Best Time to Drive from Vallejo to South San Francisco

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 58 minutes via I-80 West, usually 51 at this time.

Only 51% 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 South 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	35	45	55	67	56	46	44	42	41	41	44	42	45	40	38	37	36
Tue	35	46	61	71	62	51	46	42	40	41	44	43	47	44	38	37	36
Wed	35	45	61	70	60	49	48	43	41	40	43	46	55	48	38	37	36
Thu	35	46	62	72	61	51	48	44	43	43	48	51	61	50	40	37	36
Fri	35	41	47	51	47	42	42	42	44	45	49	51	56	50	43	39	36
Sat	36	36	36	37	38	41	50	52	52	51	53	50	52	50	44	41	38
Sun	36	36	36	36	37	38	43	46	50	51	52	49	50	48	45	41	36

About this drive

On weekdays the 39-mile drive from Vallejo to South San Francisco (via I-80 West) usually takes as little as 35 minutes and up to 72 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 43 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (53 minutes).

About 36 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 central South 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 South San Francisco?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 35 minutes then, versus up to 72 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 39-mile drive usually takes 35 to 72 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 43 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Vallejo to South San Francisco?

Leaving around 8 am on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 72 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-80 West in Bay Area (30 miles) · US-101 South in Bay Area (5 miles)

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More drives

South San Francisco 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	35	45	55	67	56	46	44	42	41	41	44	42	45	40	38	37	36
Tue	35	46	61	71	62	51	46	42	40	41	44	43	47	44	38	37	36
Wed	35	45	61	70	60	49	48	43	41	40	43	46	55	48	38	37	36
Thu	35	46	62	72	61	51	48	44	43	43	48	51	61	50	40	37	36
Fri	35	41	47	51	47	42	42	42	44	45	49	51	56	50	43	39	36
Sat	36	36	36	37	38	41	50	52	52	51	53	50	52	50	44	41	38
Sun	36	36	36	36	37	38	43	46	50	51	52	49	50	48	45	41	36

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	45	55	67	56	46	44	42	41	41	44	42	45	40	38	37	36
Tue	35	46	61	71	62	51	46	42	40	41	44	43	47	44	38	37	36
Wed	35	45	61	70	60	49	48	43	41	40	43	46	55	48	38	37	36
Thu	35	46	62	72	61	51	48	44	43	43	48	51	61	50	40	37	36
Fri	35	41	47	51	47	42	42	42	44	45	49	51	56	50	43	39	36
Sat	36	36	36	37	38	41	50	52	52	51	53	50	52	50	44	41	38
Sun	36	36	36	36	37	38	43	46	50	51	52	49	50	48	45	41	36

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	45	55	67	56	46	44	42	41	41	44	42	45	40	38	37	36
Tue	35	46	61	71	62	51	46	42	40	41	44	43	47	44	38	37	36
Wed	35	45	61	70	60	49	48	43	41	40	43	46	55	48	38	37	36
Thu	35	46	62	72	61	51	48	44	43	43	48	51	61	50	40	37	36
Fri	35	41	47	51	47	42	42	42	44	45	49	51	56	50	43	39	36
Sat	36	36	36	37	38	41	50	52	52	51	53	50	52	50	44	41	38
Sun	36	36	36	36	37	38	43	46	50	51	52	49	50	48	45	41	36