Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Vacaville to Livermore
Right now (8:52 pm PDT): about 57 minutes via I-680 South and I-80 West, usually 57 at this time.
Typical drive time by departure time
| Leave | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 56 | 64 | 71 | 71 | 67 | 64 | 65 | 64 | 63 | 62 | 62 | 61 | 61 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 57 |
| Tue | 56 | 63 | 72 | 74 | 69 | 66 | 64 | 63 | 62 | 62 | 61 | 62 | 63 | 58 | 57 | 58 | 57 |
| Wed | 56 | 63 | 70 | 73 | 68 | 65 | 64 | 63 | 63 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 63 | 59 | 58 | 58 | 57 |
| Thu | 56 | 63 | 70 | 74 | 67 | 64 | 63 | 62 | 62 | 61 | 63 | 64 | 64 | 59 | 58 | 58 | 57 |
| Fri | 56 | 62 | 64 | 65 | 63 | 63 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 63 | 64 | 64 | 63 | 59 | 58 | 57 | 57 |
| Sat | 57 | 57 | 58 | 58 | 59 | 60 | 61 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 61 | 60 | 59 | 59 | 57 |
| Sun | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 58 | 59 | 61 | 62 | 62 | 63 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 63 | 62 | 61 | 57 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 64-mile drive from Vacaville to Livermore (via I-680 South and I-80 West) usually takes as little as 56 minutes and up to 75 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 5:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 63 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Sundays (64 minutes).
About 62 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (2 to 3 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Vacaville to central Livermore 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 Livermore?
On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 5:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 56 minutes then, versus up to 75 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Vacaville to Livermore?
The 64-mile drive usually takes 56 to 75 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 63 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Vacaville to Livermore?
Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 75 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
I-680 South in Bay Area (40 miles) · I-80 West in Bay Area (14 miles) · I-580 West in Bay Area (8 miles)
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