Best Time to Drive from Vallejo to San Francisco

Right now (12:19 am PDT): about 30 minutes via I-80 West.

Only 67% 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 San Francisco 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	29	40	49	54	47	39	37	35	35	35	37	36	38	33	31	30	30
Tue	29	41	55	62	53	45	41	35	34	34	37	36	41	38	31	30	30
Wed	28	40	53	59	52	43	43	36	34	33	36	39	50	41	31	30	30
Thu	29	40	53	61	53	45	42	38	37	36	42	46	61	45	33	30	30
Fri	29	35	42	44	41	36	35	36	38	39	43	45	52	44	36	33	30
Sat	30	30	30	30	32	35	50	54	52	51	52	47	49	47	39	35	32
Sun	30	29	29	30	30	32	38	42	49	49	49	46	46	43	40	36	30

About this drive

On weekdays the 32-mile drive from Vallejo to San Francisco (via I-80 West) usually takes as little as 28 minutes and up to 63 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 37 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (55 minutes).

About 28 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 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 downtown San Francisco 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 San Francisco?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 28 minutes then, versus up to 63 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Vallejo to San Francisco?

The 32-mile drive usually takes 28 to 63 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 37 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Vallejo to San Francisco?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 63 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-80 West in Bay Area (28 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	40	49	54	47	39	37	35	35	35	37	36	38	33	31	30	30
Tue	29	41	55	62	53	45	41	35	34	34	37	36	41	38	31	30	30
Wed	28	40	53	59	52	43	43	36	34	33	36	39	50	41	31	30	30
Thu	29	40	53	61	53	45	42	38	37	36	42	46	61	45	33	30	30
Fri	29	35	42	44	41	36	35	36	38	39	43	45	52	44	36	33	30
Sat	30	30	30	30	32	35	50	54	52	51	52	47	49	47	39	35	32
Sun	30	29	29	30	30	32	38	42	49	49	49	46	46	43	40	36	30

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	40	49	54	47	39	37	35	35	35	37	36	38	33	31	30	30
Tue	29	41	55	62	53	45	41	35	34	34	37	36	41	38	31	30	30
Wed	28	40	53	59	52	43	43	36	34	33	36	39	50	41	31	30	30
Thu	29	40	53	61	53	45	42	38	37	36	42	46	61	45	33	30	30
Fri	29	35	42	44	41	36	35	36	38	39	43	45	52	44	36	33	30
Sat	30	30	30	30	32	35	50	54	52	51	52	47	49	47	39	35	32
Sun	30	29	29	30	30	32	38	42	49	49	49	46	46	43	40	36	30

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	40	49	54	47	39	37	35	35	35	37	36	38	33	31	30	30
Tue	29	41	55	62	53	45	41	35	34	34	37	36	41	38	31	30	30
Wed	28	40	53	59	52	43	43	36	34	33	36	39	50	41	31	30	30
Thu	29	40	53	61	53	45	42	38	37	36	42	46	61	45	33	30	30
Fri	29	35	42	44	41	36	35	36	38	39	43	45	52	44	36	33	30
Sat	30	30	30	30	32	35	50	54	52	51	52	47	49	47	39	35	32
Sun	30	29	29	30	30	32	38	42	49	49	49	46	46	43	40	36	30