Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from El Dorado Hills to Fairfield
Right now (7:06 pm PDT): about 66 minutes via US-50 West and I-80 West, usually 66 at this time.
Only 74% 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
| Leave | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 64 | 70 | 73 | 74 | 74 | 72 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 70 | 70 | 73 | 72 | 66 | 65 | 65 | 64 |
| Tue | 64 | 69 | 74 | 76 | 75 | 71 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 71 | 77 | 76 | 68 | 65 | 65 | 64 |
| Wed | 63 | 69 | 73 | 76 | 75 | 72 | 71 | 70 | 69 | 70 | 73 | 76 | 77 | 69 | 65 | 65 | 64 |
| Thu | 64 | 69 | 73 | 76 | 75 | 71 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 71 | 73 | 76 | 80 | 68 | 65 | 65 | 65 |
| Fri | 64 | 68 | 69 | 71 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 74 | 80 | 89 | 85 | 71 | 66 | 65 | 64 |
| Sat | 64 | 64 | 65 | 66 | 67 | 75 | 81 | 78 | 77 | 74 | 73 | 70 | 69 | 67 | 66 | 66 | 64 |
| Sun | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 66 | 68 | 74 | 78 | 84 | 79 | 78 | 78 | 74 | 71 | 69 | 67 | 64 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 71-mile drive from El Dorado Hills to Fairfield (via US-50 West and I-80 West) usually takes as little as 63 minutes and up to 89 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 70 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Sundays (84 minutes).
About 64 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (8 to 10 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central El Dorado Hills 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 El Dorado Hills to Fairfield?
On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 63 minutes then, versus up to 89 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from El Dorado Hills to Fairfield?
The 71-mile drive usually takes 63 to 89 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 70 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from El Dorado Hills to Fairfield?
Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 89 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
US-50 West in Sacramento (32 miles) · I-80 West in Sacramento (17 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 El Dorado Hills (return trip) · El Dorado Hills to Sacramento · El Dorado Hills to Stockton