Best Time to Drive from Vallejo to San Francisco

Right now (6:02 pm PDT): about 45 minutes via I-80 West, usually 39 at this time.

Only 68% 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.

On weekdays the 32-mile drive from Vallejo to San Francisco (via I-80 West) usually takes as little as 29 minutes and up to 59 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 36 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (48 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: San Francisco to Vallejo

Freeway, about 28 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 3 miles: 5 to 8 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from central Vallejo to downtown San Francisco along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

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	39	46	50	46	41	39	36	36	35	38	34	37	32	31	30	30
Tue	29	39	51	58	51	43	40	35	34	34	37	37	43	39	31	31	30
Wed	29	38	48	54	49	42	40	36	34	33	36	38	46	39	31	31	30
Thu	29	39	50	59	50	43	41	38	37	36	42	44	55	41	32	30	30
Fri	29	34	40	44	40	34	35	35	37	39	43	43	45	40	33	33	30
Sat	30	30	30	30	31	33	43	46	46	46	48	46	46	42	36	33	30
Sun	30	29	29	30	31	32	36	39	43	46	45	42	42	39	36	33	30

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 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 29 minutes then, versus up to 59 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 32-mile drive usually takes 29 to 59 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 36 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Vallejo to San Francisco?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 59 minutes.

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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	39	46	50	46	41	39	36	36	35	38	34	37	32	31	30	30
Tue	29	39	51	58	51	43	40	35	34	34	37	37	43	39	31	31	30
Wed	29	38	48	54	49	42	40	36	34	33	36	38	46	39	31	31	30
Thu	29	39	50	59	50	43	41	38	37	36	42	44	55	41	32	30	30
Fri	29	34	40	44	40	34	35	35	37	39	43	43	45	40	33	33	30
Sat	30	30	30	30	31	33	43	46	46	46	48	46	46	42	36	33	30
Sun	30	29	29	30	31	32	36	39	43	46	45	42	42	39	36	33	30

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	39	46	50	46	41	39	36	36	35	38	34	37	32	31	30	30
Tue	29	39	51	58	51	43	40	35	34	34	37	37	43	39	31	31	30
Wed	29	38	48	54	49	42	40	36	34	33	36	38	46	39	31	31	30
Thu	29	39	50	59	50	43	41	38	37	36	42	44	55	41	32	30	30
Fri	29	34	40	44	40	34	35	35	37	39	43	43	45	40	33	33	30
Sat	30	30	30	30	31	33	43	46	46	46	48	46	46	42	36	33	30
Sun	30	29	29	30	31	32	36	39	43	46	45	42	42	39	36	33	30

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	39	46	50	46	41	39	36	36	35	38	34	37	32	31	30	30
Tue	29	39	51	58	51	43	40	35	34	34	37	37	43	39	31	31	30
Wed	29	38	48	54	49	42	40	36	34	33	36	38	46	39	31	31	30
Thu	29	39	50	59	50	43	41	38	37	36	42	44	55	41	32	30	30
Fri	29	34	40	44	40	34	35	35	37	39	43	43	45	40	33	33	30
Sat	30	30	30	30	31	33	43	46	46	46	48	46	46	42	36	33	30
Sun	30	29	29	30	31	32	36	39	43	46	45	42	42	39	36	33	30