Best Time to Drive from Fairfield to Oakland

Right now (7:17 pm PDT): about 55 minutes via I-80 West, usually 43 at this time.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Fairfield to Oakland 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	38	45	57	56	50	46	47	46	46	45	47	44	45	41	40	39	39
Tue	38	45	61	64	53	46	45	44	44	44	46	44	48	42	40	39	38
Wed	37	43	59	63	50	45	45	44	44	44	46	47	50	43	40	39	39
Thu	38	44	61	66	54	47	45	46	45	46	50	49	51	44	40	39	38
Fri	38	42	46	49	45	43	45	45	47	46	50	46	45	43	41	40	38
Sat	39	38	39	39	40	42	45	46	45	46	47	49	50	48	45	43	39
Sun	38	38	38	38	39	41	43	45	46	49	49	48	48	47	45	42	39

About this drive

On weekdays the 42-mile drive from Fairfield to Oakland (via I-80 West) usually takes as little as 37 minutes and up to 67 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 45 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Saturdays (50 minutes).

About 39 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 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 downtown Oakland 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 Oakland?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 37 minutes then, versus up to 67 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 42-mile drive usually takes 37 to 67 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 45 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Fairfield to Oakland?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 67 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-80 West in Bay Area (37 miles) · I-580 West in Bay Area (1.4 miles)

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More drives

Oakland to Fairfield (return trip) · Fairfield to San Jose · Fairfield to San Francisco · Fairfield to Sacramento

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	45	57	56	50	46	47	46	46	45	47	44	45	41	40	39	39
Tue	38	45	61	64	53	46	45	44	44	44	46	44	48	42	40	39	38
Wed	37	43	59	63	50	45	45	44	44	44	46	47	50	43	40	39	39
Thu	38	44	61	66	54	47	45	46	45	46	50	49	51	44	40	39	38
Fri	38	42	46	49	45	43	45	45	47	46	50	46	45	43	41	40	38
Sat	39	38	39	39	40	42	45	46	45	46	47	49	50	48	45	43	39
Sun	38	38	38	38	39	41	43	45	46	49	49	48	48	47	45	42	39

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	45	57	56	50	46	47	46	46	45	47	44	45	41	40	39	39
Tue	38	45	61	64	53	46	45	44	44	44	46	44	48	42	40	39	38
Wed	37	43	59	63	50	45	45	44	44	44	46	47	50	43	40	39	39
Thu	38	44	61	66	54	47	45	46	45	46	50	49	51	44	40	39	38
Fri	38	42	46	49	45	43	45	45	47	46	50	46	45	43	41	40	38
Sat	39	38	39	39	40	42	45	46	45	46	47	49	50	48	45	43	39
Sun	38	38	38	38	39	41	43	45	46	49	49	48	48	47	45	42	39

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	45	57	56	50	46	47	46	46	45	47	44	45	41	40	39	39
Tue	38	45	61	64	53	46	45	44	44	44	46	44	48	42	40	39	38
Wed	37	43	59	63	50	45	45	44	44	44	46	47	50	43	40	39	39
Thu	38	44	61	66	54	47	45	46	45	46	50	49	51	44	40	39	38
Fri	38	42	46	49	45	43	45	45	47	46	50	46	45	43	41	40	38
Sat	39	38	39	39	40	42	45	46	45	46	47	49	50	48	45	43	39
Sun	38	38	38	38	39	41	43	45	46	49	49	48	48	47	45	42	39