Best Time to Drive from Vacaville to Oakland

Right now (11:05 pm PST): about 45 minutes via I-80 West.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Vacaville to Oakland 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	43	52	63	63	54	51	52	51	51	50	52	49	50	46	45	45	44
Tue	43	52	69	71	59	52	50	49	49	50	52	49	52	47	45	45	44
Wed	43	51	66	67	55	51	51	50	50	50	52	51	53	47	45	45	44
Thu	43	52	66	69	57	52	51	51	50	52	55	53	52	48	46	45	44
Fri	43	48	53	55	50	49	51	51	53	52	55	51	51	49	48	45	44
Sat	44	44	45	45	46	48	50	51	50	51	53	53	54	51	50	47	44
Sun	44	44	44	44	45	47	50	52	52	54	55	53	55	54	53	48	44

About this drive

On weekdays the 49-mile drive from Vacaville to Oakland (via I-80 West) usually takes as little as 43 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 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 51 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Sundays (55 minutes).

About 48 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.4 miles surface streets (about 2 minutes), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Vacaville to downtown Oakland 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 Oakland?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 43 minutes then, versus up to 75 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 49-mile drive usually takes 43 to 75 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 51 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Vacaville to Oakland?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 75 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-80 West in Bay Area (45 miles) · I-580 West in Bay Area (1.4 miles)

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More drives

Oakland to Vacaville (return trip) · Vacaville to San Francisco · Vacaville to Sacramento · 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 · Vacaville to Vallejo

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	52	63	63	54	51	52	51	51	50	52	49	50	46	45	45	44
Tue	43	52	69	71	59	52	50	49	49	50	52	49	52	47	45	45	44
Wed	43	51	66	67	55	51	51	50	50	50	52	51	53	47	45	45	44
Thu	43	52	66	69	57	52	51	51	50	52	55	53	52	48	46	45	44
Fri	43	48	53	55	50	49	51	51	53	52	55	51	51	49	48	45	44
Sat	44	44	45	45	46	48	50	51	50	51	53	53	54	51	50	47	44
Sun	44	44	44	44	45	47	50	52	52	54	55	53	55	54	53	48	44

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	52	63	63	54	51	52	51	51	50	52	49	50	46	45	45	44
Tue	43	52	69	71	59	52	50	49	49	50	52	49	52	47	45	45	44
Wed	43	51	66	67	55	51	51	50	50	50	52	51	53	47	45	45	44
Thu	43	52	66	69	57	52	51	51	50	52	55	53	52	48	46	45	44
Fri	43	48	53	55	50	49	51	51	53	52	55	51	51	49	48	45	44
Sat	44	44	45	45	46	48	50	51	50	51	53	53	54	51	50	47	44
Sun	44	44	44	44	45	47	50	52	52	54	55	53	55	54	53	48	44

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	52	63	63	54	51	52	51	51	50	52	49	50	46	45	45	44
Tue	43	52	69	71	59	52	50	49	49	50	52	49	52	47	45	45	44
Wed	43	51	66	67	55	51	51	50	50	50	52	51	53	47	45	45	44
Thu	43	52	66	69	57	52	51	51	50	52	55	53	52	48	46	45	44
Fri	43	48	53	55	50	49	51	51	53	52	55	51	51	49	48	45	44
Sat	44	44	45	45	46	48	50	51	50	51	53	53	54	51	50	47	44
Sun	44	44	44	44	45	47	50	52	52	54	55	53	55	54	53	48	44