Best Time to Drive from Richmond to Vacaville

Right now (5:51 pm PDT): about 38 minutes via I-80 East, usually 39 at this time.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Richmond 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	37	39	39	41	41	41	41	41	41	42	45	47	50	44	39	38	38
Tue	38	38	40	41	41	41	40	41	41	41	46	53	57	51	41	38	37
Wed	38	39	40	41	41	41	40	41	40	41	46	54	61	52	41	38	37
Thu	38	39	40	41	42	40	40	40	41	41	47	55	60	51	43	39	38
Fri	38	38	39	40	40	41	41	41	43	46	53	59	58	50	42	39	37
Sat	38	38	38	38	38	39	41	41	41	39	40	40	40	39	39	39	38
Sun	38	37	37	37	38	38	39	40	40	40	39	39	39	39	39	39	37

About this drive

On weekdays the 41-mile drive from Richmond to Vacaville (via I-80 East) usually takes as little as 37 minutes and up to 61 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 9 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 41 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11 am on Saturdays (41 minutes).

About 37 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (5 to 7 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Richmond 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 Richmond to Vacaville?

On weekdays, leave before 9 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 37 minutes then, versus up to 61 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 41-mile drive usually takes 37 to 61 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 41 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Richmond to Vacaville?

Leaving around 5 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 61 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-80 East in Bay Area (37 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	39	39	41	41	41	41	41	41	42	45	47	50	44	39	38	38
Tue	38	38	40	41	41	41	40	41	41	41	46	53	57	51	41	38	37
Wed	38	39	40	41	41	41	40	41	40	41	46	54	61	52	41	38	37
Thu	38	39	40	41	42	40	40	40	41	41	47	55	60	51	43	39	38
Fri	38	38	39	40	40	41	41	41	43	46	53	59	58	50	42	39	37
Sat	38	38	38	38	38	39	41	41	41	39	40	40	40	39	39	39	38
Sun	38	37	37	37	38	38	39	40	40	40	39	39	39	39	39	39	37

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	39	39	41	41	41	41	41	41	42	45	47	50	44	39	38	38
Tue	38	38	40	41	41	41	40	41	41	41	46	53	57	51	41	38	37
Wed	38	39	40	41	41	41	40	41	40	41	46	54	61	52	41	38	37
Thu	38	39	40	41	42	40	40	40	41	41	47	55	60	51	43	39	38
Fri	38	38	39	40	40	41	41	41	43	46	53	59	58	50	42	39	37
Sat	38	38	38	38	38	39	41	41	41	39	40	40	40	39	39	39	38
Sun	38	37	37	37	38	38	39	40	40	40	39	39	39	39	39	39	37

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	39	39	41	41	41	41	41	41	42	45	47	50	44	39	38	38
Tue	38	38	40	41	41	41	40	41	41	41	46	53	57	51	41	38	37
Wed	38	39	40	41	41	41	40	41	40	41	46	54	61	52	41	38	37
Thu	38	39	40	41	42	40	40	40	41	41	47	55	60	51	43	39	38
Fri	38	38	39	40	40	41	41	41	43	46	53	59	58	50	42	39	37
Sat	38	38	38	38	38	39	41	41	41	39	40	40	40	39	39	39	38
Sun	38	37	37	37	38	38	39	40	40	40	39	39	39	39	39	39	37