Best Time to Drive from San Francisco to Vallejo

Right now (12:19 am PDT): about 31 minutes via I-80 East.

Only 66% 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 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	31	32	32	33	34	34	34	34	34	35	44	48	52	46	34	33	32
Tue	31	32	32	32	33	34	33	33	33	34	46	54	60	53	36	34	31
Wed	31	31	32	32	33	33	34	34	34	35	46	56	63	53	38	33	32
Thu	31	31	33	33	33	33	34	34	34	36	44	58	64	55	38	34	32
Fri	31	31	32	32	33	33	34	34	36	43	56	64	68	52	40	34	31
Sat	31	31	31	31	31	32	34	34	36	38	39	39	38	35	33	33	31
Sun	31	31	31	31	31	32	33	33	34	36	35	35	35	33	33	33	31

About this drive

On weekdays the 32-mile drive from San Francisco to Vallejo (via I-80 East) usually takes as little as 30 minutes and up to 69 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 9:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 34 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (39 minutes).

About 27 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (7 to 11 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 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 San Francisco to Vallejo?

On weekdays, leave before 9:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 30 minutes then, versus up to 69 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 32-mile drive usually takes 30 to 69 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 34 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from San Francisco to Vallejo?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 69 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-80 East in Bay Area (24 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	31	32	32	33	34	34	34	34	34	35	44	48	52	46	34	33	32
Tue	31	32	32	32	33	34	33	33	33	34	46	54	60	53	36	34	31
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Thu	31	31	33	33	33	33	34	34	34	36	44	58	64	55	38	34	32
Fri	31	31	32	32	33	33	34	34	36	43	56	64	68	52	40	34	31
Sat	31	31	31	31	31	32	34	34	36	38	39	39	38	35	33	33	31
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Tue	31	32	32	32	33	34	33	33	33	34	46	54	60	53	36	34	31
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Tue	31	32	32	32	33	34	33	33	33	34	46	54	60	53	36	34	31
Wed	31	31	32	32	33	33	34	34	34	35	46	56	63	53	38	33	32
Thu	31	31	33	33	33	33	34	34	34	36	44	58	64	55	38	34	32
Fri	31	31	32	32	33	33	34	34	36	43	56	64	68	52	40	34	31
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