Best Time to Drive from Vallejo to Sacramento

Right now (7:32 pm PDT): about 57 minutes via I-80 East, usually 57 at this time.

Only 65% 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 Sacramento 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	54	55	57	58	61	63	63	64	63	63	61	61	62	58	55	55	55
Tue	54	55	57	58	59	60	61	61	61	61	60	62	61	58	55	54	54
Wed	54	55	57	58	59	60	61	61	61	61	61	64	65	62	55	55	54
Thu	54	55	56	57	57	59	60	60	62	62	60	63	64	60	55	55	54
Fri	54	55	57	57	58	60	60	63	66	70	70	69	67	64	59	56	54
Sat	55	54	54	56	57	59	64	64	62	60	59	58	58	57	56	56	54
Sun	54	54	54	54	55	55	57	58	59	58	57	56	56	56	56	57	54

About this drive

On weekdays the 60-mile drive from Vallejo to Sacramento (via I-80 East) usually takes as little as 54 minutes and up to 70 minutes, when leaving around 2:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 9:30 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 62 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Saturdays (64 minutes).

About 56 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 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 downtown Sacramento (the Capitol) 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 Sacramento?

On weekdays, leave before 9:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 54 minutes then, versus up to 70 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 60-mile drive usually takes 54 to 70 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 62 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Vallejo to Sacramento?

Leaving around 2:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 70 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-80 East in Bay Area (30 miles) · I-80 East in Sacramento (21 miles) · US-50 East in Sacramento (3 miles) · I-5 North in Sacramento (1 mile)

Bay Area traffic right now · Bay Area traffic tomorrow · Sacramento traffic right now · Sacramento traffic tomorrow

More drives

Sacramento to Vallejo (return trip) · Vallejo to San Jose · Vallejo to San Francisco · Vallejo to Oakland

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	55	57	58	61	63	63	64	63	63	61	61	62	58	55	55	55
Tue	54	55	57	58	59	60	61	61	61	61	60	62	61	58	55	54	54
Wed	54	55	57	58	59	60	61	61	61	61	61	64	65	62	55	55	54
Thu	54	55	56	57	57	59	60	60	62	62	60	63	64	60	55	55	54
Fri	54	55	57	57	58	60	60	63	66	70	70	69	67	64	59	56	54
Sat	55	54	54	56	57	59	64	64	62	60	59	58	58	57	56	56	54
Sun	54	54	54	54	55	55	57	58	59	58	57	56	56	56	56	57	54

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	55	57	58	61	63	63	64	63	63	61	61	62	58	55	55	55
Tue	54	55	57	58	59	60	61	61	61	61	60	62	61	58	55	54	54
Wed	54	55	57	58	59	60	61	61	61	61	61	64	65	62	55	55	54
Thu	54	55	56	57	57	59	60	60	62	62	60	63	64	60	55	55	54
Fri	54	55	57	57	58	60	60	63	66	70	70	69	67	64	59	56	54
Sat	55	54	54	56	57	59	64	64	62	60	59	58	58	57	56	56	54
Sun	54	54	54	54	55	55	57	58	59	58	57	56	56	56	56	57	54

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	55	57	58	61	63	63	64	63	63	61	61	62	58	55	55	55
Tue	54	55	57	58	59	60	61	61	61	61	60	62	61	58	55	54	54
Wed	54	55	57	58	59	60	61	61	61	61	61	64	65	62	55	55	54
Thu	54	55	56	57	57	59	60	60	62	62	60	63	64	60	55	55	54
Fri	54	55	57	57	58	60	60	63	66	70	70	69	67	64	59	56	54
Sat	55	54	54	56	57	59	64	64	62	60	59	58	58	57	56	56	54
Sun	54	54	54	54	55	55	57	58	59	58	57	56	56	56	56	57	54