Best Time to Drive from Rancho Cordova to Vacaville

Right now (6:34 pm PDT): about 59 minutes via I-80 West and US-50 West, usually 44 at this time.

Only 64% 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 Rancho Cordova 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	42	46	48	49	56	49	49	48	47	47	47	48	48	43	43	43	43
Tue	42	46	48	51	54	48	47	46	46	46	47	49	52	47	43	43	43
Wed	42	45	47	50	50	49	48	47	46	46	48	50	52	48	43	43	43
Thu	42	45	51	51	52	49	46	46	47	47	48	51	56	47	43	43	43
Fri	42	45	46	48	49	48	49	48	48	49	60	67	59	49	43	43	42
Sat	42	42	43	43	45	52	58	75	70	52	52	48	45	44	44	44	42
Sun	42	42	42	42	43	45	52	57	59	56	58	64	54	49	48	45	43

About this drive

On weekdays the 45-mile drive from Rancho Cordova to Vacaville (via I-80 West and US-50 West) usually takes as little as 42 minutes and up to 67 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 47 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Saturdays (77 minutes).

About 40 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (7 to 8 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Rancho Cordova 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 Rancho Cordova to Vacaville?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 42 minutes then, versus up to 67 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Rancho Cordova to Vacaville?

The 45-mile drive usually takes 42 to 67 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 47 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Rancho Cordova to Vacaville?

Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 67 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-80 West in Sacramento (17 miles) · US-50 West in Sacramento (16 miles) · I-80 West in Bay Area (2 miles)

Sacramento traffic right now · Sacramento traffic tomorrow · Bay Area traffic right now · Bay Area traffic tomorrow

More drives

Vacaville to Rancho Cordova (return trip) · Rancho Cordova to Sacramento · Rancho Cordova to Stockton · Rancho Cordova to Concord · Rancho Cordova to Vallejo · Rancho Cordova to Fairfield · Rancho Cordova to Antioch

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	46	48	49	56	49	49	48	47	47	47	48	48	43	43	43	43
Tue	42	46	48	51	54	48	47	46	46	46	47	49	52	47	43	43	43
Wed	42	45	47	50	50	49	48	47	46	46	48	50	52	48	43	43	43
Thu	42	45	51	51	52	49	46	46	47	47	48	51	56	47	43	43	43
Fri	42	45	46	48	49	48	49	48	48	49	60	67	59	49	43	43	42
Sat	42	42	43	43	45	52	58	75	70	52	52	48	45	44	44	44	42
Sun	42	42	42	42	43	45	52	57	59	56	58	64	54	49	48	45	43

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	46	48	49	56	49	49	48	47	47	47	48	48	43	43	43	43
Tue	42	46	48	51	54	48	47	46	46	46	47	49	52	47	43	43	43
Wed	42	45	47	50	50	49	48	47	46	46	48	50	52	48	43	43	43
Thu	42	45	51	51	52	49	46	46	47	47	48	51	56	47	43	43	43
Fri	42	45	46	48	49	48	49	48	48	49	60	67	59	49	43	43	42
Sat	42	42	43	43	45	52	58	75	70	52	52	48	45	44	44	44	42
Sun	42	42	42	42	43	45	52	57	59	56	58	64	54	49	48	45	43

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	46	48	49	56	49	49	48	47	47	47	48	48	43	43	43	43
Tue	42	46	48	51	54	48	47	46	46	46	47	49	52	47	43	43	43
Wed	42	45	47	50	50	49	48	47	46	46	48	50	52	48	43	43	43
Thu	42	45	51	51	52	49	46	46	47	47	48	51	56	47	43	43	43
Fri	42	45	46	48	49	48	49	48	48	49	60	67	59	49	43	43	42
Sat	42	42	43	43	45	52	58	75	70	52	52	48	45	44	44	44	42
Sun	42	42	42	42	43	45	52	57	59	56	58	64	54	49	48	45	43