Best Time to Drive from San Francisco to Vallejo

Right now (6:02 pm PDT): about 56 minutes via I-80 East, usually 50 at this time.

Only 67% 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.

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 62 minutes, when leaving around 5 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 34 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (38 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Vallejo to San Francisco

Freeway, about 27 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 5 miles: 7 to 11 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from downtown San Francisco to central Vallejo along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

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	43	45	48	43	33	32	31
Tue	31	32	32	32	33	34	33	34	33	35	44	52	56	50	35	33	31
Wed	31	31	32	32	33	33	34	34	34	35	44	53	58	49	36	33	31
Thu	31	31	32	33	33	33	33	33	34	35	43	52	57	50	36	33	32
Fri	31	31	32	32	33	34	34	35	36	42	55	60	62	48	37	33	31
Sat	31	31	31	31	31	32	35	35	37	37	38	38	37	35	33	33	31
Sun	31	31	30	30	31	32	33	33	34	36	35	35	35	33	33	33	31

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 pm. The drive usually takes about 30 minutes then, versus up to 62 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 62 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 34 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from San Francisco to Vallejo?

Leaving around 5 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 62 minutes.

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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
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