Best Time to Drive from Sacramento to Vallejo

Right now (8:49 pm PDT): about 54 minutes via I-80 West, usually 54 at this time.

Only 70% 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 Sacramento 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	53	60	63	62	68	62	62	61	60	60	60	60	59	56	54	54	54
Tue	53	58	63	63	66	61	59	59	58	58	59	61	67	61	54	54	54
Wed	53	58	61	62	63	62	61	59	59	58	60	62	65	63	55	54	54
Thu	53	58	62	63	64	62	59	58	59	58	61	63	65	59	55	54	53
Fri	53	58	59	59	61	61	62	62	62	63	67	74	79	70	56	54	53
Sat	54	54	55	55	56	60	70	69	67	64	63	62	59	57	56	56	54
Sun	54	54	54	54	55	57	62	67	71	70	69	69	65	64	61	58	54

About this drive

On weekdays the 59-mile drive from Sacramento to Vallejo (via I-80 West) usually takes as little as 53 minutes and up to 80 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 60 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Sundays (75 minutes).

About 53 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (7 to 14 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from downtown Sacramento (the Capitol) 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 Sacramento to Vallejo?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 53 minutes then, versus up to 80 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Sacramento to Vallejo?

The 59-mile drive usually takes 53 to 80 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 60 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Sacramento to Vallejo?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 80 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-80 West in Bay Area (26 miles) · I-80 West in Sacramento (17 miles) · US-50 West in Sacramento (6 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	60	63	62	68	62	62	61	60	60	60	60	59	56	54	54	54
Tue	53	58	63	63	66	61	59	59	58	58	59	61	67	61	54	54	54
Wed	53	58	61	62	63	62	61	59	59	58	60	62	65	63	55	54	54
Thu	53	58	62	63	64	62	59	58	59	58	61	63	65	59	55	54	53
Fri	53	58	59	59	61	61	62	62	62	63	67	74	79	70	56	54	53
Sat	54	54	55	55	56	60	70	69	67	64	63	62	59	57	56	56	54
Sun	54	54	54	54	55	57	62	67	71	70	69	69	65	64	61	58	54

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	60	63	62	68	62	62	61	60	60	60	60	59	56	54	54	54
Tue	53	58	63	63	66	61	59	59	58	58	59	61	67	61	54	54	54
Wed	53	58	61	62	63	62	61	59	59	58	60	62	65	63	55	54	54
Thu	53	58	62	63	64	62	59	58	59	58	61	63	65	59	55	54	53
Fri	53	58	59	59	61	61	62	62	62	63	67	74	79	70	56	54	53
Sat	54	54	55	55	56	60	70	69	67	64	63	62	59	57	56	56	54
Sun	54	54	54	54	55	57	62	67	71	70	69	69	65	64	61	58	54

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	60	63	62	68	62	62	61	60	60	60	60	59	56	54	54	54
Tue	53	58	63	63	66	61	59	59	58	58	59	61	67	61	54	54	54
Wed	53	58	61	62	63	62	61	59	59	58	60	62	65	63	55	54	54
Thu	53	58	62	63	64	62	59	58	59	58	61	63	65	59	55	54	53
Fri	53	58	59	59	61	61	62	62	62	63	67	74	79	70	56	54	53
Sat	54	54	55	55	56	60	70	69	67	64	63	62	59	57	56	56	54
Sun	54	54	54	54	55	57	62	67	71	70	69	69	65	64	61	58	54