Best Time to Drive from Vacaville to Oakland

Right now (6:17 pm PDT): about 49 minutes via I-80 West, usually 46 at this time.

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	44	52	63	63	55	52	53	52	52	51	52	49	50	46	45	45	44
Tue	43	53	67	70	59	52	51	50	50	50	52	49	52	47	45	45	44
Wed	43	51	66	70	56	52	52	50	51	50	51	51	54	47	45	45	44
Thu	43	52	67	71	60	53	51	52	51	52	56	54	55	48	46	45	44
Fri	43	48	53	55	50	49	51	51	52	52	53	51	50	48	47	45	44
Sat	44	44	45	45	46	48	51	52	51	52	53	54	56	53	51	48	44
Sun	44	44	44	44	45	47	49	51	53	55	56	55	55	55	52	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 73 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 51 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Sundays (56 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 pm. The drive usually takes about 43 minutes then, versus up to 73 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 49-mile drive usually takes 43 to 73 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 Thursdays is usually slowest, about 73 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

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

Bay Area traffic right now · Bay Area traffic tomorrow

More drives

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

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	52	63	63	55	52	53	52	52	51	52	49	50	46	45	45	44
Tue	43	53	67	70	59	52	51	50	50	50	52	49	52	47	45	45	44
Wed	43	51	66	70	56	52	52	50	51	50	51	51	54	47	45	45	44
Thu	43	52	67	71	60	53	51	52	51	52	56	54	55	48	46	45	44
Fri	43	48	53	55	50	49	51	51	52	52	53	51	50	48	47	45	44
Sat	44	44	45	45	46	48	51	52	51	52	53	54	56	53	51	48	44
Sun	44	44	44	44	45	47	49	51	53	55	56	55	55	55	52	48	44

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	52	63	63	55	52	53	52	52	51	52	49	50	46	45	45	44
Tue	43	53	67	70	59	52	51	50	50	50	52	49	52	47	45	45	44
Wed	43	51	66	70	56	52	52	50	51	50	51	51	54	47	45	45	44
Thu	43	52	67	71	60	53	51	52	51	52	56	54	55	48	46	45	44
Fri	43	48	53	55	50	49	51	51	52	52	53	51	50	48	47	45	44
Sat	44	44	45	45	46	48	51	52	51	52	53	54	56	53	51	48	44
Sun	44	44	44	44	45	47	49	51	53	55	56	55	55	55	52	48	44

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	52	63	63	55	52	53	52	52	51	52	49	50	46	45	45	44
Tue	43	53	67	70	59	52	51	50	50	50	52	49	52	47	45	45	44
Wed	43	51	66	70	56	52	52	50	51	50	51	51	54	47	45	45	44
Thu	43	52	67	71	60	53	51	52	51	52	56	54	55	48	46	45	44
Fri	43	48	53	55	50	49	51	51	52	52	53	51	50	48	47	45	44
Sat	44	44	45	45	46	48	51	52	51	52	53	54	56	53	51	48	44
Sun	44	44	44	44	45	47	49	51	53	55	56	55	55	55	52	48	44