Best Time to Drive from Santa Rosa to Vacaville

Right now (3:35 am PST): about 71 minutes via US-101 South and I-80 East.

Only 54% 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 Santa Rosa 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	69	72	74	79	79	76	77	77	77	76	78	82	83	76	70	69	69
Tue	69	72	76	83	80	76	76	76	77	76	78	83	84	79	70	69	69
Wed	69	72	76	82	81	76	77	76	76	76	79	84	86	81	70	69	69
Thu	69	73	74	82	81	76	76	76	76	76	79	85	85	79	70	69	69
Fri	69	72	74	78	77	76	76	77	78	79	83	86	85	78	71	69	69
Sat	69	69	70	70	70	71	72	72	72	73	73	72	71	71	71	71	69
Sun	69	69	69	70	70	71	72	73	75	76	75	75	74	72	72	71	69

About this drive

On weekdays the 62-mile drive from Santa Rosa to Vacaville (via US-101 South and I-80 East) usually takes as little as 69 minutes and up to 86 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 76 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Sundays (76 minutes).

About 36 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 26 miles surface streets (37 to 48 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Santa Rosa 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 Santa Rosa to Vacaville?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 69 minutes then, versus up to 86 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Santa Rosa to Vacaville?

The 62-mile drive usually takes 69 to 86 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 76 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Santa Rosa to Vacaville?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 86 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 South in Bay Area (15 miles) · I-80 East in Bay Area (13 miles) · SR-12 East in Bay Area (6 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	69	72	74	79	79	76	77	77	77	76	78	82	83	76	70	69	69
Tue	69	72	76	83	80	76	76	76	77	76	78	83	84	79	70	69	69
Wed	69	72	76	82	81	76	77	76	76	76	79	84	86	81	70	69	69
Thu	69	73	74	82	81	76	76	76	76	76	79	85	85	79	70	69	69
Fri	69	72	74	78	77	76	76	77	78	79	83	86	85	78	71	69	69
Sat	69	69	70	70	70	71	72	72	72	73	73	72	71	71	71	71	69
Sun	69	69	69	70	70	71	72	73	75	76	75	75	74	72	72	71	69

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	69	72	74	79	79	76	77	77	77	76	78	82	83	76	70	69	69
Tue	69	72	76	83	80	76	76	76	77	76	78	83	84	79	70	69	69
Wed	69	72	76	82	81	76	77	76	76	76	79	84	86	81	70	69	69
Thu	69	73	74	82	81	76	76	76	76	76	79	85	85	79	70	69	69
Fri	69	72	74	78	77	76	76	77	78	79	83	86	85	78	71	69	69
Sat	69	69	70	70	70	71	72	72	72	73	73	72	71	71	71	71	69
Sun	69	69	69	70	70	71	72	73	75	76	75	75	74	72	72	71	69

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	69	72	74	79	79	76	77	77	77	76	78	82	83	76	70	69	69
Tue	69	72	76	83	80	76	76	76	77	76	78	83	84	79	70	69	69
Wed	69	72	76	82	81	76	77	76	76	76	79	84	86	81	70	69	69
Thu	69	73	74	82	81	76	76	76	76	76	79	85	85	79	70	69	69
Fri	69	72	74	78	77	76	76	77	78	79	83	86	85	78	71	69	69
Sat	69	69	70	70	70	71	72	72	72	73	73	72	71	71	71	71	69
Sun	69	69	69	70	70	71	72	73	75	76	75	75	74	72	72	71	69