Best Time to Drive from Pleasanton to Vacaville

Right now (7:49 pm PDT): about 58 minutes via I-680 North, usually 55 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 Pleasanton to Vacaville 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	53	56	57	61	59	59	60	60	60	60	66	66	67	58	55	54	54
Tue	54	55	57	64	62	59	59	59	59	61	69	76	75	64	55	54	54
Wed	53	56	57	62	60	59	59	58	59	62	70	78	78	66	56	55	54
Thu	53	55	57	64	61	59	59	59	59	63	73	78	78	66	57	55	54
Fri	54	55	56	58	58	58	59	60	62	71	80	81	79	67	58	55	54
Sat	54	54	54	55	56	56	58	58	58	58	59	59	58	56	55	55	53
Sun	54	54	54	54	55	56	57	57	57	57	57	57	56	56	56	56	53

About this drive

On weekdays the 60-mile drive from Pleasanton to Vacaville (via I-680 North) usually takes as little as 53 minutes and up to 82 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 60 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (59 minutes).

About 55 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (5 to 6 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Pleasanton to central Vacaville 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 Pleasanton to Vacaville?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 53 minutes then, versus up to 82 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Pleasanton to Vacaville?

The 60-mile drive usually takes 53 to 82 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 60 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Pleasanton to Vacaville?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 82 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-680 North in Bay Area (45 miles) · I-80 East in Bay Area (11 miles)

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More drives

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	56	57	61	59	59	60	60	60	60	66	66	67	58	55	54	54
Tue	54	55	57	64	62	59	59	59	59	61	69	76	75	64	55	54	54
Wed	53	56	57	62	60	59	59	58	59	62	70	78	78	66	56	55	54
Thu	53	55	57	64	61	59	59	59	59	63	73	78	78	66	57	55	54
Fri	54	55	56	58	58	58	59	60	62	71	80	81	79	67	58	55	54
Sat	54	54	54	55	56	56	58	58	58	58	59	59	58	56	55	55	53
Sun	54	54	54	54	55	56	57	57	57	57	57	57	56	56	56	56	53

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	56	57	61	59	59	60	60	60	60	66	66	67	58	55	54	54
Tue	54	55	57	64	62	59	59	59	59	61	69	76	75	64	55	54	54
Wed	53	56	57	62	60	59	59	58	59	62	70	78	78	66	56	55	54
Thu	53	55	57	64	61	59	59	59	59	63	73	78	78	66	57	55	54
Fri	54	55	56	58	58	58	59	60	62	71	80	81	79	67	58	55	54
Sat	54	54	54	55	56	56	58	58	58	58	59	59	58	56	55	55	53
Sun	54	54	54	54	55	56	57	57	57	57	57	57	56	56	56	56	53

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	56	57	61	59	59	60	60	60	60	66	66	67	58	55	54	54
Tue	54	55	57	64	62	59	59	59	59	61	69	76	75	64	55	54	54
Wed	53	56	57	62	60	59	59	58	59	62	70	78	78	66	56	55	54
Thu	53	55	57	64	61	59	59	59	59	63	73	78	78	66	57	55	54
Fri	54	55	56	58	58	58	59	60	62	71	80	81	79	67	58	55	54
Sat	54	54	54	55	56	56	58	58	58	58	59	59	58	56	55	55	53
Sun	54	54	54	54	55	56	57	57	57	57	57	57	56	56	56	56	53