Best Time to Drive from Vallejo to Palo Alto

Right now (8:52 pm PDT): about 58 minutes via I-80 West and US-101 South, usually 58 at this time.

Only 78% 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 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 112 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 67 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (79 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 112 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 112 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 67 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Vallejo to Palo Alto?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 112 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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