Best Time to Drive from San Francisco to Vacaville

Right now (12:19 am PDT): about 50 minutes via I-80 East.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from San Francisco 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	50	51	52	53	54	55	55	56	55	56	66	71	75	66	54	52	50
Tue	50	51	52	53	53	54	54	54	54	55	68	78	84	72	55	53	50
Wed	50	51	52	52	53	54	54	55	55	56	69	81	88	74	58	53	50
Thu	50	51	52	53	53	54	54	54	55	57	67	82	87	75	58	53	51
Fri	50	51	51	52	53	54	55	56	60	67	81	90	91	74	60	53	50
Sat	50	50	50	50	51	52	56	55	57	59	59	60	58	55	53	53	50
Sun	50	50	50	50	50	51	53	54	55	56	55	55	54	53	54	53	50

About this drive

On weekdays the 55-mile drive from San Francisco to Vacaville (via I-80 East) usually takes as little as 50 minutes and up to 94 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 11:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 56 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (60 minutes).

About 51 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (5 to 6 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 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 San Francisco to Vacaville?

On weekdays, leave before 11:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 50 minutes then, versus up to 94 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from San Francisco to Vacaville?

The 55-mile drive usually takes 50 to 94 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 56 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from San Francisco to Vacaville?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 94 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-80 East in Bay Area (48 miles) · US-101 South in Bay Area (3 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	50	51	52	53	54	55	55	56	55	56	66	71	75	66	54	52	50
Tue	50	51	52	53	53	54	54	54	54	55	68	78	84	72	55	53	50
Wed	50	51	52	52	53	54	54	55	55	56	69	81	88	74	58	53	50
Thu	50	51	52	53	53	54	54	54	55	57	67	82	87	75	58	53	51
Fri	50	51	51	52	53	54	55	56	60	67	81	90	91	74	60	53	50
Sat	50	50	50	50	51	52	56	55	57	59	59	60	58	55	53	53	50
Sun	50	50	50	50	50	51	53	54	55	56	55	55	54	53	54	53	50

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	50	51	52	53	54	55	55	56	55	56	66	71	75	66	54	52	50
Tue	50	51	52	53	53	54	54	54	54	55	68	78	84	72	55	53	50
Wed	50	51	52	52	53	54	54	55	55	56	69	81	88	74	58	53	50
Thu	50	51	52	53	53	54	54	54	55	57	67	82	87	75	58	53	51
Fri	50	51	51	52	53	54	55	56	60	67	81	90	91	74	60	53	50
Sat	50	50	50	50	51	52	56	55	57	59	59	60	58	55	53	53	50
Sun	50	50	50	50	50	51	53	54	55	56	55	55	54	53	54	53	50

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	50	51	52	53	54	55	55	56	55	56	66	71	75	66	54	52	50
Tue	50	51	52	53	53	54	54	54	54	55	68	78	84	72	55	53	50
Wed	50	51	52	52	53	54	54	55	55	56	69	81	88	74	58	53	50
Thu	50	51	52	53	53	54	54	54	55	57	67	82	87	75	58	53	51
Fri	50	51	51	52	53	54	55	56	60	67	81	90	91	74	60	53	50
Sat	50	50	50	50	51	52	56	55	57	59	59	60	58	55	53	53	50
Sun	50	50	50	50	50	51	53	54	55	56	55	55	54	53	54	53	50