Best Time to Drive from Vallejo to Livermore

Right now (5:51 pm PDT): about 50 minutes via I-680 South and I-580 West, usually 50 at this time.

Only 73% 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 Vallejo to Livermore 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	46	51	55	60	54	52	52	51	51	50	50	50	50	48	47	48	47
Tue	46	51	56	65	58	53	51	51	50	50	50	51	53	49	47	47	47
Wed	46	51	55	63	57	52	51	51	50	50	51	51	53	50	47	47	47
Thu	46	51	56	64	56	52	50	50	50	50	50	53	55	50	47	48	47
Fri	46	50	52	54	51	51	51	51	51	53	53	56	56	51	48	47	47
Sat	47	47	48	48	48	49	50	51	51	51	50	51	50	49	48	48	47
Sun	47	47	47	47	47	48	49	50	50	51	50	50	51	50	50	49	47

About this drive

On weekdays the 47-mile drive from Vallejo to Livermore (via I-680 South and I-580 West) usually takes as little as 46 minutes and up to 65 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 51 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (51 minutes).

About 40 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (9 to 13 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Vallejo to central Livermore 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 Livermore?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 46 minutes then, versus up to 65 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Vallejo to Livermore?

The 47-mile drive usually takes 46 to 65 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 51 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Vallejo to Livermore?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 65 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-680 South in Bay Area (32 miles) · I-580 West in Bay Area (8 miles)

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More drives

Livermore to Vallejo (return trip) · Vallejo to San Jose · Vallejo to San Francisco · Vallejo to Sacramento · Vallejo to Oakland · Vallejo to Stockton · Vallejo to Fremont · Vallejo to Santa Rosa · Vallejo to Elk Grove · Vallejo to Hayward · Vallejo to Sunnyvale · Vallejo to Roseville

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	46	51	55	60	54	52	52	51	51	50	50	50	50	48	47	48	47
Tue	46	51	56	65	58	53	51	51	50	50	50	51	53	49	47	47	47
Wed	46	51	55	63	57	52	51	51	50	50	51	51	53	50	47	47	47
Thu	46	51	56	64	56	52	50	50	50	50	50	53	55	50	47	48	47
Fri	46	50	52	54	51	51	51	51	51	53	53	56	56	51	48	47	47
Sat	47	47	48	48	48	49	50	51	51	51	50	51	50	49	48	48	47
Sun	47	47	47	47	47	48	49	50	50	51	50	50	51	50	50	49	47

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	46	51	55	60	54	52	52	51	51	50	50	50	50	48	47	48	47
Tue	46	51	56	65	58	53	51	51	50	50	50	51	53	49	47	47	47
Wed	46	51	55	63	57	52	51	51	50	50	51	51	53	50	47	47	47
Thu	46	51	56	64	56	52	50	50	50	50	50	53	55	50	47	48	47
Fri	46	50	52	54	51	51	51	51	51	53	53	56	56	51	48	47	47
Sat	47	47	48	48	48	49	50	51	51	51	50	51	50	49	48	48	47
Sun	47	47	47	47	47	48	49	50	50	51	50	50	51	50	50	49	47

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	46	51	55	60	54	52	52	51	51	50	50	50	50	48	47	48	47
Tue	46	51	56	65	58	53	51	51	50	50	50	51	53	49	47	47	47
Wed	46	51	55	63	57	52	51	51	50	50	51	51	53	50	47	47	47
Thu	46	51	56	64	56	52	50	50	50	50	50	53	55	50	47	48	47
Fri	46	50	52	54	51	51	51	51	51	53	53	56	56	51	48	47	47
Sat	47	47	48	48	48	49	50	51	51	51	50	51	50	49	48	48	47
Sun	47	47	47	47	47	48	49	50	50	51	50	50	51	50	50	49	47