Best Time to Drive from Vacaville to Folsom

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 60 minutes via I-80 East, usually 61 at this time.

Only 31% 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 Folsom 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	54	55	61	58	58	59	60	61	61	61	62	64	62	56	55	55	54
Tue	54	56	62	59	58	58	59	59	60	60	63	68	64	56	55	54	54
Wed	54	56	61	59	58	58	59	59	59	60	64	69	65	57	55	55	54
Thu	54	56	62	59	57	58	59	60	60	61	66	70	67	57	56	55	54
Fri	54	55	57	56	57	58	59	59	62	65	69	70	66	61	59	57	54
Sat	54	54	54	54	56	57	58	59	60	61	61	61	58	58	56	56	54
Sun	54	54	53	53	54	55	56	57	57	57	57	57	57	56	56	56	54

About this drive

On weekdays the 54-mile drive from Vacaville to Folsom (via I-80 East) usually takes as little as 54 minutes and up to 72 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 60 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (62 minutes).

About 42 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 13 miles surface streets (17 to 23 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Vacaville to central Folsom 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 Folsom?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 54 minutes then, versus up to 72 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 54-mile drive usually takes 54 to 72 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 60 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Vacaville to Folsom?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 72 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-80 East in Sacramento (35 miles) · I-80 East in Bay Area (6 miles)

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Folsom to Vacaville (return trip) · Vacaville to San Francisco · Vacaville to Sacramento · Vacaville to Oakland · Vacaville to Fremont · Vacaville to Santa Rosa · Vacaville to Elk Grove · Vacaville to Hayward · Vacaville to Sunnyvale · Vacaville to Roseville · Vacaville to Concord · Vacaville to Santa Clara

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	55	61	58	58	59	60	61	61	61	62	64	62	56	55	55	54
Tue	54	56	62	59	58	58	59	59	60	60	63	68	64	56	55	54	54
Wed	54	56	61	59	58	58	59	59	59	60	64	69	65	57	55	55	54
Thu	54	56	62	59	57	58	59	60	60	61	66	70	67	57	56	55	54
Fri	54	55	57	56	57	58	59	59	62	65	69	70	66	61	59	57	54
Sat	54	54	54	54	56	57	58	59	60	61	61	61	58	58	56	56	54
Sun	54	54	53	53	54	55	56	57	57	57	57	57	57	56	56	56	54

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	55	61	58	58	59	60	61	61	61	62	64	62	56	55	55	54
Tue	54	56	62	59	58	58	59	59	60	60	63	68	64	56	55	54	54
Wed	54	56	61	59	58	58	59	59	59	60	64	69	65	57	55	55	54
Thu	54	56	62	59	57	58	59	60	60	61	66	70	67	57	56	55	54
Fri	54	55	57	56	57	58	59	59	62	65	69	70	66	61	59	57	54
Sat	54	54	54	54	56	57	58	59	60	61	61	61	58	58	56	56	54
Sun	54	54	53	53	54	55	56	57	57	57	57	57	57	56	56	56	54

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	55	61	58	58	59	60	61	61	61	62	64	62	56	55	55	54
Tue	54	56	62	59	58	58	59	59	60	60	63	68	64	56	55	54	54
Wed	54	56	61	59	58	58	59	59	59	60	64	69	65	57	55	55	54
Thu	54	56	62	59	57	58	59	60	60	61	66	70	67	57	56	55	54
Fri	54	55	57	56	57	58	59	59	62	65	69	70	66	61	59	57	54
Sat	54	54	54	54	56	57	58	59	60	61	61	61	58	58	56	56	54
Sun	54	54	53	53	54	55	56	57	57	57	57	57	57	56	56	56	54