Best Time to Drive from Vacaville to Pleasanton

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 57 minutes via I-680 South and I-80 West, usually 58 at this time.

Only 67% 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 Pleasanton 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	53	60	67	66	62	60	61	60	60	58	58	57	57	55	54	54	54
Tue	53	60	72	70	64	61	60	59	59	58	58	58	59	55	55	54	54
Wed	53	59	66	67	62	60	60	59	59	58	58	58	59	56	55	55	54
Thu	53	59	68	67	62	60	59	59	58	58	59	59	60	56	55	55	55
Fri	54	58	60	61	59	59	58	59	58	59	60	59	59	57	55	55	54
Sat	54	55	55	55	55	56	57	57	57	58	58	58	57	56	56	56	54
Sun	54	54	54	54	54	56	57	58	58	59	59	60	59	59	58	57	54

About this drive

On weekdays the 60-mile drive from Vacaville to Pleasanton (via I-680 South and I-80 West) usually takes as little as 53 minutes and up to 73 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 5:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 59 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Sundays (60 minutes).

About 56 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (5 to 11 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Vacaville to central Pleasanton 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 Pleasanton?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 5:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 53 minutes then, versus up to 73 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 60-mile drive usually takes 53 to 73 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 59 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Vacaville to Pleasanton?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 73 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-680 South in Bay Area (42 miles) · I-80 West in Bay Area (14 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	60	67	66	62	60	61	60	60	58	58	57	57	55	54	54	54
Tue	53	60	72	70	64	61	60	59	59	58	58	58	59	55	55	54	54
Wed	53	59	66	67	62	60	60	59	59	58	58	58	59	56	55	55	54
Thu	53	59	68	67	62	60	59	59	58	58	59	59	60	56	55	55	55
Fri	54	58	60	61	59	59	58	59	58	59	60	59	59	57	55	55	54
Sat	54	55	55	55	55	56	57	57	57	58	58	58	57	56	56	56	54
Sun	54	54	54	54	54	56	57	58	58	59	59	60	59	59	58	57	54

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	60	67	66	62	60	61	60	60	58	58	57	57	55	54	54	54
Tue	53	60	72	70	64	61	60	59	59	58	58	58	59	55	55	54	54
Wed	53	59	66	67	62	60	60	59	59	58	58	58	59	56	55	55	54
Thu	53	59	68	67	62	60	59	59	58	58	59	59	60	56	55	55	55
Fri	54	58	60	61	59	59	58	59	58	59	60	59	59	57	55	55	54
Sat	54	55	55	55	55	56	57	57	57	58	58	58	57	56	56	56	54
Sun	54	54	54	54	54	56	57	58	58	59	59	60	59	59	58	57	54

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	60	67	66	62	60	61	60	60	58	58	57	57	55	54	54	54
Tue	53	60	72	70	64	61	60	59	59	58	58	58	59	55	55	54	54
Wed	53	59	66	67	62	60	60	59	59	58	58	58	59	56	55	55	54
Thu	53	59	68	67	62	60	59	59	58	58	59	59	60	56	55	55	55
Fri	54	58	60	61	59	59	58	59	58	59	60	59	59	57	55	55	54
Sat	54	55	55	55	55	56	57	57	57	58	58	58	57	56	56	56	54
Sun	54	54	54	54	54	56	57	58	58	59	59	60	59	59	58	57	54