Best Time to Drive from Sunnyvale to Vallejo

Right now (6:18 pm PDT): about 117 minutes via US-101 North and I-80 East, usually 80 at this time.

Only 75% 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 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	64	67	72	81	80	74	72	71	70	78	87	92	94	77	69	67	66
Tue	64	67	72	85	81	75	72	71	70	79	95	107	107	87	74	68	66
Wed	64	67	73	85	86	74	72	71	70	80	96	110	109	88	74	68	65
Thu	64	66	74	85	85	75	72	71	71	79	99	113	114	91	75	68	68
Fri	64	66	70	78	74	73	74	74	77	91	106	112	102	85	72	68	64
Sat	64	64	64	65	66	72	77	78	77	78	76	75	74	71	70	70	66
Sun	64	64	64	64	65	67	70	72	74	72	71	71	69	69	69	69	65

About this drive

On weekdays the 70-mile drive from Sunnyvale to Vallejo (via US-101 North and I-80 East) usually takes as little as 64 minutes and up to 115 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 74 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (79 minutes).

About 63 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (9 to 15 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Sunnyvale 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 Sunnyvale to Vallejo?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 64 minutes then, versus up to 115 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 70-mile drive usually takes 64 to 115 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 74 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Sunnyvale to Vallejo?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 115 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 North in Bay Area (36 miles) · I-80 East in Bay Area (24 miles) · SR-85 North in Bay Area (2 miles)

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More drives

Vallejo to Sunnyvale (return trip) · Sunnyvale to Stockton · Sunnyvale to Modesto · Sunnyvale to Concord · Sunnyvale to Fairfield · Sunnyvale to Antioch

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	64	67	72	81	80	74	72	71	70	78	87	92	94	77	69	67	66
Tue	64	67	72	85	81	75	72	71	70	79	95	107	107	87	74	68	66
Wed	64	67	73	85	86	74	72	71	70	80	96	110	109	88	74	68	65
Thu	64	66	74	85	85	75	72	71	71	79	99	113	114	91	75	68	68
Fri	64	66	70	78	74	73	74	74	77	91	106	112	102	85	72	68	64
Sat	64	64	64	65	66	72	77	78	77	78	76	75	74	71	70	70	66
Sun	64	64	64	64	65	67	70	72	74	72	71	71	69	69	69	69	65

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	64	67	72	81	80	74	72	71	70	78	87	92	94	77	69	67	66
Tue	64	67	72	85	81	75	72	71	70	79	95	107	107	87	74	68	66
Wed	64	67	73	85	86	74	72	71	70	80	96	110	109	88	74	68	65
Thu	64	66	74	85	85	75	72	71	71	79	99	113	114	91	75	68	68
Fri	64	66	70	78	74	73	74	74	77	91	106	112	102	85	72	68	64
Sat	64	64	64	65	66	72	77	78	77	78	76	75	74	71	70	70	66
Sun	64	64	64	64	65	67	70	72	74	72	71	71	69	69	69	69	65

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	64	67	72	81	80	74	72	71	70	78	87	92	94	77	69	67	66
Tue	64	67	72	85	81	75	72	71	70	79	95	107	107	87	74	68	66
Wed	64	67	73	85	86	74	72	71	70	80	96	110	109	88	74	68	65
Thu	64	66	74	85	85	75	72	71	71	79	99	113	114	91	75	68	68
Fri	64	66	70	78	74	73	74	74	77	91	106	112	102	85	72	68	64
Sat	64	64	64	65	66	72	77	78	77	78	76	75	74	71	70	70	66
Sun	64	64	64	64	65	67	70	72	74	72	71	71	69	69	69	69	65