Best Time to Drive from Vallejo to Citrus Heights

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 74 minutes via I-80 East, usually 76 at this time.

Only 45% 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.

About this drive

On weekdays the 74-mile drive from Vallejo to Citrus Heights (via I-80 East) usually takes as little as 66 minutes and up to 93 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 10 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 76 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (77 minutes).

About 70 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (5 to 9 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Vallejo to central Citrus Heights 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 Vallejo to Citrus Heights?

On weekdays, leave before 10 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 66 minutes then, versus up to 93 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Vallejo to Citrus Heights?

The 74-mile drive usually takes 66 to 93 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 76 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Vallejo to Citrus Heights?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 93 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-80 East in Sacramento (40 miles) · I-80 East in Bay Area (30 miles)

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