Best Time to Drive from Citrus Heights to Fairfield

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 63 minutes via I-80 West, usually 61 at this time.

Only 36% 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 Citrus Heights 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	53	59	63	64	62	60	60	60	60	59	58	59	58	55	55	55	54
Tue	53	58	65	68	63	60	59	59	59	58	59	59	59	56	54	55	54
Wed	53	58	64	66	62	61	60	59	59	59	59	59	60	56	55	55	54
Thu	53	58	63	65	62	61	58	59	59	59	60	60	60	57	54	55	54
Fri	53	58	59	60	61	60	61	61	62	62	64	65	63	59	55	54	54
Sat	54	54	55	55	56	61	65	66	65	63	62	59	57	55	56	55	54
Sun	54	54	54	54	55	57	62	65	66	66	67	65	64	61	59	57	54

About this drive

On weekdays the 59-mile drive from Citrus Heights to Fairfield (via I-80 West) usually takes as little as 53 minutes and up to 71 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 60 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Saturdays (67 minutes).

About 53 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (7 to 9 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Citrus Heights 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 Citrus Heights to Fairfield?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 53 minutes then, versus up to 71 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Citrus Heights to Fairfield?

The 59-mile drive usually takes 53 to 71 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 60 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Citrus Heights to Fairfield?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 71 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-80 West in Sacramento (39 miles) · I-80 West in Bay Area (10 miles)

Sacramento traffic right now · Sacramento traffic tomorrow · Bay Area traffic right now · Bay Area traffic tomorrow

More drives

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	59	63	64	62	60	60	60	60	59	58	59	58	55	55	55	54
Tue	53	58	65	68	63	60	59	59	59	58	59	59	59	56	54	55	54
Wed	53	58	64	66	62	61	60	59	59	59	59	59	60	56	55	55	54
Thu	53	58	63	65	62	61	58	59	59	59	60	60	60	57	54	55	54
Fri	53	58	59	60	61	60	61	61	62	62	64	65	63	59	55	54	54
Sat	54	54	55	55	56	61	65	66	65	63	62	59	57	55	56	55	54
Sun	54	54	54	54	55	57	62	65	66	66	67	65	64	61	59	57	54

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	59	63	64	62	60	60	60	60	59	58	59	58	55	55	55	54
Tue	53	58	65	68	63	60	59	59	59	58	59	59	59	56	54	55	54
Wed	53	58	64	66	62	61	60	59	59	59	59	59	60	56	55	55	54
Thu	53	58	63	65	62	61	58	59	59	59	60	60	60	57	54	55	54
Fri	53	58	59	60	61	60	61	61	62	62	64	65	63	59	55	54	54
Sat	54	54	55	55	56	61	65	66	65	63	62	59	57	55	56	55	54
Sun	54	54	54	54	55	57	62	65	66	66	67	65	64	61	59	57	54

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	59	63	64	62	60	60	60	60	59	58	59	58	55	55	55	54
Tue	53	58	65	68	63	60	59	59	59	58	59	59	59	56	54	55	54
Wed	53	58	64	66	62	61	60	59	59	59	59	59	60	56	55	55	54
Thu	53	58	63	65	62	61	58	59	59	59	60	60	60	57	54	55	54
Fri	53	58	59	60	61	60	61	61	62	62	64	65	63	59	55	54	54
Sat	54	54	55	55	56	61	65	66	65	63	62	59	57	55	56	55	54
Sun	54	54	54	54	55	57	62	65	66	66	67	65	64	61	59	57	54