Best Time to Drive from San Francisco to American Canyon

Right now (5:54 pm PDT): about 80 minutes via I-80 East, usually 64 at this time.

Only 74% 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 San Francisco to American Canyon 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	39	41	41	42	43	43	43	44	43	45	54	57	60	54	43	41	40
Tue	39	40	41	41	42	42	42	42	42	43	56	64	69	62	44	42	40
Wed	39	40	40	41	42	42	42	43	43	44	56	66	73	61	46	42	40
Thu	39	40	41	41	41	42	42	43	42	45	54	67	74	64	46	42	40
Fri	39	40	40	41	42	42	42	44	47	53	69	75	76	60	48	42	39
Sat	39	39	39	39	40	41	45	45	48	47	48	48	47	43	42	42	40
Sun	39	39	39	39	39	40	42	44	44	46	44	44	43	42	42	42	40

About this drive

On weekdays the 41-mile drive from San Francisco to American Canyon (via I-80 East) usually takes as little as 38 minutes and up to 79 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 9:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 44 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (48 minutes).

About 34 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (8 to 10 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from downtown San Francisco to central American Canyon 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 San Francisco to American Canyon?

On weekdays, leave before 9:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 38 minutes then, versus up to 79 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from San Francisco to American Canyon?

The 41-mile drive usually takes 38 to 79 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 44 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from San Francisco to American Canyon?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 79 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-80 East in Bay Area (31 miles) · US-101 South in Bay Area (3 miles)

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More drives

American Canyon to San Francisco (return trip) · San Francisco to San Jose · San Francisco to Palo Alto · San Francisco to Berkeley · San Francisco to Fremont · San Francisco to Walnut Creek · San Francisco to San Mateo · San Francisco to Hayward · San Francisco to Mountain View · San Francisco to Pleasanton · San Francisco to Santa Clara · San Francisco to Richmond

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	41	41	42	43	43	43	44	43	45	54	57	60	54	43	41	40
Tue	39	40	41	41	42	42	42	42	42	43	56	64	69	62	44	42	40
Wed	39	40	40	41	42	42	42	43	43	44	56	66	73	61	46	42	40
Thu	39	40	41	41	41	42	42	43	42	45	54	67	74	64	46	42	40
Fri	39	40	40	41	42	42	42	44	47	53	69	75	76	60	48	42	39
Sat	39	39	39	39	40	41	45	45	48	47	48	48	47	43	42	42	40
Sun	39	39	39	39	39	40	42	44	44	46	44	44	43	42	42	42	40

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	41	41	42	43	43	43	44	43	45	54	57	60	54	43	41	40
Tue	39	40	41	41	42	42	42	42	42	43	56	64	69	62	44	42	40
Wed	39	40	40	41	42	42	42	43	43	44	56	66	73	61	46	42	40
Thu	39	40	41	41	41	42	42	43	42	45	54	67	74	64	46	42	40
Fri	39	40	40	41	42	42	42	44	47	53	69	75	76	60	48	42	39
Sat	39	39	39	39	40	41	45	45	48	47	48	48	47	43	42	42	40
Sun	39	39	39	39	39	40	42	44	44	46	44	44	43	42	42	42	40

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	41	41	42	43	43	43	44	43	45	54	57	60	54	43	41	40
Tue	39	40	41	41	42	42	42	42	42	43	56	64	69	62	44	42	40
Wed	39	40	40	41	42	42	42	43	43	44	56	66	73	61	46	42	40
Thu	39	40	41	41	41	42	42	43	42	45	54	67	74	64	46	42	40
Fri	39	40	40	41	42	42	42	44	47	53	69	75	76	60	48	42	39
Sat	39	39	39	39	40	41	45	45	48	47	48	48	47	43	42	42	40
Sun	39	39	39	39	39	40	42	44	44	46	44	44	43	42	42	42	40