Best Time to Drive from Saratoga to Vallejo

Right now (12:51 am PST): about 71 minutes via US-101 North and I-80 East.

Only 78% 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 Saratoga 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	70	73	81	93	88	80	77	76	76	82	90	97	97	83	75	72	71
Tue	69	73	82	100	94	83	78	76	76	84	97	109	109	90	80	73	71
Wed	69	73	83	99	94	82	78	77	77	85	99	113	110	92	80	73	71
Thu	70	73	83	96	95	83	78	77	76	83	96	109	109	94	81	74	72
Fri	69	72	77	84	82	80	80	79	82	94	104	109	104	89	78	74	71
Sat	70	70	70	71	72	75	78	80	81	81	82	81	80	77	75	74	71
Sun	70	70	70	70	71	73	75	77	78	78	78	77	76	75	75	74	71

About this drive

On weekdays the 77-mile drive from Saratoga to Vallejo (via US-101 North and I-80 East) usually takes as little as 69 minutes and up to 113 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 79 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (82 minutes).

About 71 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (8 to 12 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Saratoga 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 Saratoga to Vallejo?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 69 minutes then, versus up to 113 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Saratoga to Vallejo?

The 77-mile drive usually takes 69 to 113 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 79 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Saratoga to Vallejo?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 113 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 North in Bay Area (37 miles) · I-80 East in Bay Area (24 miles) · SR-85 North in Bay Area (10 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	70	73	81	93	88	80	77	76	76	82	90	97	97	83	75	72	71
Tue	69	73	82	100	94	83	78	76	76	84	97	109	109	90	80	73	71
Wed	69	73	83	99	94	82	78	77	77	85	99	113	110	92	80	73	71
Thu	70	73	83	96	95	83	78	77	76	83	96	109	109	94	81	74	72
Fri	69	72	77	84	82	80	80	79	82	94	104	109	104	89	78	74	71
Sat	70	70	70	71	72	75	78	80	81	81	82	81	80	77	75	74	71
Sun	70	70	70	70	71	73	75	77	78	78	78	77	76	75	75	74	71

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	70	73	81	93	88	80	77	76	76	82	90	97	97	83	75	72	71
Tue	69	73	82	100	94	83	78	76	76	84	97	109	109	90	80	73	71
Wed	69	73	83	99	94	82	78	77	77	85	99	113	110	92	80	73	71
Thu	70	73	83	96	95	83	78	77	76	83	96	109	109	94	81	74	72
Fri	69	72	77	84	82	80	80	79	82	94	104	109	104	89	78	74	71
Sat	70	70	70	71	72	75	78	80	81	81	82	81	80	77	75	74	71
Sun	70	70	70	70	71	73	75	77	78	78	78	77	76	75	75	74	71

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	70	73	81	93	88	80	77	76	76	82	90	97	97	83	75	72	71
Tue	69	73	82	100	94	83	78	76	76	84	97	109	109	90	80	73	71
Wed	69	73	83	99	94	82	78	77	77	85	99	113	110	92	80	73	71
Thu	70	73	83	96	95	83	78	77	76	83	96	109	109	94	81	74	72
Fri	69	72	77	84	82	80	80	79	82	94	104	109	104	89	78	74	71
Sat	70	70	70	71	72	75	78	80	81	81	82	81	80	77	75	74	71
Sun	70	70	70	70	71	73	75	77	78	78	78	77	76	75	75	74	71