Best Time to Drive from San Leandro to Vacaville

Right now (5:34 pm PDT): about 93 minutes via I-80 East and I-580 East, usually 87 at this time.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from San Leandro 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	52	54	55	58	59	59	59	59	58	61	71	77	81	67	56	54	53
Tue	53	54	54	57	59	57	57	58	58	60	74	85	91	77	57	55	53
Wed	53	54	55	58	59	58	58	58	58	61	75	91	95	77	59	55	53
Thu	53	54	55	57	59	58	57	57	58	61	73	91	97	81	60	55	53
Fri	53	54	55	57	58	57	58	60	64	72	87	98	96	78	61	56	53
Sat	53	53	53	53	54	56	59	59	61	62	63	62	61	57	55	55	53
Sun	53	53	52	52	53	55	56	58	59	60	58	58	57	56	56	56	53

About this drive

On weekdays the 59-mile drive from San Leandro to Vacaville (via I-80 East and I-580 East) usually takes as little as 52 minutes and up to 102 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 8:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 59 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (63 minutes).

About 56 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 7 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central San Leandro 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 Leandro to Vacaville?

On weekdays, leave before 8:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 52 minutes then, versus up to 102 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 59-mile drive usually takes 52 to 102 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 59 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from San Leandro to Vacaville?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 102 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-80 East in Bay Area (44 miles) · I-580 East in Bay Area (12 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	54	55	58	59	59	59	59	58	61	71	77	81	67	56	54	53
Tue	53	54	54	57	59	57	57	58	58	60	74	85	91	77	57	55	53
Wed	53	54	55	58	59	58	58	58	58	61	75	91	95	77	59	55	53
Thu	53	54	55	57	59	58	57	57	58	61	73	91	97	81	60	55	53
Fri	53	54	55	57	58	57	58	60	64	72	87	98	96	78	61	56	53
Sat	53	53	53	53	54	56	59	59	61	62	63	62	61	57	55	55	53
Sun	53	53	52	52	53	55	56	58	59	60	58	58	57	56	56	56	53

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	54	55	58	59	59	59	59	58	61	71	77	81	67	56	54	53
Tue	53	54	54	57	59	57	57	58	58	60	74	85	91	77	57	55	53
Wed	53	54	55	58	59	58	58	58	58	61	75	91	95	77	59	55	53
Thu	53	54	55	57	59	58	57	57	58	61	73	91	97	81	60	55	53
Fri	53	54	55	57	58	57	58	60	64	72	87	98	96	78	61	56	53
Sat	53	53	53	53	54	56	59	59	61	62	63	62	61	57	55	55	53
Sun	53	53	52	52	53	55	56	58	59	60	58	58	57	56	56	56	53

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	54	55	58	59	59	59	59	58	61	71	77	81	67	56	54	53
Tue	53	54	54	57	59	57	57	58	58	60	74	85	91	77	57	55	53
Wed	53	54	55	58	59	58	58	58	58	61	75	91	95	77	59	55	53
Thu	53	54	55	57	59	58	57	57	58	61	73	91	97	81	60	55	53
Fri	53	54	55	57	58	57	58	60	64	72	87	98	96	78	61	56	53
Sat	53	53	53	53	54	56	59	59	61	62	63	62	61	57	55	55	53
Sun	53	53	52	52	53	55	56	58	59	60	58	58	57	56	56	56	53