Best Time to Drive from Tracy to Vacaville

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 84 minutes via I-680 North and I-580 East, usually 83 at this time.

Only 51% 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 Tracy 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	77	77	88	91	87	84	84	84	84	88	98	105	102	92	83	77	76
Tue	77	77	89	93	88	84	84	83	84	89	108	115	108	93	86	79	75
Wed	77	78	89	92	89	84	84	83	84	91	108	120	110	99	89	83	76
Thu	77	77	90	95	89	83	83	83	84	94	110	117	109	98	89	83	79
Fri	77	77	87	85	83	84	83	85	92	110	126	123	109	93	82	80	77
Sat	75	75	75	76	77	78	79	79	79	80	81	83	80	81	78	77	75
Sun	75	75	75	75	76	77	78	78	78	78	78	78	80	83	79	77	75

About this drive

On weekdays the 83-mile drive from Tracy to Vacaville (via I-680 North and I-580 East) usually takes as little as 75 minutes and up to 127 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 86 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6 pm on Sundays (83 minutes).

About 77 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 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 Tracy 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 Tracy to Vacaville?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 75 minutes then, versus up to 127 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 83-mile drive usually takes 75 to 127 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 86 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Tracy to Vacaville?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 127 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-680 North in Bay Area (41 miles) · I-580 East in Bay Area (25 miles) · I-80 East in Bay Area (11 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	77	77	88	91	87	84	84	84	84	88	98	105	102	92	83	77	76
Tue	77	77	89	93	88	84	84	83	84	89	108	115	108	93	86	79	75
Wed	77	78	89	92	89	84	84	83	84	91	108	120	110	99	89	83	76
Thu	77	77	90	95	89	83	83	83	84	94	110	117	109	98	89	83	79
Fri	77	77	87	85	83	84	83	85	92	110	126	123	109	93	82	80	77
Sat	75	75	75	76	77	78	79	79	79	80	81	83	80	81	78	77	75
Sun	75	75	75	75	76	77	78	78	78	78	78	78	80	83	79	77	75

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	77	77	88	91	87	84	84	84	84	88	98	105	102	92	83	77	76
Tue	77	77	89	93	88	84	84	83	84	89	108	115	108	93	86	79	75
Wed	77	78	89	92	89	84	84	83	84	91	108	120	110	99	89	83	76
Thu	77	77	90	95	89	83	83	83	84	94	110	117	109	98	89	83	79
Fri	77	77	87	85	83	84	83	85	92	110	126	123	109	93	82	80	77
Sat	75	75	75	76	77	78	79	79	79	80	81	83	80	81	78	77	75
Sun	75	75	75	75	76	77	78	78	78	78	78	78	80	83	79	77	75

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	77	77	88	91	87	84	84	84	84	88	98	105	102	92	83	77	76
Tue	77	77	89	93	88	84	84	83	84	89	108	115	108	93	86	79	75
Wed	77	78	89	92	89	84	84	83	84	91	108	120	110	99	89	83	76
Thu	77	77	90	95	89	83	83	83	84	94	110	117	109	98	89	83	79
Fri	77	77	87	85	83	84	83	85	92	110	126	123	109	93	82	80	77
Sat	75	75	75	76	77	78	79	79	79	80	81	83	80	81	78	77	75
Sun	75	75	75	75	76	77	78	78	78	78	78	78	80	83	79	77	75