Best Time to Drive from Vallejo to San Mateo

Right now (5:50 pm PST): about 77 minutes via I-80 West and US-101 South, usually 60 at this time.

Only 54% 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	43	55	66	78	66	56	54	52	51	53	57	54	57	50	47	46	45
Tue	43	55	72	82	72	61	56	51	50	52	57	57	61	55	47	46	45
Wed	43	54	72	81	70	59	58	52	51	52	58	60	68	58	47	46	45
Thu	43	55	73	83	71	61	57	54	53	55	62	66	74	61	50	46	45
Fri	43	50	57	61	57	52	52	52	54	57	63	63	67	60	52	48	45
Sat	45	45	45	45	47	50	60	62	61	61	63	61	62	59	53	50	46
Sun	45	44	44	45	46	47	53	55	60	60	61	59	59	58	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 83 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 53 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (63 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 9 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 83 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 83 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 53 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Vallejo to San Mateo?

Leaving around 8 am on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 83 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	43	55	66	78	66	56	54	52	51	53	57	54	57	50	47	46	45
Tue	43	55	72	82	72	61	56	51	50	52	57	57	61	55	47	46	45
Wed	43	54	72	81	70	59	58	52	51	52	58	60	68	58	47	46	45
Thu	43	55	73	83	71	61	57	54	53	55	62	66	74	61	50	46	45
Fri	43	50	57	61	57	52	52	52	54	57	63	63	67	60	52	48	45
Sat	45	45	45	45	47	50	60	62	61	61	63	61	62	59	53	50	46
Sun	45	44	44	45	46	47	53	55	60	60	61	59	59	58	54	51	45

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	55	66	78	66	56	54	52	51	53	57	54	57	50	47	46	45
Tue	43	55	72	82	72	61	56	51	50	52	57	57	61	55	47	46	45
Wed	43	54	72	81	70	59	58	52	51	52	58	60	68	58	47	46	45
Thu	43	55	73	83	71	61	57	54	53	55	62	66	74	61	50	46	45
Fri	43	50	57	61	57	52	52	52	54	57	63	63	67	60	52	48	45
Sat	45	45	45	45	47	50	60	62	61	61	63	61	62	59	53	50	46
Sun	45	44	44	45	46	47	53	55	60	60	61	59	59	58	54	51	45

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	55	66	78	66	56	54	52	51	53	57	54	57	50	47	46	45
Tue	43	55	72	82	72	61	56	51	50	52	57	57	61	55	47	46	45
Wed	43	54	72	81	70	59	58	52	51	52	58	60	68	58	47	46	45
Thu	43	55	73	83	71	61	57	54	53	55	62	66	74	61	50	46	45
Fri	43	50	57	61	57	52	52	52	54	57	63	63	67	60	52	48	45
Sat	45	45	45	45	47	50	60	62	61	61	63	61	62	59	53	50	46
Sun	45	44	44	45	46	47	53	55	60	60	61	59	59	58	54	51	45