Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Vacaville to Novato
Right now (6:51 pm PDT): about 47 minutes via I-80 West and SR-37 West, usually 46 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
| Leave | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 45 | 48 | 56 | 52 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 48 | 48 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 46 | 46 | 46 |
| Tue | 45 | 48 | 57 | 55 | 51 | 49 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 46 | 46 | 46 |
| Wed | 45 | 48 | 56 | 55 | 50 | 49 | 49 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 46 |
| Thu | 45 | 48 | 55 | 54 | 50 | 49 | 49 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 46 | 46 | 46 |
| Fri | 45 | 47 | 50 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 49 | 48 | 48 | 47 | 47 | 46 | 46 | 46 |
| Sat | 46 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 45 |
| Sun | 46 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 47 | 47 | 48 | 48 | 49 | 48 | 49 | 48 | 47 | 47 | 45 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 44-mile drive from Vacaville to Novato (via I-80 West and SR-37 West) usually takes as little as 45 minutes and up to 57 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 9:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 48 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Sundays (49 minutes).
About 33 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 12 miles surface streets (16 to 26 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Vacaville to central Novato 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 Novato?
On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 9:30 am. The drive usually takes about 45 minutes then, versus up to 57 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Vacaville to Novato?
The 44-mile drive usually takes 45 to 57 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 48 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Vacaville to Novato?
Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 57 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
I-80 West in Bay Area (21 miles) · SR-37 West in Bay Area (10 miles) · US-101 North in Bay Area (1.5 miles)
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