Get in
[edit]By car
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Vacaville is about 55 mi (89 km) northeast from San Francisco and 34 mi (55 km) southwest of Sacramento. Vacaville is accessed from Exit 51B (Pena Adobe Rd) through Exit 59 (Meridian Rd, Weber Rd) of I-80. Nearest BART station to Vacaville is the Concord Station, 35 mi (56 km) southwest, in Concord (via Concord Ave from Exit 52 of I-680).
. I-505 goes 32 mi (51 km) from I-5, near Dunnigan (exit 553 of I-5), to Exit 56 of I-80 in Vacaville. This serves as a short cut for travelers coming from Dunnigan or anywhere further north to the San Francisco Bay Area (via Vacaville) without going through Sacramento.
By bus
[edit]- 1 Greyhound Lines, (bus stop) Suisun/Fairfield Amtrak Station @ 177 Main St, Suisun City (Bus stop(s) next to the old Suisun/Fairfield Train Depot, behind/next to Family Cookie Co (302 Spring St).), ☏ +1 707 447-5989. Nearest Greyhound station/stop is Suisun City/Fairfield. They travel along I-80 between San Francisco, Oakland, Vallejo, Suisun City, Sacramento, Colfax, Roseville, Tuckee and/or Reno. There are no Greyhound stops in Vacaville proper nor do they have buses routed through I-505. Therefore, passengers going up towards Portland (or towards Los Angeles ) will have to transfer in Sacramento.
- 2 Solano Express (STA) 'Blue Line' route, Vacaville Transportation Center ((see linked website for additional stops)), ☏ +1 707 424-6075. Operates express buses between Sacramento and the Walnut Creek BART via UC Davis, Dixon P&R, Vacaville, Fairfield Transportation Center and Bernicia on the Blue Line Route. From Suisun City to Cerrito del Norte Plaza BART Station in El Cerritio via Fairfield on the Red and GX Lines. Difference between the two is that the Red Line bus makes an additional stop in Vallejo.
- Yolo Bus 'Your Ride' (Micro Transit Ride), ☏ +1 530 402-2891. M-Sa 8AM-4:30PM. Reservations required to arrange for a ride into Winters, CA in Yolo County. The regular fixed 220C route between Vacaville, Winters and UC Davis is suspended as of April 2020 till enough demand justifies its restart. Passengers can use the Solano Express Blue Line route to connect to other Yolo Bus routes in UC Davis.
By train
[edit]- 3 Amtrak Fairfield/Vacaville (Station ID: FFV), 4921 Vanden Rd (SE of the intersection of Vanden and Peabody Rd, 5.5 mi (8.9 km) south of Vacaville on Peabody Rd). Served by: the Capitol Corridor on its way between San Jose (via Oakland and Emeryville) and Auburn (east of Sacramento). The Capitol Corridor serves as a commuter train and therefore, operates more frequently than the other trains. As this is an unmanned platform with a shelter, tickets (or passes) should be purchased beforehand online or over the phone to be presented to the conductor at boarding. Travelers can transfer to the San Joaquins or the California Zeyphyr trains in Sacramento or to the Coast Starlight in either Sacramento, Oakland or San Jose. Amtrak operates a Thruway bus to San Francisco from Emeryville; from Martinez to Arcata; and from San Jose to Santa Cruz/Monterey.
Get around
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Map of Vacaville
By car
[edit]By bus
[edit]- 1 Vacaville City Coach (operated by City of Vacaville), ☏ +1 707 449-6000. 'City Coach' operates 5 fix route buses around town from the Vacaville Transportation center on Ulatis and Allison Dr.
See
[edit]- 1 Vacaville Museum, 213 Buck Ave (Along Buck Ave between West & Kentucky St), ☏ +1 707-447-4513. W - Su 1-4:30PM. Adults $3, students and seniors $2.
Do
[edit]Riverwalk park, west side of Highway 80.
- 1 Vacaville Ice Sports, 551 Davis St, ☏ +1 707-455-0225. Vacaville.
- Fiesta Days. Annual spring festival held downtown, including a parade.
Buy
[edit]- 1 Vacaville Premium Outlets, 321 Nut Tree Rd. A popular outlet mall.
Eat
[edit]- 1 In-and-Out Burger, 170 Nut Tree Pkwy.
- Murillo's Mexican Food. Two locations: 1591 E Monte Vista Ave and 633 Merchant St.
Drink
[edit]Sleep
[edit]- Best Western Heritage Inn, 1420 E Monte Vista Ave, ☏ +1 707 448-8453, fax: +1 707 447-8649.
- Courtyard Vacaville, 120 Nut Tree Parkway, ☏ +1 707 451-9000, toll-free: +1-888-451-8000, fax: +1 707 449-3952.
- Fairfield Inn Vacaville, 370 Orange Dr, ☏ +1 707 469-0800, fax: +1 707 469-0800.
- Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites, 151 Lawrence Dr, ☏ +1 707 451-3500.
- Motel 6, 107 Lawrence Dr, ☏ +1 707 447-5550, fax: +1 707 447-7625.
- Residence Inn Vacaville, 360 Orange Dr, ☏ +1 707 469-0300, fax: +1 707 469-0300.
Go next
[edit]- Lake Berryessa- 505 North to 128 West. About 75 minutes away.
- Napa- 80 West to 12 West to 29 North. About 30 minutes away.
- Sacramento- 80 East. About 40 minutes away.
| Routes through Vacaville |
| San Francisco ← Fairfield ← | W  E
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→ Dixon → Sacramento |
Redding via  ← Winters ←
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N  S
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