Best Time to Drive from Fairfield to Pittsburg

Right now (7:35 pm PDT): about 35 minutes via I-680 South and SR-4 East, usually 35 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 Pittsburg 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	32	36	40	38	37	37	38	37	37	36	39	38	39	37	34	33	33
Tue	32	36	39	37	37	37	36	36	36	36	40	41	42	40	34	33	33
Wed	32	35	38	37	37	37	37	36	36	36	40	43	43	40	35	34	33
Thu	32	35	37	36	36	37	36	36	36	36	40	43	43	39	34	34	33
Fri	33	35	36	35	35	36	36	36	36	37	41	44	44	37	35	33	33
Sat	33	33	33	33	34	34	35	35	35	36	35	36	36	35	35	35	33
Sun	33	33	33	33	33	34	35	35	36	37	37	37	37	37	36	35	33

About this drive

On weekdays the 36-mile drive from Fairfield to Pittsburg (via I-680 South and SR-4 East) usually takes as little as 32 minutes and up to 45 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 36 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Sundays (37 minutes).

About 32 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 central Pittsburg 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 Pittsburg?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 32 minutes then, versus up to 45 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 36-mile drive usually takes 32 to 45 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 36 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Fairfield to Pittsburg?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 45 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-680 South in Bay Area (18 miles) · SR-4 East in Bay Area (9 miles) · I-80 West in Bay Area (5 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	36	40	38	37	37	38	37	37	36	39	38	39	37	34	33	33
Tue	32	36	39	37	37	37	36	36	36	36	40	41	42	40	34	33	33
Wed	32	35	38	37	37	37	37	36	36	36	40	43	43	40	35	34	33
Thu	32	35	37	36	36	37	36	36	36	36	40	43	43	39	34	34	33
Fri	33	35	36	35	35	36	36	36	36	37	41	44	44	37	35	33	33
Sat	33	33	33	33	34	34	35	35	35	36	35	36	36	35	35	35	33
Sun	33	33	33	33	33	34	35	35	36	37	37	37	37	37	36	35	33

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	36	40	38	37	37	38	37	37	36	39	38	39	37	34	33	33
Tue	32	36	39	37	37	37	36	36	36	36	40	41	42	40	34	33	33
Wed	32	35	38	37	37	37	37	36	36	36	40	43	43	40	35	34	33
Thu	32	35	37	36	36	37	36	36	36	36	40	43	43	39	34	34	33
Fri	33	35	36	35	35	36	36	36	36	37	41	44	44	37	35	33	33
Sat	33	33	33	33	34	34	35	35	35	36	35	36	36	35	35	35	33
Sun	33	33	33	33	33	34	35	35	36	37	37	37	37	37	36	35	33

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	36	40	38	37	37	38	37	37	36	39	38	39	37	34	33	33
Tue	32	36	39	37	37	37	36	36	36	36	40	41	42	40	34	33	33
Wed	32	35	38	37	37	37	37	36	36	36	40	43	43	40	35	34	33
Thu	32	35	37	36	36	37	36	36	36	36	40	43	43	39	34	34	33
Fri	33	35	36	35	35	36	36	36	36	37	41	44	44	37	35	33	33
Sat	33	33	33	33	34	34	35	35	35	36	35	36	36	35	35	35	33
Sun	33	33	33	33	33	34	35	35	36	37	37	37	37	37	36	35	33