Best Time to Drive from Berkeley to Fairfield

Right now (5:48 pm PDT): about 59 minutes via I-80 East, usually 48 at this time.

Only 77% 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 Berkeley to Fairfield 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	36	38	39	41	39	40	39	40	39	44	45	49	42	37	36	35
Tue	35	36	38	40	40	39	38	38	38	39	45	52	57	48	39	36	35
Wed	35	36	39	39	41	39	38	38	38	39	45	54	61	49	39	36	35
Thu	35	36	38	40	41	39	39	39	39	40	47	56	61	49	41	36	35
Fri	35	36	37	38	39	38	39	40	42	45	55	59	56	48	41	37	35
Sat	35	35	35	35	35	37	41	41	41	40	41	42	41	39	38	37	36
Sun	35	35	35	34	35	35	38	39	40	41	40	39	39	38	38	37	35

About this drive

On weekdays the 37-mile drive from Berkeley to Fairfield (via I-80 East) usually takes as little as 34 minutes and up to 61 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 39 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (42 minutes).

About 33 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (6 to 12 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Berkeley to central Fairfield 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 Berkeley to Fairfield?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 34 minutes then, versus up to 61 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Berkeley to Fairfield?

The 37-mile drive usually takes 34 to 61 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 39 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Berkeley to Fairfield?

Leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 61 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-80 East in Bay Area (33 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	36	38	39	41	39	40	39	40	39	44	45	49	42	37	36	35
Tue	35	36	38	40	40	39	38	38	38	39	45	52	57	48	39	36	35
Wed	35	36	39	39	41	39	38	38	38	39	45	54	61	49	39	36	35
Thu	35	36	38	40	41	39	39	39	39	40	47	56	61	49	41	36	35
Fri	35	36	37	38	39	38	39	40	42	45	55	59	56	48	41	37	35
Sat	35	35	35	35	35	37	41	41	41	40	41	42	41	39	38	37	36
Sun	35	35	35	34	35	35	38	39	40	41	40	39	39	38	38	37	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	36	38	39	41	39	40	39	40	39	44	45	49	42	37	36	35
Tue	35	36	38	40	40	39	38	38	38	39	45	52	57	48	39	36	35
Wed	35	36	39	39	41	39	38	38	38	39	45	54	61	49	39	36	35
Thu	35	36	38	40	41	39	39	39	39	40	47	56	61	49	41	36	35
Fri	35	36	37	38	39	38	39	40	42	45	55	59	56	48	41	37	35
Sat	35	35	35	35	35	37	41	41	41	40	41	42	41	39	38	37	36
Sun	35	35	35	34	35	35	38	39	40	41	40	39	39	38	38	37	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	36	38	39	41	39	40	39	40	39	44	45	49	42	37	36	35
Tue	35	36	38	40	40	39	38	38	38	39	45	52	57	48	39	36	35
Wed	35	36	39	39	41	39	38	38	38	39	45	54	61	49	39	36	35
Thu	35	36	38	40	41	39	39	39	39	40	47	56	61	49	41	36	35
Fri	35	36	37	38	39	38	39	40	42	45	55	59	56	48	41	37	35
Sat	35	35	35	35	35	37	41	41	41	40	41	42	41	39	38	37	36
Sun	35	35	35	34	35	35	38	39	40	41	40	39	39	38	38	37	35