Best Time to Drive from Redwood City to Vacaville

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 81 minutes via I-80 East and US-101 North, usually 82 at this time.

Only 55% 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 Redwood City 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	71	73	76	86	85	80	79	79	77	81	91	95	98	84	75	73	71
Tue	71	73	76	87	87	80	78	78	77	82	95	103	105	90	77	74	72
Wed	71	74	76	89	90	80	79	78	78	83	96	109	109	94	79	74	71
Thu	71	73	77	90	89	80	78	78	78	83	94	107	109	95	81	74	72
Fri	71	73	76	82	82	79	80	81	84	94	106	114	107	93	80	74	71
Sat	71	71	72	72	73	76	80	81	82	80	81	81	80	76	75	75	71
Sun	71	71	71	71	72	74	76	78	79	79	78	79	77	76	77	75	71

About this drive

On weekdays the 79-mile drive from Redwood City to Vacaville (via I-80 East and US-101 North) usually takes as little as 71 minutes and up to 115 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 80 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (82 minutes).

About 74 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (6 to 9 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Redwood City 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 Redwood City to Vacaville?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 71 minutes then, versus up to 115 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Redwood City to Vacaville?

The 79-mile drive usually takes 71 to 115 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 80 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Redwood City to Vacaville?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 115 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-80 East in Bay Area (48 miles) · US-101 North in Bay Area (26 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	71	73	76	86	85	80	79	79	77	81	91	95	98	84	75	73	71
Tue	71	73	76	87	87	80	78	78	77	82	95	103	105	90	77	74	72
Wed	71	74	76	89	90	80	79	78	78	83	96	109	109	94	79	74	71
Thu	71	73	77	90	89	80	78	78	78	83	94	107	109	95	81	74	72
Fri	71	73	76	82	82	79	80	81	84	94	106	114	107	93	80	74	71
Sat	71	71	72	72	73	76	80	81	82	80	81	81	80	76	75	75	71
Sun	71	71	71	71	72	74	76	78	79	79	78	79	77	76	77	75	71

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	71	73	76	86	85	80	79	79	77	81	91	95	98	84	75	73	71
Tue	71	73	76	87	87	80	78	78	77	82	95	103	105	90	77	74	72
Wed	71	74	76	89	90	80	79	78	78	83	96	109	109	94	79	74	71
Thu	71	73	77	90	89	80	78	78	78	83	94	107	109	95	81	74	72
Fri	71	73	76	82	82	79	80	81	84	94	106	114	107	93	80	74	71
Sat	71	71	72	72	73	76	80	81	82	80	81	81	80	76	75	75	71
Sun	71	71	71	71	72	74	76	78	79	79	78	79	77	76	77	75	71

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	71	73	76	86	85	80	79	79	77	81	91	95	98	84	75	73	71
Tue	71	73	76	87	87	80	78	78	77	82	95	103	105	90	77	74	72
Wed	71	74	76	89	90	80	79	78	78	83	96	109	109	94	79	74	71
Thu	71	73	77	90	89	80	78	78	78	83	94	107	109	95	81	74	72
Fri	71	73	76	82	82	79	80	81	84	94	106	114	107	93	80	74	71
Sat	71	71	72	72	73	76	80	81	82	80	81	81	80	76	75	75	71
Sun	71	71	71	71	72	74	76	78	79	79	78	79	77	76	77	75	71