Best Time to Drive from Vacaville to Rocklin

Right now (7:04 pm PDT): about 53 minutes via I-80 East, usually 52 at this time.

Only 78% 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 Rocklin 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	50	51	53	53	54	56	57	58	58	58	61	62	57	52	51	51	51
Tue	50	51	54	54	54	55	55	56	56	57	60	63	60	52	51	51	50
Wed	50	52	54	54	54	55	56	56	56	57	61	65	61	53	51	51	50
Thu	50	52	54	55	54	54	56	56	56	58	64	66	63	53	52	51	50
Fri	50	51	53	53	53	54	55	56	59	63	67	66	62	58	55	53	50
Sat	50	50	50	51	52	54	55	57	57	59	60	59	55	55	53	52	50
Sun	50	50	50	49	50	51	53	54	53	53	54	53	56	54	52	52	50

About this drive

On weekdays the 56-mile drive from Vacaville to Rocklin (via I-80 East) usually takes as little as 50 minutes and up to 68 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 10 am or after 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 57 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (61 minutes).

About 53 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (3 to 4 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Vacaville to central Rocklin 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 Rocklin?

On weekdays, leave before 10 am or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 50 minutes then, versus up to 68 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 56-mile drive usually takes 50 to 68 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 57 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Vacaville to Rocklin?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 68 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-80 East in Sacramento (47 miles) · I-80 East in Bay Area (6 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	50	51	53	53	54	56	57	58	58	58	61	62	57	52	51	51	51
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Fri	50	51	53	53	53	54	55	56	59	63	67	66	62	58	55	53	50
Sat	50	50	50	51	52	54	55	57	57	59	60	59	55	55	53	52	50
Sun	50	50	50	49	50	51	53	54	53	53	54	53	56	54	52	52	50

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Thu	50	52	54	55	54	54	56	56	56	58	64	66	63	53	52	51	50
Fri	50	51	53	53	53	54	55	56	59	63	67	66	62	58	55	53	50
Sat	50	50	50	51	52	54	55	57	57	59	60	59	55	55	53	52	50
Sun	50	50	50	49	50	51	53	54	53	53	54	53	56	54	52	52	50

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	50	51	53	53	54	56	57	58	58	58	61	62	57	52	51	51	51
Tue	50	51	54	54	54	55	55	56	56	57	60	63	60	52	51	51	50
Wed	50	52	54	54	54	55	56	56	56	57	61	65	61	53	51	51	50
Thu	50	52	54	55	54	54	56	56	56	58	64	66	63	53	52	51	50
Fri	50	51	53	53	53	54	55	56	59	63	67	66	62	58	55	53	50
Sat	50	50	50	51	52	54	55	57	57	59	60	59	55	55	53	52	50
Sun	50	50	50	49	50	51	53	54	53	53	54	53	56	54	52	52	50