Best Time to Drive from Fairfield to Daly City

Right now (5:33 pm PDT): about 75 minutes via I-80 West, usually 65 at this time.

Only 75% 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 Daly City 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	48	62	74	72	65	62	59	56	55	54	56	55	57	52	49	49	48
Tue	48	62	80	86	73	63	59	54	53	54	57	57	69	56	49	49	48
Wed	47	61	76	77	69	64	60	55	54	53	57	64	73	58	50	49	48
Thu	48	61	77	79	70	64	61	57	56	57	62	68	82	59	51	49	48
Fri	47	56	62	62	59	55	54	55	57	58	63	62	67	59	53	50	48
Sat	48	48	49	49	51	54	65	68	66	65	65	65	67	62	56	53	49
Sun	48	48	48	48	49	51	56	59	65	66	66	63	64	61	57	53	48

About this drive

On weekdays the 53-mile drive from Fairfield to Daly City (via I-80 West) usually takes as little as 47 minutes and up to 88 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 56 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Saturdays (68 minutes).

About 49 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 Daly City 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 Daly City?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 47 minutes then, versus up to 88 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Fairfield to Daly City?

The 53-mile drive usually takes 47 to 88 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 56 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Fairfield to Daly City?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 88 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-80 West in Bay Area (46 miles) · I-280 South in Bay Area (3 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	48	62	74	72	65	62	59	56	55	54	56	55	57	52	49	49	48
Tue	48	62	80	86	73	63	59	54	53	54	57	57	69	56	49	49	48
Wed	47	61	76	77	69	64	60	55	54	53	57	64	73	58	50	49	48
Thu	48	61	77	79	70	64	61	57	56	57	62	68	82	59	51	49	48
Fri	47	56	62	62	59	55	54	55	57	58	63	62	67	59	53	50	48
Sat	48	48	49	49	51	54	65	68	66	65	65	65	67	62	56	53	49
Sun	48	48	48	48	49	51	56	59	65	66	66	63	64	61	57	53	48

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	48	62	74	72	65	62	59	56	55	54	56	55	57	52	49	49	48
Tue	48	62	80	86	73	63	59	54	53	54	57	57	69	56	49	49	48
Wed	47	61	76	77	69	64	60	55	54	53	57	64	73	58	50	49	48
Thu	48	61	77	79	70	64	61	57	56	57	62	68	82	59	51	49	48
Fri	47	56	62	62	59	55	54	55	57	58	63	62	67	59	53	50	48
Sat	48	48	49	49	51	54	65	68	66	65	65	65	67	62	56	53	49
Sun	48	48	48	48	49	51	56	59	65	66	66	63	64	61	57	53	48

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	48	62	74	72	65	62	59	56	55	54	56	55	57	52	49	49	48
Tue	48	62	80	86	73	63	59	54	53	54	57	57	69	56	49	49	48
Wed	47	61	76	77	69	64	60	55	54	53	57	64	73	58	50	49	48
Thu	48	61	77	79	70	64	61	57	56	57	62	68	82	59	51	49	48
Fri	47	56	62	62	59	55	54	55	57	58	63	62	67	59	53	50	48
Sat	48	48	49	49	51	54	65	68	66	65	65	65	67	62	56	53	49
Sun	48	48	48	48	49	51	56	59	65	66	66	63	64	61	57	53	48