Best Time to Drive from Fairfield to Orangevale

Right now (12:51 am PST): about 58 minutes via I-80 East and US-50 East.

Only 69% 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 Orangevale 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	58	59	62	63	62	64	65	66	66	66	70	72	69	62	59	58	58
Tue	58	60	63	64	63	63	63	64	65	65	70	85	77	64	59	58	57
Wed	58	60	63	64	63	63	64	64	65	66	73	86	78	64	59	59	58
Thu	58	60	62	64	63	62	64	64	65	66	74	82	78	64	59	59	58
Fri	58	59	62	62	62	63	64	66	70	75	78	76	72	68	64	60	58
Sat	58	58	58	59	60	61	63	63	65	65	65	64	64	63	60	59	58
Sun	58	58	58	58	58	59	61	62	61	61	61	61	61	61	60	60	58

About this drive

On weekdays the 63-mile drive from Fairfield to Orangevale (via I-80 East and US-50 East) usually takes as little as 57 minutes and up to 86 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 65 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (65 minutes).

About 57 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 Orangevale 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 Orangevale?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 57 minutes then, versus up to 86 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 63-mile drive usually takes 57 to 86 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 65 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Fairfield to Orangevale?

Leaving around 4 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 86 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-80 East in Sacramento (21 miles) · US-50 East in Sacramento (20 miles) · I-80 East in Bay Area (14 miles)

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Orangevale to Fairfield (return trip) · Fairfield to San Jose · Fairfield to San Francisco · Fairfield to Sacramento · Fairfield to Oakland · Fairfield to Fremont · Fairfield to Santa Rosa · Fairfield to Elk Grove · Fairfield to Hayward · Fairfield to Sunnyvale · Fairfield to Roseville · Fairfield to Concord

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	58	59	62	63	62	64	65	66	66	66	70	72	69	62	59	58	58
Tue	58	60	63	64	63	63	63	64	65	65	70	85	77	64	59	58	57
Wed	58	60	63	64	63	63	64	64	65	66	73	86	78	64	59	59	58
Thu	58	60	62	64	63	62	64	64	65	66	74	82	78	64	59	59	58
Fri	58	59	62	62	62	63	64	66	70	75	78	76	72	68	64	60	58
Sat	58	58	58	59	60	61	63	63	65	65	65	64	64	63	60	59	58
Sun	58	58	58	58	58	59	61	62	61	61	61	61	61	61	60	60	58

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	58	59	62	63	62	64	65	66	66	66	70	72	69	62	59	58	58
Tue	58	60	63	64	63	63	63	64	65	65	70	85	77	64	59	58	57
Wed	58	60	63	64	63	63	64	64	65	66	73	86	78	64	59	59	58
Thu	58	60	62	64	63	62	64	64	65	66	74	82	78	64	59	59	58
Fri	58	59	62	62	62	63	64	66	70	75	78	76	72	68	64	60	58
Sat	58	58	58	59	60	61	63	63	65	65	65	64	64	63	60	59	58
Sun	58	58	58	58	58	59	61	62	61	61	61	61	61	61	60	60	58

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	58	59	62	63	62	64	65	66	66	66	70	72	69	62	59	58	58
Tue	58	60	63	64	63	63	63	64	65	65	70	85	77	64	59	58	57
Wed	58	60	63	64	63	63	64	64	65	66	73	86	78	64	59	59	58
Thu	58	60	62	64	63	62	64	64	65	66	74	82	78	64	59	59	58
Fri	58	59	62	62	62	63	64	66	70	75	78	76	72	68	64	60	58
Sat	58	58	58	59	60	61	63	63	65	65	65	64	64	63	60	59	58
Sun	58	58	58	58	58	59	61	62	61	61	61	61	61	61	60	60	58