Best Time to Drive from Vacaville to Sunnyvale

Right now (6:53 pm PDT): about 85 minutes via I-680 South, usually 79 at this time.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Vacaville to Sunnyvale 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	79	96	105	100	92	87	87	86	85	84	83	83	82	79	78	78	78
Tue	77	96	117	119	104	91	86	84	83	84	86	90	87	80	78	78	77
Wed	78	92	111	111	99	89	86	84	84	85	87	92	87	80	78	78	77
Thu	77	93	111	115	101	88	84	84	83	85	87	92	90	81	79	78	77
Fri	77	84	86	87	85	84	84	83	83	84	86	86	86	82	79	78	77
Sat	77	77	78	78	79	81	82	82	83	83	84	86	92	90	80	79	77
Sun	77	77	77	77	78	80	82	82	83	84	85	86	87	84	82	80	77

About this drive

On weekdays the 86-mile drive from Vacaville to Sunnyvale (via I-680 South) usually takes as little as 77 minutes and up to 123 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 84 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Saturdays (93 minutes).

About 81 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (6 to 14 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Vacaville to central Sunnyvale 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 Sunnyvale?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 5:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 77 minutes then, versus up to 123 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 86-mile drive usually takes 77 to 123 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 84 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Vacaville to Sunnyvale?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 123 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-680 South in Bay Area (57 miles) · I-80 West in Bay Area (14 miles) · I-880 South in Bay Area (5 miles) · SR-237 West in Bay Area (5 miles)

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More drives

Sunnyvale to Vacaville (return trip) · Vacaville to San Francisco · Vacaville to Sacramento · Vacaville to Oakland · Vacaville to Fremont · Vacaville to Santa Rosa · Vacaville to Elk Grove · Vacaville to Hayward

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	79	96	105	100	92	87	87	86	85	84	83	83	82	79	78	78	78
Tue	77	96	117	119	104	91	86	84	83	84	86	90	87	80	78	78	77
Wed	78	92	111	111	99	89	86	84	84	85	87	92	87	80	78	78	77
Thu	77	93	111	115	101	88	84	84	83	85	87	92	90	81	79	78	77
Fri	77	84	86	87	85	84	84	83	83	84	86	86	86	82	79	78	77
Sat	77	77	78	78	79	81	82	82	83	83	84	86	92	90	80	79	77
Sun	77	77	77	77	78	80	82	82	83	84	85	86	87	84	82	80	77

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	79	96	105	100	92	87	87	86	85	84	83	83	82	79	78	78	78
Tue	77	96	117	119	104	91	86	84	83	84	86	90	87	80	78	78	77
Wed	78	92	111	111	99	89	86	84	84	85	87	92	87	80	78	78	77
Thu	77	93	111	115	101	88	84	84	83	85	87	92	90	81	79	78	77
Fri	77	84	86	87	85	84	84	83	83	84	86	86	86	82	79	78	77
Sat	77	77	78	78	79	81	82	82	83	83	84	86	92	90	80	79	77
Sun	77	77	77	77	78	80	82	82	83	84	85	86	87	84	82	80	77

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	79	96	105	100	92	87	87	86	85	84	83	83	82	79	78	78	78
Tue	77	96	117	119	104	91	86	84	83	84	86	90	87	80	78	78	77
Wed	78	92	111	111	99	89	86	84	84	85	87	92	87	80	78	78	77
Thu	77	93	111	115	101	88	84	84	83	85	87	92	90	81	79	78	77
Fri	77	84	86	87	85	84	84	83	83	84	86	86	86	82	79	78	77
Sat	77	77	78	78	79	81	82	82	83	83	84	86	92	90	80	79	77
Sun	77	77	77	77	78	80	82	82	83	84	85	86	87	84	82	80	77