Best Time to Drive from Vallejo to Santa Clara

Right now (6:53 pm PDT): about 77 minutes via I-680 South, usually 67 at this time.

Only 70% 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 Santa Clara 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	67	81	90	92	81	74	73	73	73	73	74	75	75	68	67	67	67
Tue	66	80	100	107	95	78	73	72	71	73	75	79	78	71	67	67	66
Wed	66	78	96	102	89	78	72	72	71	72	76	80	81	71	67	67	66
Thu	66	80	96	104	93	78	72	71	71	73	76	82	81	72	67	67	66
Fri	66	71	75	75	72	72	72	71	73	77	80	82	80	74	69	67	66
Sat	66	66	67	67	68	70	72	72	72	74	73	74	80	78	68	68	67
Sun	66	66	66	66	67	68	70	70	71	72	70	71	73	70	69	69	66

About this drive

On weekdays the 68-mile drive from Vallejo to Santa Clara (via I-680 South) usually takes as little as 66 minutes and up to 110 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 72 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Saturdays (81 minutes).

About 58 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 9 miles surface streets (12 to 19 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Vallejo to central Santa Clara 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 Santa Clara?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 66 minutes then, versus up to 110 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Vallejo to Santa Clara?

The 68-mile drive usually takes 66 to 110 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 72 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Vallejo to Santa Clara?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 110 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-680 South in Bay Area (49 miles) · I-880 South in Bay Area (9 miles)

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More drives

Santa Clara to Vallejo (return trip) · Vallejo to San Jose · Vallejo to San Francisco · Vallejo to Sacramento · 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

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	67	81	90	92	81	74	73	73	73	73	74	75	75	68	67	67	67
Tue	66	80	100	107	95	78	73	72	71	73	75	79	78	71	67	67	66
Wed	66	78	96	102	89	78	72	72	71	72	76	80	81	71	67	67	66
Thu	66	80	96	104	93	78	72	71	71	73	76	82	81	72	67	67	66
Fri	66	71	75	75	72	72	72	71	73	77	80	82	80	74	69	67	66
Sat	66	66	67	67	68	70	72	72	72	74	73	74	80	78	68	68	67
Sun	66	66	66	66	67	68	70	70	71	72	70	71	73	70	69	69	66

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	67	81	90	92	81	74	73	73	73	73	74	75	75	68	67	67	67
Tue	66	80	100	107	95	78	73	72	71	73	75	79	78	71	67	67	66
Wed	66	78	96	102	89	78	72	72	71	72	76	80	81	71	67	67	66
Thu	66	80	96	104	93	78	72	71	71	73	76	82	81	72	67	67	66
Fri	66	71	75	75	72	72	72	71	73	77	80	82	80	74	69	67	66
Sat	66	66	67	67	68	70	72	72	72	74	73	74	80	78	68	68	67
Sun	66	66	66	66	67	68	70	70	71	72	70	71	73	70	69	69	66

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	67	81	90	92	81	74	73	73	73	73	74	75	75	68	67	67	67
Tue	66	80	100	107	95	78	73	72	71	73	75	79	78	71	67	67	66
Wed	66	78	96	102	89	78	72	72	71	72	76	80	81	71	67	67	66
Thu	66	80	96	104	93	78	72	71	71	73	76	82	81	72	67	67	66
Fri	66	71	75	75	72	72	72	71	73	77	80	82	80	74	69	67	66
Sat	66	66	67	67	68	70	72	72	72	74	73	74	80	78	68	68	67
Sun	66	66	66	66	67	68	70	70	71	72	70	71	73	70	69	69	66