Best Time to Drive from Fairfield to North Highlands

Right now (6:51 pm PDT): about 51 minutes via I-80 East, usually 54 at this time.

Only 70% 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 North Highlands 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	54	54	57	57	58	58	58	60	61	59	55	52	51	51
Tue	51	53	56	56	55	55	56	56	57	57	61	65	62	55	51	51	50
Wed	51	53	56	56	55	56	56	56	56	58	61	67	62	55	52	51	51
Thu	51	53	55	56	54	55	57	57	57	59	64	65	64	56	52	51	50
Fri	51	52	55	54	55	55	55	57	60	65	68	67	64	61	56	53	51
Sat	51	51	51	51	53	54	55	56	57	58	58	57	56	57	54	52	50
Sun	51	50	50	50	51	52	53	54	54	53	54	54	54	54	53	53	50

About this drive

On weekdays the 54-mile drive from Fairfield to North Highlands (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 57 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (59 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 North Highlands 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 North Highlands?

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 North Highlands?

The 54-mile drive usually takes 50 to 69 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 57 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Fairfield to North Highlands?

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
Mon	50	52	55	54	54	57	57	58	58	58	60	61	59	55	52	51	51
Tue	51	53	56	56	55	55	56	56	57	57	61	65	62	55	51	51	50
Wed	51	53	56	56	55	56	56	56	56	58	61	67	62	55	52	51	51
Thu	51	53	55	56	54	55	57	57	57	59	64	65	64	56	52	51	50
Fri	51	52	55	54	55	55	55	57	60	65	68	67	64	61	56	53	51
Sat	51	51	51	51	53	54	55	56	57	58	58	57	56	57	54	52	50
Sun	51	50	50	50	51	52	53	54	54	53	54	54	54	54	53	53	50

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	50	52	55	54	54	57	57	58	58	58	60	61	59	55	52	51	51
Tue	51	53	56	56	55	55	56	56	57	57	61	65	62	55	51	51	50
Wed	51	53	56	56	55	56	56	56	56	58	61	67	62	55	52	51	51
Thu	51	53	55	56	54	55	57	57	57	59	64	65	64	56	52	51	50
Fri	51	52	55	54	55	55	55	57	60	65	68	67	64	61	56	53	51
Sat	51	51	51	51	53	54	55	56	57	58	58	57	56	57	54	52	50
Sun	51	50	50	50	51	52	53	54	54	53	54	54	54	54	53	53	50

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	50	52	55	54	54	57	57	58	58	58	60	61	59	55	52	51	51
Tue	51	53	56	56	55	55	56	56	57	57	61	65	62	55	51	51	50
Wed	51	53	56	56	55	56	56	56	56	58	61	67	62	55	52	51	51
Thu	51	53	55	56	54	55	57	57	57	59	64	65	64	56	52	51	50
Fri	51	52	55	54	55	55	55	57	60	65	68	67	64	61	56	53	51
Sat	51	51	51	51	53	54	55	56	57	58	58	57	56	57	54	52	50
Sun	51	50	50	50	51	52	53	54	54	53	54	54	54	54	53	53	50