Best Time to Drive from Vacaville to Pittsburg

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 40 minutes via I-680 South and I-80 West and SR-4 East, usually 41 at this time.

Only 65% 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 Pittsburg 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	38	42	45	44	43	43	44	43	43	42	45	44	44	42	39	39	38
Tue	38	42	45	44	43	43	43	42	42	42	46	46	46	44	40	39	38
Wed	38	41	44	44	43	43	43	42	42	42	46	47	48	45	40	39	38
Thu	38	41	44	43	42	42	42	42	42	42	47	48	47	45	40	39	38
Fri	38	40	42	41	42	42	42	42	42	43	47	49	47	42	40	39	38
Sat	39	38	39	39	39	40	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	40	40	40	38
Sun	38	38	38	38	39	39	40	41	42	43	43	43	43	43	42	41	39

About this drive

On weekdays the 43-mile drive from Vacaville to Pittsburg (via I-680 South and I-80 West and SR-4 East) usually takes as little as 38 minutes and up to 49 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 42 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Sundays (43 minutes).

About 41 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.4 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 Pittsburg 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 Pittsburg?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 38 minutes then, versus up to 49 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 43-mile drive usually takes 38 to 49 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 42 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Vacaville to Pittsburg?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 49 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-680 South in Bay Area (18 miles) · I-80 West in Bay Area (14 miles) · SR-4 East in Bay Area (9 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	42	45	44	43	43	44	43	43	42	45	44	44	42	39	39	38
Tue	38	42	45	44	43	43	43	42	42	42	46	46	46	44	40	39	38
Wed	38	41	44	44	43	43	43	42	42	42	46	47	48	45	40	39	38
Thu	38	41	44	43	42	42	42	42	42	42	47	48	47	45	40	39	38
Fri	38	40	42	41	42	42	42	42	42	43	47	49	47	42	40	39	38
Sat	39	38	39	39	39	40	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	40	40	40	38
Sun	38	38	38	38	39	39	40	41	42	43	43	43	43	43	42	41	39

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	42	45	44	43	43	44	43	43	42	45	44	44	42	39	39	38
Tue	38	42	45	44	43	43	43	42	42	42	46	46	46	44	40	39	38
Wed	38	41	44	44	43	43	43	42	42	42	46	47	48	45	40	39	38
Thu	38	41	44	43	42	42	42	42	42	42	47	48	47	45	40	39	38
Fri	38	40	42	41	42	42	42	42	42	43	47	49	47	42	40	39	38
Sat	39	38	39	39	39	40	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	40	40	40	38
Sun	38	38	38	38	39	39	40	41	42	43	43	43	43	43	42	41	39

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	42	45	44	43	43	44	43	43	42	45	44	44	42	39	39	38
Tue	38	42	45	44	43	43	43	42	42	42	46	46	46	44	40	39	38
Wed	38	41	44	44	43	43	43	42	42	42	46	47	48	45	40	39	38
Thu	38	41	44	43	42	42	42	42	42	42	47	48	47	45	40	39	38
Fri	38	40	42	41	42	42	42	42	42	43	47	49	47	42	40	39	38
Sat	39	38	39	39	39	40	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	40	40	40	38
Sun	38	38	38	38	39	39	40	41	42	43	43	43	43	43	42	41	39