Best Time to Drive from Vacaville to Richmond

Right now (5:51 pm PDT): about 39 minutes via I-80 West, usually 40 at this time.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Vacaville to Richmond 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	35	40	46	45	41	40	41	40	40	39	40	38	38	37	37	36	36
Tue	35	40	44	46	41	39	39	39	38	38	39	39	39	38	36	36	36
Wed	35	40	45	45	40	40	40	39	38	38	39	39	39	38	37	36	36
Thu	35	41	45	45	40	39	39	39	38	38	39	39	40	38	37	36	36
Fri	35	38	40	39	39	39	39	38	38	39	40	40	39	37	36	36	35
Sat	36	36	37	36	37	37	38	37	38	38	37	38	37	37	37	37	36
Sun	36	36	36	36	36	37	37	38	38	39	39	39	39	40	39	38	36

About this drive

On weekdays the 39-mile drive from Vacaville to Richmond (via I-80 West) usually takes as little as 35 minutes and up to 47 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 39 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6 pm on Sundays (40 minutes).

About 37 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (3 to 6 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Vacaville to central Richmond 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 Richmond?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 35 minutes then, versus up to 47 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 39-mile drive usually takes 35 to 47 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 39 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Vacaville to Richmond?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 47 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-80 West in Bay Area (37 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	40	46	45	41	40	41	40	40	39	40	38	38	37	37	36	36
Tue	35	40	44	46	41	39	39	39	38	38	39	39	39	38	36	36	36
Wed	35	40	45	45	40	40	40	39	38	38	39	39	39	38	37	36	36
Thu	35	41	45	45	40	39	39	39	38	38	39	39	40	38	37	36	36
Fri	35	38	40	39	39	39	39	38	38	39	40	40	39	37	36	36	35
Sat	36	36	37	36	37	37	38	37	38	38	37	38	37	37	37	37	36
Sun	36	36	36	36	36	37	37	38	38	39	39	39	39	40	39	38	36

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	40	46	45	41	40	41	40	40	39	40	38	38	37	37	36	36
Tue	35	40	44	46	41	39	39	39	38	38	39	39	39	38	36	36	36
Wed	35	40	45	45	40	40	40	39	38	38	39	39	39	38	37	36	36
Thu	35	41	45	45	40	39	39	39	38	38	39	39	40	38	37	36	36
Fri	35	38	40	39	39	39	39	38	38	39	40	40	39	37	36	36	35
Sat	36	36	37	36	37	37	38	37	38	38	37	38	37	37	37	37	36
Sun	36	36	36	36	36	37	37	38	38	39	39	39	39	40	39	38	36

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	40	46	45	41	40	41	40	40	39	40	38	38	37	37	36	36
Tue	35	40	44	46	41	39	39	39	38	38	39	39	39	38	36	36	36
Wed	35	40	45	45	40	40	40	39	38	38	39	39	39	38	37	36	36
Thu	35	41	45	45	40	39	39	39	38	38	39	39	40	38	37	36	36
Fri	35	38	40	39	39	39	39	38	38	39	40	40	39	37	36	36	35
Sat	36	36	37	36	37	37	38	37	38	38	37	38	37	37	37	37	36
Sun	36	36	36	36	36	37	37	38	38	39	39	39	39	40	39	38	36