Best Time to Drive from Sunnyvale to Vacaville

Right now (6:53 pm PDT): about 121 minutes via I-680 North, usually 94 at this time.

Only 77% 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 Sunnyvale 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	79	80	84	90	88	87	86	86	88	91	103	105	101	90	83	80	78
Tue	79	80	86	93	94	89	88	86	86	93	114	125	123	111	90	83	78
Wed	79	80	85	92	88	88	86	85	86	96	116	129	126	108	91	83	78
Thu	78	80	86	96	90	86	85	85	86	97	118	129	125	107	94	85	77
Fri	78	80	82	85	85	85	86	87	92	107	118	119	107	95	86	82	78
Sat	78	78	79	79	80	82	83	84	84	84	85	84	85	82	82	81	79
Sun	78	78	78	79	79	80	82	82	82	82	82	82	82	82	82	81	78

About this drive

On weekdays the 87-mile drive from Sunnyvale to Vacaville (via I-680 North) usually takes as little as 77 minutes and up to 138 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 88 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (85 minutes).

About 81 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (6 to 14 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Sunnyvale 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 Sunnyvale to Vacaville?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 77 minutes then, versus up to 138 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Sunnyvale to Vacaville?

The 87-mile drive usually takes 77 to 138 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 88 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Sunnyvale to Vacaville?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 138 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-680 North in Bay Area (58 miles) · I-80 East in Bay Area (11 miles) · I-880 North in Bay Area (6 miles) · SR-237 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	79	80	84	90	88	87	86	86	88	91	103	105	101	90	83	80	78
Tue	79	80	86	93	94	89	88	86	86	93	114	125	123	111	90	83	78
Wed	79	80	85	92	88	88	86	85	86	96	116	129	126	108	91	83	78
Thu	78	80	86	96	90	86	85	85	86	97	118	129	125	107	94	85	77
Fri	78	80	82	85	85	85	86	87	92	107	118	119	107	95	86	82	78
Sat	78	78	79	79	80	82	83	84	84	84	85	84	85	82	82	81	79
Sun	78	78	78	79	79	80	82	82	82	82	82	82	82	82	82	81	78

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	79	80	84	90	88	87	86	86	88	91	103	105	101	90	83	80	78
Tue	79	80	86	93	94	89	88	86	86	93	114	125	123	111	90	83	78
Wed	79	80	85	92	88	88	86	85	86	96	116	129	126	108	91	83	78
Thu	78	80	86	96	90	86	85	85	86	97	118	129	125	107	94	85	77
Fri	78	80	82	85	85	85	86	87	92	107	118	119	107	95	86	82	78
Sat	78	78	79	79	80	82	83	84	84	84	85	84	85	82	82	81	79
Sun	78	78	78	79	79	80	82	82	82	82	82	82	82	82	82	81	78

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	79	80	84	90	88	87	86	86	88	91	103	105	101	90	83	80	78
Tue	79	80	86	93	94	89	88	86	86	93	114	125	123	111	90	83	78
Wed	79	80	85	92	88	88	86	85	86	96	116	129	126	108	91	83	78
Thu	78	80	86	96	90	86	85	85	86	97	118	129	125	107	94	85	77
Fri	78	80	82	85	85	85	86	87	92	107	118	119	107	95	86	82	78
Sat	78	78	79	79	80	82	83	84	84	84	85	84	85	82	82	81	79
Sun	78	78	78	79	79	80	82	82	82	82	82	82	82	82	82	81	78