Best Time to Drive from Vallejo to San Mateo

Right now (5:33 pm PDT): about 73 minutes via I-80 West and US-101 South, usually 63 at this time.

Only 74% 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 Mateo 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	44	55	66	75	67	59	56	54	52	53	57	53	57	49	47	46	45
Tue	43	55	75	88	77	62	57	52	50	53	58	57	62	56	47	46	45
Wed	43	54	72	81	71	59	57	53	51	51	57	60	69	57	47	46	45
Thu	43	55	72	83	76	62	58	54	54	56	64	68	76	61	49	46	45
Fri	44	50	57	61	58	52	52	52	54	58	63	63	65	59	51	48	45
Sat	45	45	45	46	47	50	61	64	64	63	64	62	64	61	54	51	45
Sun	44	44	44	45	46	47	52	55	60	62	61	60	60	57	54	51	45

About this drive

On weekdays the 49-mile drive from Vallejo to San Mateo (via I-80 West and US-101 South) usually takes as little as 43 minutes and up to 88 minutes, when leaving around 8 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 54 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (66 minutes).

About 44 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 San Mateo 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 Mateo?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 43 minutes then, versus up to 88 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 49-mile drive usually takes 43 to 88 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 54 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Vallejo to San Mateo?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 88 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-80 West in Bay Area (30 miles) · US-101 South in Bay Area (14 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	55	66	75	67	59	56	54	52	53	57	53	57	49	47	46	45
Tue	43	55	75	88	77	62	57	52	50	53	58	57	62	56	47	46	45
Wed	43	54	72	81	71	59	57	53	51	51	57	60	69	57	47	46	45
Thu	43	55	72	83	76	62	58	54	54	56	64	68	76	61	49	46	45
Fri	44	50	57	61	58	52	52	52	54	58	63	63	65	59	51	48	45
Sat	45	45	45	46	47	50	61	64	64	63	64	62	64	61	54	51	45
Sun	44	44	44	45	46	47	52	55	60	62	61	60	60	57	54	51	45

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	55	66	75	67	59	56	54	52	53	57	53	57	49	47	46	45
Tue	43	55	75	88	77	62	57	52	50	53	58	57	62	56	47	46	45
Wed	43	54	72	81	71	59	57	53	51	51	57	60	69	57	47	46	45
Thu	43	55	72	83	76	62	58	54	54	56	64	68	76	61	49	46	45
Fri	44	50	57	61	58	52	52	52	54	58	63	63	65	59	51	48	45
Sat	45	45	45	46	47	50	61	64	64	63	64	62	64	61	54	51	45
Sun	44	44	44	45	46	47	52	55	60	62	61	60	60	57	54	51	45

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	55	66	75	67	59	56	54	52	53	57	53	57	49	47	46	45
Tue	43	55	75	88	77	62	57	52	50	53	58	57	62	56	47	46	45
Wed	43	54	72	81	71	59	57	53	51	51	57	60	69	57	47	46	45
Thu	43	55	72	83	76	62	58	54	54	56	64	68	76	61	49	46	45
Fri	44	50	57	61	58	52	52	52	54	58	63	63	65	59	51	48	45
Sat	45	45	45	46	47	50	61	64	64	63	64	62	64	61	54	51	45
Sun	44	44	44	45	46	47	52	55	60	62	61	60	60	57	54	51	45