Best Time to Drive from Fairfield to Pacifica

Right now (7:07 pm PST): about 63 minutes via I-80 West, usually 66 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 Pacifica 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	55	68	79	81	71	66	64	62	62	62	64	63	66	59	57	56	55
Tue	54	69	87	90	77	69	66	61	60	62	65	64	76	64	57	56	55
Wed	54	68	83	85	75	70	67	62	61	61	64	70	82	65	57	56	55
Thu	54	68	85	87	76	71	68	64	62	64	70	75	90	69	58	56	55
Fri	54	62	69	70	65	62	62	63	64	66	71	69	76	68	61	57	55
Sat	55	55	56	56	58	61	70	73	71	72	72	72	72	67	63	60	57
Sun	55	55	55	55	56	58	63	67	72	72	74	71	72	70	66	60	55

About this drive

On weekdays the 60-mile drive from Fairfield to Pacifica (via I-80 West) usually takes as little as 54 minutes and up to 95 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 63 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Sundays (74 minutes).

About 57 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 6 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Fairfield to central Pacifica 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 Pacifica?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 54 minutes then, versus up to 95 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 60-mile drive usually takes 54 to 95 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 63 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Fairfield to Pacifica?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 95 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-80 West in Bay Area (46 miles) · I-280 South in Bay Area (11 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	68	79	81	71	66	64	62	62	62	64	63	66	59	57	56	55
Tue	54	69	87	90	77	69	66	61	60	62	65	64	76	64	57	56	55
Wed	54	68	83	85	75	70	67	62	61	61	64	70	82	65	57	56	55
Thu	54	68	85	87	76	71	68	64	62	64	70	75	90	69	58	56	55
Fri	54	62	69	70	65	62	62	63	64	66	71	69	76	68	61	57	55
Sat	55	55	56	56	58	61	70	73	71	72	72	72	72	67	63	60	57
Sun	55	55	55	55	56	58	63	67	72	72	74	71	72	70	66	60	55

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	68	79	81	71	66	64	62	62	62	64	63	66	59	57	56	55
Tue	54	69	87	90	77	69	66	61	60	62	65	64	76	64	57	56	55
Wed	54	68	83	85	75	70	67	62	61	61	64	70	82	65	57	56	55
Thu	54	68	85	87	76	71	68	64	62	64	70	75	90	69	58	56	55
Fri	54	62	69	70	65	62	62	63	64	66	71	69	76	68	61	57	55
Sat	55	55	56	56	58	61	70	73	71	72	72	72	72	67	63	60	57
Sun	55	55	55	55	56	58	63	67	72	72	74	71	72	70	66	60	55

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	68	79	81	71	66	64	62	62	62	64	63	66	59	57	56	55
Tue	54	69	87	90	77	69	66	61	60	62	65	64	76	64	57	56	55
Wed	54	68	83	85	75	70	67	62	61	61	64	70	82	65	57	56	55
Thu	54	68	85	87	76	71	68	64	62	64	70	75	90	69	58	56	55
Fri	54	62	69	70	65	62	62	63	64	66	71	69	76	68	61	57	55
Sat	55	55	56	56	58	61	70	73	71	72	72	72	72	67	63	60	57
Sun	55	55	55	55	56	58	63	67	72	72	74	71	72	70	66	60	55