Best Time to Drive from Fairfield to Citrus Heights

Right now (6:48 pm PDT): about 57 minutes via I-80 East, usually 54 at this time.

Only 73% 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 Citrus Heights 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	53	54	57	56	57	60	60	62	62	63	65	64	60	57	54	54	54
Tue	53	55	58	57	57	58	58	59	60	61	66	70	64	57	54	54	53
Wed	53	55	58	57	58	58	59	59	59	60	64	69	62	57	54	54	53
Thu	53	55	56	58	57	57	59	59	60	62	70	69	65	57	55	54	53
Fri	53	54	56	56	56	57	58	60	63	69	72	72	67	64	59	56	53
Sat	54	53	53	54	55	57	58	59	61	62	64	61	60	60	56	55	53
Sun	53	53	53	53	53	54	56	57	57	56	59	56	55	55	54	55	53

About this drive

On weekdays the 58-mile drive from Fairfield to Citrus Heights (via I-80 East) usually takes as little as 53 minutes and up to 72 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 10 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 60 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (64 minutes).

About 54 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (5 to 7 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Fairfield to central Citrus Heights 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 Citrus Heights?

On weekdays, leave before 10 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 53 minutes then, versus up to 72 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Fairfield to Citrus Heights?

The 58-mile drive usually takes 53 to 72 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 60 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Fairfield to Citrus Heights?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 72 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-80 East in Sacramento (39 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
Mon	53	54	57	56	57	60	60	62	62	63	65	64	60	57	54	54	54
Tue	53	55	58	57	57	58	58	59	60	61	66	70	64	57	54	54	53
Wed	53	55	58	57	58	58	59	59	59	60	64	69	62	57	54	54	53
Thu	53	55	56	58	57	57	59	59	60	62	70	69	65	57	55	54	53
Fri	53	54	56	56	56	57	58	60	63	69	72	72	67	64	59	56	53
Sat	54	53	53	54	55	57	58	59	61	62	64	61	60	60	56	55	53
Sun	53	53	53	53	53	54	56	57	57	56	59	56	55	55	54	55	53

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	54	57	56	57	60	60	62	62	63	65	64	60	57	54	54	54
Tue	53	55	58	57	57	58	58	59	60	61	66	70	64	57	54	54	53
Wed	53	55	58	57	58	58	59	59	59	60	64	69	62	57	54	54	53
Thu	53	55	56	58	57	57	59	59	60	62	70	69	65	57	55	54	53
Fri	53	54	56	56	56	57	58	60	63	69	72	72	67	64	59	56	53
Sat	54	53	53	54	55	57	58	59	61	62	64	61	60	60	56	55	53
Sun	53	53	53	53	53	54	56	57	57	56	59	56	55	55	54	55	53

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	54	57	56	57	60	60	62	62	63	65	64	60	57	54	54	54
Tue	53	55	58	57	57	58	58	59	60	61	66	70	64	57	54	54	53
Wed	53	55	58	57	58	58	59	59	59	60	64	69	62	57	54	54	53
Thu	53	55	56	58	57	57	59	59	60	62	70	69	65	57	55	54	53
Fri	53	54	56	56	56	57	58	60	63	69	72	72	67	64	59	56	53
Sat	54	53	53	54	55	57	58	59	61	62	64	61	60	60	56	55	53
Sun	53	53	53	53	53	54	56	57	57	56	59	56	55	55	54	55	53