Best Time to Drive from Vacaville to Walnut Creek

Right now (6:34 pm PDT): about 35 minutes via I-680 South and I-80 West, usually 35 at this time.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Vacaville to Walnut Creek 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	33	38	43	43	39	38	39	38	38	37	37	36	36	34	34	34	34
Tue	33	37	43	45	40	39	38	38	37	37	37	36	36	35	34	34	34
Wed	33	37	42	43	39	38	38	38	37	37	37	36	36	35	34	34	34
Thu	34	37	42	44	39	38	38	37	37	37	37	36	36	35	34	34	34
Fri	34	36	39	39	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	36	35	34	34	34
Sat	34	34	34	34	35	36	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	36	36	35	34
Sun	34	34	34	34	34	35	36	37	37	39	39	39	39	39	37	36	34

About this drive

On weekdays the 38-mile drive from Vacaville to Walnut Creek (via I-680 South and I-80 West) usually takes as little as 33 minutes and up to 46 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 4 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 37 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Sundays (39 minutes).

About 37 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 central Walnut Creek 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 Walnut Creek?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 4 pm. The drive usually takes about 33 minutes then, versus up to 46 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Vacaville to Walnut Creek?

The 38-mile drive usually takes 33 to 46 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 37 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Vacaville to Walnut Creek?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 46 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-680 South in Bay Area (23 miles) · I-80 West in Bay Area (14 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	38	43	43	39	38	39	38	38	37	37	36	36	34	34	34	34
Tue	33	37	43	45	40	39	38	38	37	37	37	36	36	35	34	34	34
Wed	33	37	42	43	39	38	38	38	37	37	37	36	36	35	34	34	34
Thu	34	37	42	44	39	38	38	37	37	37	37	36	36	35	34	34	34
Fri	34	36	39	39	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	36	35	34	34	34
Sat	34	34	34	34	35	36	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	36	36	35	34
Sun	34	34	34	34	34	35	36	37	37	39	39	39	39	39	37	36	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	38	43	43	39	38	39	38	38	37	37	36	36	34	34	34	34
Tue	33	37	43	45	40	39	38	38	37	37	37	36	36	35	34	34	34
Wed	33	37	42	43	39	38	38	38	37	37	37	36	36	35	34	34	34
Thu	34	37	42	44	39	38	38	37	37	37	37	36	36	35	34	34	34
Fri	34	36	39	39	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	36	35	34	34	34
Sat	34	34	34	34	35	36	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	36	36	35	34
Sun	34	34	34	34	34	35	36	37	37	39	39	39	39	39	37	36	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	38	43	43	39	38	39	38	38	37	37	36	36	34	34	34	34
Tue	33	37	43	45	40	39	38	38	37	37	37	36	36	35	34	34	34
Wed	33	37	42	43	39	38	38	38	37	37	37	36	36	35	34	34	34
Thu	34	37	42	44	39	38	38	37	37	37	37	36	36	35	34	34	34
Fri	34	36	39	39	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	36	35	34	34	34
Sat	34	34	34	34	35	36	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	36	36	35	34
Sun	34	34	34	34	34	35	36	37	37	39	39	39	39	39	37	36	34