Best Time to Drive from Davis to Fairfield

Right now (7:35 pm PDT): about 27 minutes via I-80 West, usually 28 at this time.

Only 72% 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 Davis 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	27	30	32	31	32	32	32	32	32	31	30	29	29	28	27	27	28
Tue	27	29	31	31	32	32	31	31	30	30	29	29	29	28	28	27	28
Wed	27	29	31	31	33	34	33	32	31	30	30	29	29	28	28	27	27
Thu	27	29	31	31	33	33	31	30	31	30	30	29	29	28	28	27	27
Fri	27	29	31	31	33	33	33	34	34	33	34	36	33	30	28	28	27
Sat	27	27	28	28	29	32	40	41	39	38	36	35	31	29	28	28	27
Sun	27	27	27	27	28	29	34	39	42	41	39	38	38	34	32	30	28

About this drive

On weekdays the 30-mile drive from Davis to Fairfield (via I-80 West) usually takes as little as 27 minutes and up to 36 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 5:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 31 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Sundays (42 minutes).

About 27 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 6 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Davis 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 Davis to Fairfield?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 5:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 27 minutes then, versus up to 36 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 30-mile drive usually takes 27 to 36 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 31 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Davis to Fairfield?

Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 36 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-80 West in Sacramento (12 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

Fairfield to Davis (return trip) · Davis to Sacramento · Davis to Roseville · Davis to Elk Grove · Davis to Folsom · Davis to SMF · Davis to San Francisco · Davis to Oakland · Davis to Stockton · Davis to Santa Rosa · Davis to Hayward · Davis to Concord

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	27	30	32	31	32	32	32	32	32	31	30	29	29	28	27	27	28
Tue	27	29	31	31	32	32	31	31	30	30	29	29	29	28	28	27	28
Wed	27	29	31	31	33	34	33	32	31	30	30	29	29	28	28	27	27
Thu	27	29	31	31	33	33	31	30	31	30	30	29	29	28	28	27	27
Fri	27	29	31	31	33	33	33	34	34	33	34	36	33	30	28	28	27
Sat	27	27	28	28	29	32	40	41	39	38	36	35	31	29	28	28	27
Sun	27	27	27	27	28	29	34	39	42	41	39	38	38	34	32	30	28

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	27	30	32	31	32	32	32	32	32	31	30	29	29	28	27	27	28
Tue	27	29	31	31	32	32	31	31	30	30	29	29	29	28	28	27	28
Wed	27	29	31	31	33	34	33	32	31	30	30	29	29	28	28	27	27
Thu	27	29	31	31	33	33	31	30	31	30	30	29	29	28	28	27	27
Fri	27	29	31	31	33	33	33	34	34	33	34	36	33	30	28	28	27
Sat	27	27	28	28	29	32	40	41	39	38	36	35	31	29	28	28	27
Sun	27	27	27	27	28	29	34	39	42	41	39	38	38	34	32	30	28

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	27	30	32	31	32	32	32	32	32	31	30	29	29	28	27	27	28
Tue	27	29	31	31	32	32	31	31	30	30	29	29	29	28	28	27	28
Wed	27	29	31	31	33	34	33	32	31	30	30	29	29	28	28	27	27
Thu	27	29	31	31	33	33	31	30	31	30	30	29	29	28	28	27	27
Fri	27	29	31	31	33	33	33	34	34	33	34	36	33	30	28	28	27
Sat	27	27	28	28	29	32	40	41	39	38	36	35	31	29	28	28	27
Sun	27	27	27	27	28	29	34	39	42	41	39	38	38	34	32	30	28