Best Time to Drive from Daly City to Fairfield

Right now (9:35 pm PST): about 49 minutes via I-80 East, usually 49 at this time.

Only 49% 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 Daly City 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	49	51	52	58	60	55	54	54	54	56	64	68	72	62	53	51	50
Tue	50	51	52	60	62	54	54	54	54	56	68	75	79	67	54	52	50
Wed	50	51	53	60	62	56	54	54	54	57	69	80	84	69	56	52	50
Thu	50	51	52	61	61	56	54	54	54	57	67	78	82	68	57	52	50
Fri	50	51	52	56	55	54	56	57	58	66	78	86	83	68	57	52	50
Sat	50	50	50	50	51	52	56	56	57	56	57	57	57	53	52	52	50
Sun	50	50	49	49	50	51	52	55	55	56	56	56	54	53	54	52	50

About this drive

On weekdays the 54-mile drive from Daly City to Fairfield (via I-80 East) usually takes as little as 49 minutes and up to 86 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 8 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 55 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (57 minutes).

About 48 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (7 to 10 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Daly City 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 Daly City to Fairfield?

On weekdays, leave before 8 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 49 minutes then, versus up to 86 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Daly City to Fairfield?

The 54-mile drive usually takes 49 to 86 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 55 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Daly City to Fairfield?

Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 86 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-80 East in Bay Area (40 miles) · I-280 North in Bay Area (4 miles) · US-101 North in Bay Area (4 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	51	52	58	60	55	54	54	54	56	64	68	72	62	53	51	50
Tue	50	51	52	60	62	54	54	54	54	56	68	75	79	67	54	52	50
Wed	50	51	53	60	62	56	54	54	54	57	69	80	84	69	56	52	50
Thu	50	51	52	61	61	56	54	54	54	57	67	78	82	68	57	52	50
Fri	50	51	52	56	55	54	56	57	58	66	78	86	83	68	57	52	50
Sat	50	50	50	50	51	52	56	56	57	56	57	57	57	53	52	52	50
Sun	50	50	49	49	50	51	52	55	55	56	56	56	54	53	54	52	50

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	51	52	58	60	55	54	54	54	56	64	68	72	62	53	51	50
Tue	50	51	52	60	62	54	54	54	54	56	68	75	79	67	54	52	50
Wed	50	51	53	60	62	56	54	54	54	57	69	80	84	69	56	52	50
Thu	50	51	52	61	61	56	54	54	54	57	67	78	82	68	57	52	50
Fri	50	51	52	56	55	54	56	57	58	66	78	86	83	68	57	52	50
Sat	50	50	50	50	51	52	56	56	57	56	57	57	57	53	52	52	50
Sun	50	50	49	49	50	51	52	55	55	56	56	56	54	53	54	52	50

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	51	52	58	60	55	54	54	54	56	64	68	72	62	53	51	50
Tue	50	51	52	60	62	54	54	54	54	56	68	75	79	67	54	52	50
Wed	50	51	53	60	62	56	54	54	54	57	69	80	84	69	56	52	50
Thu	50	51	52	61	61	56	54	54	54	57	67	78	82	68	57	52	50
Fri	50	51	52	56	55	54	56	57	58	66	78	86	83	68	57	52	50
Sat	50	50	50	50	51	52	56	56	57	56	57	57	57	53	52	52	50
Sun	50	50	49	49	50	51	52	55	55	56	56	56	54	53	54	52	50