Best Time to Drive from Vacaville to Citrus Heights

Right now (8:52 pm PDT): about 45 minutes via I-80 East, usually 44 at this time.

Only 73% 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 Citrus Heights 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	45	45	48	47	48	50	51	52	52	52	54	55	50	47	46	45	45
Tue	45	46	49	48	48	49	50	50	50	51	54	57	54	46	45	45	44
Wed	45	46	49	48	48	49	50	50	50	51	53	58	54	46	46	45	44
Thu	45	46	47	49	48	48	50	51	51	53	60	59	56	47	47	45	45
Fri	45	46	47	47	48	48	49	50	53	59	60	62	56	52	49	48	45
Sat	45	45	45	45	47	48	50	50	51	53	55	53	50	50	48	46	45
Sun	45	44	44	44	45	46	47	48	48	48	50	49	50	48	46	47	45

About this drive

On weekdays the 49-mile drive from Vacaville to Citrus Heights (via I-80 East) usually takes as little as 44 minutes and up to 62 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 10 am or after 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 51 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (55 minutes).

About 46 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 5 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Vacaville to central Citrus Heights 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 Citrus Heights?

On weekdays, leave before 10 am or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 44 minutes then, versus up to 62 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Vacaville to Citrus Heights?

The 49-mile drive usually takes 44 to 62 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 51 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Vacaville to Citrus Heights?

Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 62 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-80 East in Sacramento (39 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	45	45	48	47	48	50	51	52	52	52	54	55	50	47	46	45	45
Tue	45	46	49	48	48	49	50	50	50	51	54	57	54	46	45	45	44
Wed	45	46	49	48	48	49	50	50	50	51	53	58	54	46	46	45	44
Thu	45	46	47	49	48	48	50	51	51	53	60	59	56	47	47	45	45
Fri	45	46	47	47	48	48	49	50	53	59	60	62	56	52	49	48	45
Sat	45	45	45	45	47	48	50	50	51	53	55	53	50	50	48	46	45
Sun	45	44	44	44	45	46	47	48	48	48	50	49	50	48	46	47	45

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	45	45	48	47	48	50	51	52	52	52	54	55	50	47	46	45	45
Tue	45	46	49	48	48	49	50	50	50	51	54	57	54	46	45	45	44
Wed	45	46	49	48	48	49	50	50	50	51	53	58	54	46	46	45	44
Thu	45	46	47	49	48	48	50	51	51	53	60	59	56	47	47	45	45
Fri	45	46	47	47	48	48	49	50	53	59	60	62	56	52	49	48	45
Sat	45	45	45	45	47	48	50	50	51	53	55	53	50	50	48	46	45
Sun	45	44	44	44	45	46	47	48	48	48	50	49	50	48	46	47	45

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	45	45	48	47	48	50	51	52	52	52	54	55	50	47	46	45	45
Tue	45	46	49	48	48	49	50	50	50	51	54	57	54	46	45	45	44
Wed	45	46	49	48	48	49	50	50	50	51	53	58	54	46	46	45	44
Thu	45	46	47	49	48	48	50	51	51	53	60	59	56	47	47	45	45
Fri	45	46	47	47	48	48	49	50	53	59	60	62	56	52	49	48	45
Sat	45	45	45	45	47	48	50	50	51	53	55	53	50	50	48	46	45
Sun	45	44	44	44	45	46	47	48	48	48	50	49	50	48	46	47	45