Best Time to Drive from Vallejo to Sacramento

Right now (8:19 am PST): about 53 minutes via I-80 East, usually 54 at this time.

Only 77% 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	58	57	59	61	62	62	62	63	66	66	64	58	55	55	54
Tue	54	56	59	60	58	59	60	60	60	62	70	79	68	60	55	55	54
Wed	54	56	59	60	59	60	60	61	61	63	70	79	73	62	56	55	55
Thu	54	56	59	59	58	59	60	60	62	65	72	80	71	62	56	55	54
Fri	54	55	57	57	58	59	60	62	68	77	82	80	75	69	61	57	54
Sat	55	54	54	55	57	58	62	63	64	64	63	61	60	58	57	56	54
Sun	54	54	54	54	55	56	57	59	60	58	59	58	58	57	57	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 82 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 62 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 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 7:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 54 minutes then, versus up to 82 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 60-mile drive usually takes 54 to 82 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 62 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Vallejo to Sacramento?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 82 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 · Vallejo to Stockton · Vallejo to Fremont · Vallejo to Santa Rosa · Vallejo to Elk Grove · Vallejo to Hayward · Vallejo to Sunnyvale · Vallejo to Roseville · Vallejo to Concord

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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	58	57	59	61	62	62	62	63	66	66	64	58	55	55	54
Tue	54	56	59	60	58	59	60	60	60	62	70	79	68	60	55	55	54
Wed	54	56	59	60	59	60	60	61	61	63	70	79	73	62	56	55	55
Thu	54	56	59	59	58	59	60	60	62	65	72	80	71	62	56	55	54
Fri	54	55	57	57	58	59	60	62	68	77	82	80	75	69	61	57	54
Sat	55	54	54	55	57	58	62	63	64	64	63	61	60	58	57	56	54
Sun	54	54	54	54	55	56	57	59	60	58	59	58	58	57	57	57	54

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	55	58	57	59	61	62	62	62	63	66	66	64	58	55	55	54
Tue	54	56	59	60	58	59	60	60	60	62	70	79	68	60	55	55	54
Wed	54	56	59	60	59	60	60	61	61	63	70	79	73	62	56	55	55
Thu	54	56	59	59	58	59	60	60	62	65	72	80	71	62	56	55	54
Fri	54	55	57	57	58	59	60	62	68	77	82	80	75	69	61	57	54
Sat	55	54	54	55	57	58	62	63	64	64	63	61	60	58	57	56	54
Sun	54	54	54	54	55	56	57	59	60	58	59	58	58	57	57	57	54

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	55	58	57	59	61	62	62	62	63	66	66	64	58	55	55	54
Tue	54	56	59	60	58	59	60	60	60	62	70	79	68	60	55	55	54
Wed	54	56	59	60	59	60	60	61	61	63	70	79	73	62	56	55	55
Thu	54	56	59	59	58	59	60	60	62	65	72	80	71	62	56	55	54
Fri	54	55	57	57	58	59	60	62	68	77	82	80	75	69	61	57	54
Sat	55	54	54	55	57	58	62	63	64	64	63	61	60	58	57	56	54
Sun	54	54	54	54	55	56	57	59	60	58	59	58	58	57	57	57	54