Best Time to Drive from Walnut Creek to Vacaville

Right now (6:34 pm PDT): about 39 minutes via I-680 North and I-80 East, usually 41 at this time.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Walnut Creek to Vacaville 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	34	35	36	38	39	38	38	38	38	38	40	41	43	39	35	35	35
Tue	34	35	37	40	40	38	38	38	38	38	40	45	45	40	36	35	34
Wed	34	36	36	39	39	38	38	38	38	38	42	44	47	42	36	35	34
Thu	34	35	36	40	40	37	37	38	38	38	42	47	46	41	37	35	34
Fri	34	35	36	36	37	37	38	39	40	42	46	49	48	44	38	35	34
Sat	34	35	35	35	35	36	37	38	37	37	37	37	37	36	35	35	34
Sun	34	34	34	35	35	35	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	34

About this drive

On weekdays the 38-mile drive from Walnut Creek to Vacaville (via I-680 North and I-80 East) usually takes as little as 34 minutes and up to 49 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 8 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 38 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Saturdays (38 minutes).

About 35 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (3 to 5 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Walnut Creek to central Vacaville 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 Walnut Creek to Vacaville?

On weekdays, leave before 8 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 34 minutes then, versus up to 49 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Walnut Creek to Vacaville?

The 38-mile drive usually takes 34 to 49 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 38 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Walnut Creek to Vacaville?

Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 49 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-680 North in Bay Area (24 miles) · I-80 East in Bay Area (11 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	35	36	38	39	38	38	38	38	38	40	41	43	39	35	35	35
Tue	34	35	37	40	40	38	38	38	38	38	40	45	45	40	36	35	34
Wed	34	36	36	39	39	38	38	38	38	38	42	44	47	42	36	35	34
Thu	34	35	36	40	40	37	37	38	38	38	42	47	46	41	37	35	34
Fri	34	35	36	36	37	37	38	39	40	42	46	49	48	44	38	35	34
Sat	34	35	35	35	35	36	37	38	37	37	37	37	37	36	35	35	34
Sun	34	34	34	35	35	35	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	35	36	38	39	38	38	38	38	38	40	41	43	39	35	35	35
Tue	34	35	37	40	40	38	38	38	38	38	40	45	45	40	36	35	34
Wed	34	36	36	39	39	38	38	38	38	38	42	44	47	42	36	35	34
Thu	34	35	36	40	40	37	37	38	38	38	42	47	46	41	37	35	34
Fri	34	35	36	36	37	37	38	39	40	42	46	49	48	44	38	35	34
Sat	34	35	35	35	35	36	37	38	37	37	37	37	37	36	35	35	34
Sun	34	34	34	35	35	35	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	35	36	38	39	38	38	38	38	38	40	41	43	39	35	35	35
Tue	34	35	37	40	40	38	38	38	38	38	40	45	45	40	36	35	34
Wed	34	36	36	39	39	38	38	38	38	38	42	44	47	42	36	35	34
Thu	34	35	36	40	40	37	37	38	38	38	42	47	46	41	37	35	34
Fri	34	35	36	36	37	37	38	39	40	42	46	49	48	44	38	35	34
Sat	34	35	35	35	35	36	37	38	37	37	37	37	37	36	35	35	34
Sun	34	34	34	35	35	35	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	34