Best Time to Drive from Fairfield to Cupertino

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 86 minutes via I-680 South, usually 87 at this time.

Only 49% 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 Cupertino 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	80	103	114	107	95	89	88	88	87	90	92	93	93	83	80	80	80
Tue	79	108	135	122	104	92	87	86	86	90	95	101	100	85	80	80	80
Wed	80	104	127	116	102	91	88	87	86	92	96	103	102	85	80	80	80
Thu	79	102	127	116	105	92	87	87	86	92	97	103	103	86	81	80	80
Fri	79	89	94	90	87	87	86	86	86	94	99	98	99	88	82	80	80
Sat	80	80	81	81	82	84	85	86	86	87	87	87	87	85	82	81	80
Sun	80	80	80	80	81	82	84	85	85	86	86	87	87	86	84	83	80

About this drive

On weekdays the 89-mile drive from Fairfield to Cupertino (via I-680 South) usually takes as little as 79 minutes and up to 135 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 87 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (87 minutes).

About 84 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (6 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 Cupertino 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 Cupertino?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 79 minutes then, versus up to 135 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 89-mile drive usually takes 79 to 135 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 87 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Fairfield to Cupertino?

Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 135 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-680 South in Bay Area (70 miles) · I-280 North in Bay Area (9 miles) · I-80 West in Bay Area (5 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	80	103	114	107	95	89	88	88	87	90	92	93	93	83	80	80	80
Tue	79	108	135	122	104	92	87	86	86	90	95	101	100	85	80	80	80
Wed	80	104	127	116	102	91	88	87	86	92	96	103	102	85	80	80	80
Thu	79	102	127	116	105	92	87	87	86	92	97	103	103	86	81	80	80
Fri	79	89	94	90	87	87	86	86	86	94	99	98	99	88	82	80	80
Sat	80	80	81	81	82	84	85	86	86	87	87	87	87	85	82	81	80
Sun	80	80	80	80	81	82	84	85	85	86	86	87	87	86	84	83	80

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	80	103	114	107	95	89	88	88	87	90	92	93	93	83	80	80	80
Tue	79	108	135	122	104	92	87	86	86	90	95	101	100	85	80	80	80
Wed	80	104	127	116	102	91	88	87	86	92	96	103	102	85	80	80	80
Thu	79	102	127	116	105	92	87	87	86	92	97	103	103	86	81	80	80
Fri	79	89	94	90	87	87	86	86	86	94	99	98	99	88	82	80	80
Sat	80	80	81	81	82	84	85	86	86	87	87	87	87	85	82	81	80
Sun	80	80	80	80	81	82	84	85	85	86	86	87	87	86	84	83	80

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	80	103	114	107	95	89	88	88	87	90	92	93	93	83	80	80	80
Tue	79	108	135	122	104	92	87	86	86	90	95	101	100	85	80	80	80
Wed	80	104	127	116	102	91	88	87	86	92	96	103	102	85	80	80	80
Thu	79	102	127	116	105	92	87	87	86	92	97	103	103	86	81	80	80
Fri	79	89	94	90	87	87	86	86	86	94	99	98	99	88	82	80	80
Sat	80	80	81	81	82	84	85	86	86	87	87	87	87	85	82	81	80
Sun	80	80	80	80	81	82	84	85	85	86	86	87	87	86	84	83	80