Best Time to Drive from Fairfield to Arden-Arcade

Right now (5:51 pm PDT): about 59 minutes via I-80 East, usually 52 at this time.

Only 69% 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 Fairfield to Arden-Arcade 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	50	52	55	55	55	57	57	59	59	60	62	60	58	54	51	51	51
Tue	50	52	55	56	55	55	55	56	57	58	63	67	62	54	51	51	50
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Thu	50	52	54	56	54	54	57	57	57	60	67	66	63	54	52	51	50
Fri	51	52	54	54	54	54	55	57	60	66	69	69	64	61	56	53	50
Sat	51	50	50	51	53	54	56	56	58	59	61	58	58	57	53	52	50
Sun	51	50	50	50	51	52	53	54	54	53	56	53	53	52	52	53	50

About this drive

On weekdays the 54-mile drive from Fairfield to Arden-Arcade (via I-80 East) usually takes as little as 50 minutes and up to 69 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 58 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (61 minutes).

About 48 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (8 to 12 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Fairfield to central Arden-Arcade 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 Fairfield to Arden-Arcade?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 50 minutes then, versus up to 69 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Fairfield to Arden-Arcade?

The 54-mile drive usually takes 50 to 69 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 58 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Fairfield to Arden-Arcade?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 69 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-80 East in Sacramento (33 miles) · I-80 East in Bay Area (14 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
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Fri	51	52	54	54	54	54	55	57	60	66	69	69	64	61	56	53	50
Sat	51	50	50	51	53	54	56	56	58	59	61	58	58	57	53	52	50
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Tue	50	52	55	56	55	55	55	56	57	58	63	67	62	54	51	51	50
Wed	50	52	56	56	55	55	56	56	56	57	61	67	60	54	52	51	50
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Fri	51	52	54	54	54	54	55	57	60	66	69	69	64	61	56	53	50
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