Best Time to Drive from Vacaville to Arden-Arcade

Right now (7:48 pm PDT): about 41 minutes via I-80 East, usually 43 at this time.

Only 65% 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 Vacaville to Arden-Arcade 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	42	42	45	45	45	47	48	49	49	49	52	52	48	43	43	43	42
Tue	42	43	46	47	46	46	47	47	48	48	51	56	52	44	42	42	41
Wed	42	43	46	47	46	46	47	47	47	48	50	55	52	44	43	42	42
Thu	42	43	45	47	45	45	47	48	48	50	57	56	54	44	44	42	42
Fri	43	43	45	44	45	45	46	47	50	56	57	58	53	48	46	45	42
Sat	42	42	42	42	44	45	47	47	48	50	52	50	47	47	45	44	42
Sun	42	42	41	41	42	43	44	45	45	45	47	46	47	46	44	44	42

About this drive

On weekdays the 45-mile drive from Vacaville to Arden-Arcade (via I-80 East) usually takes as little as 41 minutes and up to 58 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 48 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (52 minutes).

About 40 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (6 to 9 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Vacaville to central Arden-Arcade 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 Vacaville to Arden-Arcade?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 41 minutes then, versus up to 58 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Vacaville to Arden-Arcade?

The 45-mile drive usually takes 41 to 58 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 48 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Vacaville to Arden-Arcade?

Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 58 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-80 East in Sacramento (33 miles) · I-80 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	42	42	45	45	45	47	48	49	49	49	52	52	48	43	43	43	42
Tue	42	43	46	47	46	46	47	47	48	48	51	56	52	44	42	42	41
Wed	42	43	46	47	46	46	47	47	47	48	50	55	52	44	43	42	42
Thu	42	43	45	47	45	45	47	48	48	50	57	56	54	44	44	42	42
Fri	43	43	45	44	45	45	46	47	50	56	57	58	53	48	46	45	42
Sat	42	42	42	42	44	45	47	47	48	50	52	50	47	47	45	44	42
Sun	42	42	41	41	42	43	44	45	45	45	47	46	47	46	44	44	42

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	42	45	45	45	47	48	49	49	49	52	52	48	43	43	43	42
Tue	42	43	46	47	46	46	47	47	48	48	51	56	52	44	42	42	41
Wed	42	43	46	47	46	46	47	47	47	48	50	55	52	44	43	42	42
Thu	42	43	45	47	45	45	47	48	48	50	57	56	54	44	44	42	42
Fri	43	43	45	44	45	45	46	47	50	56	57	58	53	48	46	45	42
Sat	42	42	42	42	44	45	47	47	48	50	52	50	47	47	45	44	42
Sun	42	42	41	41	42	43	44	45	45	45	47	46	47	46	44	44	42

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	42	45	45	45	47	48	49	49	49	52	52	48	43	43	43	42
Tue	42	43	46	47	46	46	47	47	48	48	51	56	52	44	42	42	41
Wed	42	43	46	47	46	46	47	47	47	48	50	55	52	44	43	42	42
Thu	42	43	45	47	45	45	47	48	48	50	57	56	54	44	44	42	42
Fri	43	43	45	44	45	45	46	47	50	56	57	58	53	48	46	45	42
Sat	42	42	42	42	44	45	47	47	48	50	52	50	47	47	45	44	42
Sun	42	42	41	41	42	43	44	45	45	45	47	46	47	46	44	44	42