Best Time to Drive from Vacaville to San Leandro

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 62 minutes via I-80 West and I-580 West, usually 62 at this time.

Only 44% 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 San Leandro 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	52	61	81	78	65	60	61	60	60	60	62	59	60	55	54	54	53
Tue	52	61	87	90	70	62	60	59	59	59	62	60	62	56	55	54	53
Wed	52	60	86	87	67	60	61	59	60	59	62	61	64	57	55	54	53
Thu	52	61	87	89	68	62	61	60	60	62	65	63	63	58	56	54	53
Fri	52	57	66	71	60	59	61	61	62	62	65	62	61	59	58	55	53
Sat	53	53	54	54	55	58	59	60	59	61	62	62	63	60	59	56	53
Sun	53	53	53	53	54	56	59	61	62	64	64	63	64	64	62	57	53

About this drive

On weekdays the 59-mile drive from Vacaville to San Leandro (via I-80 West and I-580 West) usually takes as little as 52 minutes and up to 96 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 60 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Sundays (65 minutes).

About 57 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (2 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 San Leandro 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 Leandro?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 52 minutes then, versus up to 96 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 59-mile drive usually takes 52 to 96 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 60 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Vacaville to San Leandro?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 96 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-80 West in Bay Area (45 miles) · I-580 West in Bay Area (12 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	61	81	78	65	60	61	60	60	60	62	59	60	55	54	54	53
Tue	52	61	87	90	70	62	60	59	59	59	62	60	62	56	55	54	53
Wed	52	60	86	87	67	60	61	59	60	59	62	61	64	57	55	54	53
Thu	52	61	87	89	68	62	61	60	60	62	65	63	63	58	56	54	53
Fri	52	57	66	71	60	59	61	61	62	62	65	62	61	59	58	55	53
Sat	53	53	54	54	55	58	59	60	59	61	62	62	63	60	59	56	53
Sun	53	53	53	53	54	56	59	61	62	64	64	63	64	64	62	57	53

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	61	81	78	65	60	61	60	60	60	62	59	60	55	54	54	53
Tue	52	61	87	90	70	62	60	59	59	59	62	60	62	56	55	54	53
Wed	52	60	86	87	67	60	61	59	60	59	62	61	64	57	55	54	53
Thu	52	61	87	89	68	62	61	60	60	62	65	63	63	58	56	54	53
Fri	52	57	66	71	60	59	61	61	62	62	65	62	61	59	58	55	53
Sat	53	53	54	54	55	58	59	60	59	61	62	62	63	60	59	56	53
Sun	53	53	53	53	54	56	59	61	62	64	64	63	64	64	62	57	53

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	61	81	78	65	60	61	60	60	60	62	59	60	55	54	54	53
Tue	52	61	87	90	70	62	60	59	59	59	62	60	62	56	55	54	53
Wed	52	60	86	87	67	60	61	59	60	59	62	61	64	57	55	54	53
Thu	52	61	87	89	68	62	61	60	60	62	65	63	63	58	56	54	53
Fri	52	57	66	71	60	59	61	61	62	62	65	62	61	59	58	55	53
Sat	53	53	54	54	55	58	59	60	59	61	62	62	63	60	59	56	53
Sun	53	53	53	53	54	56	59	61	62	64	64	63	64	64	62	57	53