Best Time to Drive from Vacaville to North Highlands

Right now (11:21 pm PST): about 42 minutes via I-80 East.

Only 66% 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 North Highlands 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	43	45	45	46	47	48	49	49	49	50	51	49	44	43	43	43
Tue	42	43	46	47	46	46	47	47	48	48	50	53	52	44	43	43	42
Wed	42	43	46	47	46	47	47	47	47	48	51	55	53	45	43	43	43
Thu	42	44	46	47	45	46	47	48	48	50	54	55	53	45	44	43	42
Fri	43	44	46	45	46	46	47	47	50	54	57	56	53	49	47	45	42
Sat	42	42	42	43	44	45	46	47	48	49	50	49	46	46	45	44	42
Sun	43	42	42	42	42	43	44	45	45	45	45	45	45	45	44	44	42

About this drive

On weekdays the 45-mile drive from Vacaville to North Highlands (via I-80 East) usually takes as little as 42 minutes and up to 58 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 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 2:30 pm on Saturdays (50 minutes).

About 40 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (7 to 10 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Vacaville to central North Highlands 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 North Highlands?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 42 minutes then, versus up to 58 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Vacaville to North Highlands?

The 45-mile drive usually takes 42 to 58 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 48 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Vacaville to North Highlands?

Leaving around 3:30 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	43	45	45	46	47	48	49	49	49	50	51	49	44	43	43	43
Tue	42	43	46	47	46	46	47	47	48	48	50	53	52	44	43	43	42
Wed	42	43	46	47	46	47	47	47	47	48	51	55	53	45	43	43	43
Thu	42	44	46	47	45	46	47	48	48	50	54	55	53	45	44	43	42
Fri	43	44	46	45	46	46	47	47	50	54	57	56	53	49	47	45	42
Sat	42	42	42	43	44	45	46	47	48	49	50	49	46	46	45	44	42
Sun	43	42	42	42	42	43	44	45	45	45	45	45	45	45	44	44	42

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

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