Best Time to Drive from Fairfield to Berkeley

Right now (5:48 pm PDT): about 42 minutes via I-80 West, usually 40 at this time.

Only 78% 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 Berkeley 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	41	51	50	46	41	41	41	40	39	41	38	39	38	36	36	35
Tue	34	41	51	62	51	41	40	39	38	39	41	39	40	38	36	36	35
Wed	34	40	51	55	46	40	40	39	39	38	40	40	40	38	36	35	35
Thu	34	40	52	57	49	41	40	39	39	40	43	41	41	38	36	35	35
Fri	34	38	42	45	41	39	40	40	41	42	46	42	41	40	37	36	35
Sat	35	35	36	36	37	38	40	40	40	41	42	42	43	40	39	37	36
Sun	35	35	35	35	36	37	39	40	41	43	43	42	42	41	40	38	35

About this drive

On weekdays the 38-mile drive from Fairfield to Berkeley (via I-80 West) usually takes as little as 34 minutes and up to 63 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 40 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Sundays (43 minutes).

About 33 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (5 to 11 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Fairfield to central Berkeley 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 Berkeley?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 34 minutes then, versus up to 63 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 38-mile drive usually takes 34 to 63 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 40 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Fairfield to Berkeley?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 63 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-80 West in Bay Area (33 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	41	51	50	46	41	41	41	40	39	41	38	39	38	36	36	35
Tue	34	41	51	62	51	41	40	39	38	39	41	39	40	38	36	36	35
Wed	34	40	51	55	46	40	40	39	39	38	40	40	40	38	36	35	35
Thu	34	40	52	57	49	41	40	39	39	40	43	41	41	38	36	35	35
Fri	34	38	42	45	41	39	40	40	41	42	46	42	41	40	37	36	35
Sat	35	35	36	36	37	38	40	40	40	41	42	42	43	40	39	37	36
Sun	35	35	35	35	36	37	39	40	41	43	43	42	42	41	40	38	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	41	51	50	46	41	41	41	40	39	41	38	39	38	36	36	35
Tue	34	41	51	62	51	41	40	39	38	39	41	39	40	38	36	36	35
Wed	34	40	51	55	46	40	40	39	39	38	40	40	40	38	36	35	35
Thu	34	40	52	57	49	41	40	39	39	40	43	41	41	38	36	35	35
Fri	34	38	42	45	41	39	40	40	41	42	46	42	41	40	37	36	35
Sat	35	35	36	36	37	38	40	40	40	41	42	42	43	40	39	37	36
Sun	35	35	35	35	36	37	39	40	41	43	43	42	42	41	40	38	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	41	51	50	46	41	41	41	40	39	41	38	39	38	36	36	35
Tue	34	41	51	62	51	41	40	39	38	39	41	39	40	38	36	36	35
Wed	34	40	51	55	46	40	40	39	39	38	40	40	40	38	36	35	35
Thu	34	40	52	57	49	41	40	39	39	40	43	41	41	38	36	35	35
Fri	34	38	42	45	41	39	40	40	41	42	46	42	41	40	37	36	35
Sat	35	35	36	36	37	38	40	40	40	41	42	42	43	40	39	37	36
Sun	35	35	35	35	36	37	39	40	41	43	43	42	42	41	40	38	35