Best Time to Drive from San Leandro to Vallejo

Right now (3:06 am PST): about 34 minutes via I-80 East and I-580 East.

Only 44% 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 Leandro 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	33	34	35	37	38	37	37	37	37	39	46	50	55	46	36	34	34
Tue	34	34	35	37	39	37	37	37	36	39	48	58	64	56	38	35	34
Wed	34	34	35	37	38	37	37	37	37	39	48	59	67	55	39	35	34
Thu	34	34	35	37	39	37	36	36	37	39	47	60	67	56	40	35	34
Fri	34	34	35	37	37	37	37	38	39	45	56	66	67	53	40	36	34
Sat	34	33	33	33	34	35	37	37	39	39	40	40	40	37	36	36	34
Sun	33	33	33	33	34	35	35	36	38	39	38	39	38	36	36	36	34

About this drive

On weekdays the 36-mile drive from San Leandro to Vallejo (via I-80 East and I-580 East) usually takes as little as 33 minutes and up to 67 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 8 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 37 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (40 minutes).

About 32 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (6 to 9 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 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 Leandro to Vallejo?

On weekdays, leave before 8 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 33 minutes then, versus up to 67 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 36-mile drive usually takes 33 to 67 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 37 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from San Leandro to Vallejo?

Leaving around 5 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 67 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-80 East in Bay Area (20 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	33	34	35	37	38	37	37	37	37	39	46	50	55	46	36	34	34
Tue	34	34	35	37	39	37	37	37	36	39	48	58	64	56	38	35	34
Wed	34	34	35	37	38	37	37	37	37	39	48	59	67	55	39	35	34
Thu	34	34	35	37	39	37	36	36	37	39	47	60	67	56	40	35	34
Fri	34	34	35	37	37	37	37	38	39	45	56	66	67	53	40	36	34
Sat	34	33	33	33	34	35	37	37	39	39	40	40	40	37	36	36	34
Sun	33	33	33	33	34	35	35	36	38	39	38	39	38	36	36	36	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	34	35	37	38	37	37	37	37	39	46	50	55	46	36	34	34
Tue	34	34	35	37	39	37	37	37	36	39	48	58	64	56	38	35	34
Wed	34	34	35	37	38	37	37	37	37	39	48	59	67	55	39	35	34
Thu	34	34	35	37	39	37	36	36	37	39	47	60	67	56	40	35	34
Fri	34	34	35	37	37	37	37	38	39	45	56	66	67	53	40	36	34
Sat	34	33	33	33	34	35	37	37	39	39	40	40	40	37	36	36	34
Sun	33	33	33	33	34	35	35	36	38	39	38	39	38	36	36	36	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	34	35	37	38	37	37	37	37	39	46	50	55	46	36	34	34
Tue	34	34	35	37	39	37	37	37	36	39	48	58	64	56	38	35	34
Wed	34	34	35	37	38	37	37	37	37	39	48	59	67	55	39	35	34
Thu	34	34	35	37	39	37	36	36	37	39	47	60	67	56	40	35	34
Fri	34	34	35	37	37	37	37	38	39	45	56	66	67	53	40	36	34
Sat	34	33	33	33	34	35	37	37	39	39	40	40	40	37	36	36	34
Sun	33	33	33	33	34	35	35	36	38	39	38	39	38	36	36	36	34