Best Time to Drive from San Mateo to Vallejo

Right now (5:33 pm PDT): about 58 minutes via I-80 East and US-101 North, usually 52 at this time.

Only 73% 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 Mateo 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	46	47	49	58	61	53	51	51	50	53	65	66	69	59	49	48	46
Tue	46	47	49	59	59	54	51	51	50	52	65	72	78	64	51	49	46
Wed	46	47	50	60	64	53	51	51	50	53	66	76	82	68	53	49	46
Thu	46	47	49	60	62	53	51	50	50	54	65	80	85	70	55	49	47
Fri	46	47	49	54	55	52	52	52	55	63	78	86	83	67	55	49	46
Sat	46	46	46	46	47	50	54	54	56	56	57	55	54	50	49	49	46
Sun	46	46	46	46	46	47	49	51	53	53	51	51	50	49	49	49	46

About this drive

On weekdays the 49-mile drive from San Mateo to Vallejo (via I-80 East and US-101 North) usually takes as little as 45 minutes and up to 89 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 52 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (57 minutes).

About 43 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (8 to 13 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central San Mateo 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 Mateo to Vallejo?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 45 minutes then, versus up to 89 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 49-mile drive usually takes 45 to 89 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 52 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from San Mateo to Vallejo?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 89 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-80 East in Bay Area (24 miles) · US-101 North in Bay Area (19 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	46	47	49	58	61	53	51	51	50	53	65	66	69	59	49	48	46
Tue	46	47	49	59	59	54	51	51	50	52	65	72	78	64	51	49	46
Wed	46	47	50	60	64	53	51	51	50	53	66	76	82	68	53	49	46
Thu	46	47	49	60	62	53	51	50	50	54	65	80	85	70	55	49	47
Fri	46	47	49	54	55	52	52	52	55	63	78	86	83	67	55	49	46
Sat	46	46	46	46	47	50	54	54	56	56	57	55	54	50	49	49	46
Sun	46	46	46	46	46	47	49	51	53	53	51	51	50	49	49	49	46

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	46	47	49	58	61	53	51	51	50	53	65	66	69	59	49	48	46
Tue	46	47	49	59	59	54	51	51	50	52	65	72	78	64	51	49	46
Wed	46	47	50	60	64	53	51	51	50	53	66	76	82	68	53	49	46
Thu	46	47	49	60	62	53	51	50	50	54	65	80	85	70	55	49	47
Fri	46	47	49	54	55	52	52	52	55	63	78	86	83	67	55	49	46
Sat	46	46	46	46	47	50	54	54	56	56	57	55	54	50	49	49	46
Sun	46	46	46	46	46	47	49	51	53	53	51	51	50	49	49	49	46

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	46	47	49	58	61	53	51	51	50	53	65	66	69	59	49	48	46
Tue	46	47	49	59	59	54	51	51	50	52	65	72	78	64	51	49	46
Wed	46	47	50	60	64	53	51	51	50	53	66	76	82	68	53	49	46
Thu	46	47	49	60	62	53	51	50	50	54	65	80	85	70	55	49	47
Fri	46	47	49	54	55	52	52	52	55	63	78	86	83	67	55	49	46
Sat	46	46	46	46	47	50	54	54	56	56	57	55	54	50	49	49	46
Sun	46	46	46	46	46	47	49	51	53	53	51	51	50	49	49	49	46