Best Time to Drive from Vallejo to Palo Alto

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 82 minutes via I-80 West and US-101 South, usually 75 at this time.

Only 58% 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 Palo Alto 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	55	68	84	95	80	70	67	65	65	66	72	71	71	63	60	59	58
Tue	55	68	95	104	89	76	70	65	64	65	73	73	75	69	61	58	58
Wed	55	67	95	102	86	73	71	66	64	66	73	77	83	72	61	58	57
Thu	55	68	95	103	88	75	71	67	67	69	79	83	89	76	63	59	57
Fri	56	63	72	75	70	66	65	66	68	71	79	78	82	74	65	61	57
Sat	57	57	57	58	59	63	73	75	75	74	76	74	76	72	66	63	59
Sun	57	57	57	57	58	60	66	69	73	73	75	73	73	71	67	64	57

About this drive

On weekdays the 63-mile drive from Vallejo to Palo Alto (via I-80 West and US-101 South) usually takes as little as 55 minutes and up to 108 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 66 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (76 minutes).

About 58 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (5 to 10 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Vallejo to central Palo Alto 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 Palo Alto?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 55 minutes then, versus up to 108 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Vallejo to Palo Alto?

The 63-mile drive usually takes 55 to 108 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 66 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Vallejo to Palo Alto?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 108 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-80 West in Bay Area (30 miles) · US-101 South in Bay Area (28 miles)

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Palo Alto 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	55	68	84	95	80	70	67	65	65	66	72	71	71	63	60	59	58
Tue	55	68	95	104	89	76	70	65	64	65	73	73	75	69	61	58	58
Wed	55	67	95	102	86	73	71	66	64	66	73	77	83	72	61	58	57
Thu	55	68	95	103	88	75	71	67	67	69	79	83	89	76	63	59	57
Fri	56	63	72	75	70	66	65	66	68	71	79	78	82	74	65	61	57
Sat	57	57	57	58	59	63	73	75	75	74	76	74	76	72	66	63	59
Sun	57	57	57	57	58	60	66	69	73	73	75	73	73	71	67	64	57

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	68	84	95	80	70	67	65	65	66	72	71	71	63	60	59	58
Tue	55	68	95	104	89	76	70	65	64	65	73	73	75	69	61	58	58
Wed	55	67	95	102	86	73	71	66	64	66	73	77	83	72	61	58	57
Thu	55	68	95	103	88	75	71	67	67	69	79	83	89	76	63	59	57
Fri	56	63	72	75	70	66	65	66	68	71	79	78	82	74	65	61	57
Sat	57	57	57	58	59	63	73	75	75	74	76	74	76	72	66	63	59
Sun	57	57	57	57	58	60	66	69	73	73	75	73	73	71	67	64	57

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	68	84	95	80	70	67	65	65	66	72	71	71	63	60	59	58
Tue	55	68	95	104	89	76	70	65	64	65	73	73	75	69	61	58	58
Wed	55	67	95	102	86	73	71	66	64	66	73	77	83	72	61	58	57
Thu	55	68	95	103	88	75	71	67	67	69	79	83	89	76	63	59	57
Fri	56	63	72	75	70	66	65	66	68	71	79	78	82	74	65	61	57
Sat	57	57	57	58	59	63	73	75	75	74	76	74	76	72	66	63	59
Sun	57	57	57	57	58	60	66	69	73	73	75	73	73	71	67	64	57