	79	93	104	96	79	67	62	59
Sat	59	58	59	59	60	63	67	69	69	71	70	70	69	65	64	64	60
Sun	58	58	58	58	59	61	62	65	67	66	65	65	63	63	63	62	59

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	58	60	64	71	71	66	65	64	63	69	78	83	86	71	62	60	59
Tue	58	60	64	75	74	67	65	64	63	69	81	93	98	77	66	62	59
Wed	58	60	64	74	78	66	65	64	63	69	83	95	102	80	67	62	59
Thu	58	60	65	77	78	67	64	64	63	69	83	99	105	84	69	63	60
Fri	58	60	63	70	67	66	66	66	69	79	93	104	96	79	67	62	59
Sat	59	58	59	59	60	63	67	69	69	71	70	70	69	65	64	64	60
Sun	58	58	58	58	59	61	62	65	67	66	65	65	63	63	63	62	59