Best Time to Drive from Cupertino to Fairfield

Right now (6:34 pm PDT): about 120 minutes via I-680 North, usually 94 at this time.

Only 79% 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 Cupertino 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	80	81	85	89	87	87	86	87	87	94	114	118	109	98	83	81	79
Tue	79	81	86	93	89	86	86	86	87	96	131	142	136	124	98	82	78
Wed	79	81	86	92	89	86	86	86	87	100	134	141	137	124	99	83	79
Thu	79	81	86	94	89	86	86	86	88	99	134	144	134	117	97	84	79
Fri	79	80	83	86	85	85	86	88	94	111	132	133	118	101	88	82	79
Sat	79	79	79	80	81	83	84	85	86	87	89	87	86	83	82	81	79
Sun	79	79	79	79	79	81	82	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	81	79

About this drive

On weekdays the 88-mile drive from Cupertino to Fairfield (via I-680 North) usually takes as little as 78 minutes and up to 145 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 89 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (89 minutes).

About 84 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (4 to 8 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Cupertino 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 Cupertino to Fairfield?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 78 minutes then, versus up to 145 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 88-mile drive usually takes 78 to 145 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 89 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Cupertino to Fairfield?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 145 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-680 North in Bay Area (70 miles) · I-280 South in Bay Area (12 miles) · I-80 East in Bay Area (3 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	80	81	85	89	87	87	86	87	87	94	114	118	109	98	83	81	79
Tue	79	81	86	93	89	86	86	86	87	96	131	142	136	124	98	82	78
Wed	79	81	86	92	89	86	86	86	87	100	134	141	137	124	99	83	79
Thu	79	81	86	94	89	86	86	86	88	99	134	144	134	117	97	84	79
Fri	79	80	83	86	85	85	86	88	94	111	132	133	118	101	88	82	79
Sat	79	79	79	80	81	83	84	85	86	87	89	87	86	83	82	81	79
Sun	79	79	79	79	79	81	82	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	81	79

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	80	81	85	89	87	87	86	87	87	94	114	118	109	98	83	81	79
Tue	79	81	86	93	89	86	86	86	87	96	131	142	136	124	98	82	78
Wed	79	81	86	92	89	86	86	86	87	100	134	141	137	124	99	83	79
Thu	79	81	86	94	89	86	86	86	88	99	134	144	134	117	97	84	79
Fri	79	80	83	86	85	85	86	88	94	111	132	133	118	101	88	82	79
Sat	79	79	79	80	81	83	84	85	86	87	89	87	86	83	82	81	79
Sun	79	79	79	79	79	81	82	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	81	79

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	80	81	85	89	87	87	86	87	87	94	114	118	109	98	83	81	79
Tue	79	81	86	93	89	86	86	86	87	96	131	142	136	124	98	82	78
Wed	79	81	86	92	89	86	86	86	87	100	134	141	137	124	99	83	79
Thu	79	81	86	94	89	86	86	86	88	99	134	144	134	117	97	84	79
Fri	79	80	83	86	85	85	86	88	94	111	132	133	118	101	88	82	79
Sat	79	79	79	80	81	83	84	85	86	87	89	87	86	83	82	81	79
Sun	79	79	79	79	79	81	82	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	81	79