Best Time to Drive from Vacaville to Berkeley

Right now (7:20 pm PST): about 44 minutes via I-80 West, usually 42 at this time.

Only 56% 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 Berkeley 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	40	47	58	59	50	46	47	46	46	45	46	43	44	42	42	41	41
Tue	40	47	59	64	54	47	46	45	44	45	46	44	44	43	42	41	41
Wed	40	47	58	62	50	46	46	45	45	44	46	45	45	43	42	41	41
Thu	40	48	59	62	52	47	46	45	45	45	48	45	44	43	42	41	41
Fri	40	44	49	50	46	45	46	46	47	47	51	47	46	44	43	41	40
Sat	41	41	42	42	42	44	45	46	45	46	47	47	48	45	44	42	41
Sun	41	41	41	41	41	43	45	46	47	48	49	47	49	48	46	44	41

About this drive

On weekdays the 45-mile drive from Vacaville to Berkeley (via I-80 West) usually takes as little as 40 minutes and up to 65 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 45 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Sundays (49 minutes).

About 42 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (3 to 7 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Vacaville to central Berkeley 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 Berkeley?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 40 minutes then, versus up to 65 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 45-mile drive usually takes 40 to 65 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 45 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Vacaville to Berkeley?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 65 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-80 West in Bay Area (42 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	40	47	58	59	50	46	47	46	46	45	46	43	44	42	42	41	41
Tue	40	47	59	64	54	47	46	45	44	45	46	44	44	43	42	41	41
Wed	40	47	58	62	50	46	46	45	45	44	46	45	45	43	42	41	41
Thu	40	48	59	62	52	47	46	45	45	45	48	45	44	43	42	41	41
Fri	40	44	49	50	46	45	46	46	47	47	51	47	46	44	43	41	40
Sat	41	41	42	42	42	44	45	46	45	46	47	47	48	45	44	42	41
Sun	41	41	41	41	41	43	45	46	47	48	49	47	49	48	46	44	41

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	40	47	58	59	50	46	47	46	46	45	46	43	44	42	42	41	41
Tue	40	47	59	64	54	47	46	45	44	45	46	44	44	43	42	41	41
Wed	40	47	58	62	50	46	46	45	45	44	46	45	45	43	42	41	41
Thu	40	48	59	62	52	47	46	45	45	45	48	45	44	43	42	41	41
Fri	40	44	49	50	46	45	46	46	47	47	51	47	46	44	43	41	40
Sat	41	41	42	42	42	44	45	46	45	46	47	47	48	45	44	42	41
Sun	41	41	41	41	41	43	45	46	47	48	49	47	49	48	46	44	41

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	40	47	58	59	50	46	47	46	46	45	46	43	44	42	42	41	41
Tue	40	47	59	64	54	47	46	45	44	45	46	44	44	43	42	41	41
Wed	40	47	58	62	50	46	46	45	45	44	46	45	45	43	42	41	41
Thu	40	48	59	62	52	47	46	45	45	45	48	45	44	43	42	41	41
Fri	40	44	49	50	46	45	46	46	47	47	51	47	46	44	43	41	40
Sat	41	41	42	42	42	44	45	46	45	46	47	47	48	45	44	42	41
Sun	41	41	41	41	41	43	45	46	47	48	49	47	49	48	46	44	41