Best Time to Drive from Vallejo to Pacifica

Right now (6:51 pm PDT): about 44 minutes via I-80 West and I-280 South, usually 51 at this time.

Only 60% 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 Pacifica 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	41	50	59	66	59	50	49	47	47	47	50	49	52	46	43	42	41
Tue	41	50	65	77	66	55	52	47	46	47	50	50	58	52	43	42	42
Wed	40	49	64	71	63	54	53	49	46	46	49	52	67	55	44	42	42
Thu	40	49	66	75	63	55	53	49	48	49	55	58	77	59	46	42	41
Fri	41	46	53	56	52	47	47	48	49	51	56	56	62	56	49	44	42
Sat	42	41	42	42	43	46	56	58	59	58	59	56	59	57	51	47	44
Sun	41	41	41	41	42	44	50	53	58	58	59	56	57	54	52	47	42

About this drive

On weekdays the 45-mile drive from Vallejo to Pacifica (via I-80 West and I-280 South) usually takes as little as 40 minutes and up to 77 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 48 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Sundays (61 minutes).

About 41 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (5 to 8 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Vallejo to central Pacifica 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 Pacifica?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 40 minutes then, versus up to 77 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 45-mile drive usually takes 40 to 77 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 48 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Vallejo to Pacifica?

Leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 77 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-80 West in Bay Area (30 miles) · I-280 South in Bay Area (11 miles)

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More drives

Pacifica 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	41	50	59	66	59	50	49	47	47	47	50	49	52	46	43	42	41
Tue	41	50	65	77	66	55	52	47	46	47	50	50	58	52	43	42	42
Wed	40	49	64	71	63	54	53	49	46	46	49	52	67	55	44	42	42
Thu	40	49	66	75	63	55	53	49	48	49	55	58	77	59	46	42	41
Fri	41	46	53	56	52	47	47	48	49	51	56	56	62	56	49	44	42
Sat	42	41	42	42	43	46	56	58	59	58	59	56	59	57	51	47	44
Sun	41	41	41	41	42	44	50	53	58	58	59	56	57	54	52	47	42

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	50	59	66	59	50	49	47	47	47	50	49	52	46	43	42	41
Tue	41	50	65	77	66	55	52	47	46	47	50	50	58	52	43	42	42
Wed	40	49	64	71	63	54	53	49	46	46	49	52	67	55	44	42	42
Thu	40	49	66	75	63	55	53	49	48	49	55	58	77	59	46	42	41
Fri	41	46	53	56	52	47	47	48	49	51	56	56	62	56	49	44	42
Sat	42	41	42	42	43	46	56	58	59	58	59	56	59	57	51	47	44
Sun	41	41	41	41	42	44	50	53	58	58	59	56	57	54	52	47	42

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	50	59	66	59	50	49	47	47	47	50	49	52	46	43	42	41
Tue	41	50	65	77	66	55	52	47	46	47	50	50	58	52	43	42	42
Wed	40	49	64	71	63	54	53	49	46	46	49	52	67	55	44	42	42
Thu	40	49	66	75	63	55	53	49	48	49	55	58	77	59	46	42	41
Fri	41	46	53	56	52	47	47	48	49	51	56	56	62	56	49	44	42
Sat	42	41	42	42	43	46	56	58	59	58	59	56	59	57	51	47	44
Sun	41	41	41	41	42	44	50	53	58	58	59	56	57	54	52	47	42