Best Time to Drive from Danville to Fairfield

Right now (6:50 pm PDT): about 39 minutes via I-680 North, usually 40 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 Danville 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	37	39	39	38	38	38	39	39	42	46	48	41	36	35	35
Tue	35	36	37	41	42	38	38	38	38	39	45	54	55	47	37	35	35
Wed	35	36	37	40	40	38	38	38	38	39	46	54	59	49	39	35	35
Thu	35	35	37	42	41	38	38	38	39	39	47	55	59	48	39	36	35
Fri	35	36	36	37	38	38	38	39	40	46	54	59	59	49	40	36	35
Sat	35	35	35	35	35	36	37	38	38	38	38	39	38	36	36	35	35
Sun	35	35	35	35	35	36	36	37	37	37	36	36	36	36	36	36	35

About this drive

On weekdays the 38-mile drive from Danville to Fairfield (via I-680 North) usually takes as little as 35 minutes and up to 59 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 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 (39 minutes).

About 35 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 7 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Danville 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 Danville to Fairfield?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 35 minutes then, versus up to 59 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 38-mile drive usually takes 35 to 59 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 39 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Danville to Fairfield?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 59 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-680 North in Bay Area (32 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	35	36	37	39	39	38	38	38	39	39	42	46	48	41	36	35	35
Tue	35	36	37	41	42	38	38	38	38	39	45	54	55	47	37	35	35
Wed	35	36	37	40	40	38	38	38	38	39	46	54	59	49	39	35	35
Thu	35	35	37	42	41	38	38	38	39	39	47	55	59	48	39	36	35
Fri	35	36	36	37	38	38	38	39	40	46	54	59	59	49	40	36	35
Sat	35	35	35	35	35	36	37	38	38	38	38	39	38	36	36	35	35
Sun	35	35	35	35	35	36	36	37	37	37	36	36	36	36	36	36	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	36	37	39	39	38	38	38	39	39	42	46	48	41	36	35	35
Tue	35	36	37	41	42	38	38	38	38	39	45	54	55	47	37	35	35
Wed	35	36	37	40	40	38	38	38	38	39	46	54	59	49	39	35	35
Thu	35	35	37	42	41	38	38	38	39	39	47	55	59	48	39	36	35
Fri	35	36	36	37	38	38	38	39	40	46	54	59	59	49	40	36	35
Sat	35	35	35	35	35	36	37	38	38	38	38	39	38	36	36	35	35
Sun	35	35	35	35	35	36	36	37	37	37	36	36	36	36	36	36	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	36	37	39	39	38	38	38	39	39	42	46	48	41	36	35	35
Tue	35	36	37	41	42	38	38	38	38	39	45	54	55	47	37	35	35
Wed	35	36	37	40	40	38	38	38	38	39	46	54	59	49	39	35	35
Thu	35	35	37	42	41	38	38	38	39	39	47	55	59	48	39	36	35
Fri	35	36	36	37	38	38	38	39	40	46	54	59	59	49	40	36	35
Sat	35	35	35	35	35	36	37	38	38	38	38	39	38	36	36	35	35
Sun	35	35	35	35	35	36	36	37	37	37	36	36	36	36	36	36	35