Best Time to Drive from Vacaville to San Francisco

Right now (12:19 am PDT): about 50 minutes via I-80 West.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Vacaville to San Francisco 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	49	65	77	75	65	61	59	57	56	55	58	55	57	51	50	50	49
Tue	48	67	84	82	71	65	61	55	54	55	57	56	63	53	50	49	49
Wed	48	65	78	78	70	67	62	56	55	54	56	60	68	55	50	50	49
Thu	49	66	79	81	70	66	63	59	57	58	62	71	77	59	51	50	48
Fri	48	58	66	64	60	56	56	57	58	59	61	64	69	60	54	51	49
Sat	49	49	50	50	53	57	71	74	73	70	69	68	69	64	58	54	50
Sun	49	49	49	49	50	53	59	64	74	71	70	66	67	64	60	54	49

About this drive

On weekdays the 55-mile drive from Vacaville to San Francisco (via I-80 West) usually takes as little as 48 minutes and up to 86 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 57 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Saturdays (74 minutes).

About 53 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 San Francisco 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 San Francisco?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 48 minutes then, versus up to 86 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Vacaville to San Francisco?

The 55-mile drive usually takes 48 to 86 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 57 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Vacaville to San Francisco?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 86 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-80 West in Bay Area (53 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	65	77	75	65	61	59	57	56	55	58	55	57	51	50	50	49
Tue	48	67	84	82	71	65	61	55	54	55	57	56	63	53	50	49	49
Wed	48	65	78	78	70	67	62	56	55	54	56	60	68	55	50	50	49
Thu	49	66	79	81	70	66	63	59	57	58	62	71	77	59	51	50	48
Fri	48	58	66	64	60	56	56	57	58	59	61	64	69	60	54	51	49
Sat	49	49	50	50	53	57	71	74	73	70	69	68	69	64	58	54	50
Sun	49	49	49	49	50	53	59	64	74	71	70	66	67	64	60	54	49

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	65	77	75	65	61	59	57	56	55	58	55	57	51	50	50	49
Tue	48	67	84	82	71	65	61	55	54	55	57	56	63	53	50	49	49
Wed	48	65	78	78	70	67	62	56	55	54	56	60	68	55	50	50	49
Thu	49	66	79	81	70	66	63	59	57	58	62	71	77	59	51	50	48
Fri	48	58	66	64	60	56	56	57	58	59	61	64	69	60	54	51	49
Sat	49	49	50	50	53	57	71	74	73	70	69	68	69	64	58	54	50
Sun	49	49	49	49	50	53	59	64	74	71	70	66	67	64	60	54	49

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	65	77	75	65	61	59	57	56	55	58	55	57	51	50	50	49
Tue	48	67	84	82	71	65	61	55	54	55	57	56	63	53	50	49	49
Wed	48	65	78	78	70	67	62	56	55	54	56	60	68	55	50	50	49
Thu	49	66	79	81	70	66	63	59	57	58	62	71	77	59	51	50	48
Fri	48	58	66	64	60	56	56	57	58	59	61	64	69	60	54	51	49
Sat	49	49	50	50	53	57	71	74	73	70	69	68	69	64	58	54	50
Sun	49	49	49	49	50	53	59	64	74	71	70	66	67	64	60	54	49