Best Time to Drive from Fairfield to Pleasanton

Right now (7:48 pm PDT): about 49 minutes via I-680 South, usually 49 at this time.

Only 79% 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 Pleasanton 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	48	54	62	59	56	54	54	53	53	52	53	52	53	51	49	49	49
Tue	48	53	64	64	58	54	53	53	52	52	52	53	55	52	49	49	49
Wed	47	53	60	60	56	54	54	53	53	52	53	55	56	52	49	49	49
Thu	48	52	59	61	56	53	53	52	52	52	54	55	57	52	49	49	49
Fri	48	51	53	54	52	52	52	52	53	54	55	55	56	53	50	49	49
Sat	49	49	49	49	50	50	51	51	52	52	52	52	52	51	50	50	49
Sun	48	49	49	48	49	50	51	52	52	53	53	54	53	53	52	51	49

About this drive

On weekdays the 53-mile drive from Fairfield to Pleasanton (via I-680 South) usually takes as little as 47 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 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 53 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Sundays (54 minutes).

About 47 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (7 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 Pleasanton 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 Pleasanton?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 47 minutes then, versus up to 67 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 53-mile drive usually takes 47 to 67 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 53 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Fairfield to Pleasanton?

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

Freeways on this drive

I-680 South in Bay Area (42 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	48	54	62	59	56	54	54	53	53	52	53	52	53	51	49	49	49
Tue	48	53	64	64	58	54	53	53	52	52	52	53	55	52	49	49	49
Wed	47	53	60	60	56	54	54	53	53	52	53	55	56	52	49	49	49
Thu	48	52	59	61	56	53	53	52	52	52	54	55	57	52	49	49	49
Fri	48	51	53	54	52	52	52	52	53	54	55	55	56	53	50	49	49
Sat	49	49	49	49	50	50	51	51	52	52	52	52	52	51	50	50	49
Sun	48	49	49	48	49	50	51	52	52	53	53	54	53	53	52	51	49

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	48	54	62	59	56	54	54	53	53	52	53	52	53	51	49	49	49
Tue	48	53	64	64	58	54	53	53	52	52	52	53	55	52	49	49	49
Wed	47	53	60	60	56	54	54	53	53	52	53	55	56	52	49	49	49
Thu	48	52	59	61	56	53	53	52	52	52	54	55	57	52	49	49	49
Fri	48	51	53	54	52	52	52	52	53	54	55	55	56	53	50	49	49
Sat	49	49	49	49	50	50	51	51	52	52	52	52	52	51	50	50	49
Sun	48	49	49	48	49	50	51	52	52	53	53	54	53	53	52	51	49

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	48	54	62	59	56	54	54	53	53	52	53	52	53	51	49	49	49
Tue	48	53	64	64	58	54	53	53	52	52	52	53	55	52	49	49	49
Wed	47	53	60	60	56	54	54	53	53	52	53	55	56	52	49	49	49
Thu	48	52	59	61	56	53	53	52	52	52	54	55	57	52	49	49	49
Fri	48	51	53	54	52	52	52	52	53	54	55	55	56	53	50	49	49
Sat	49	49	49	49	50	50	51	51	52	52	52	52	52	51	50	50	49
Sun	48	49	49	48	49	50	51	52	52	53	53	54	53	53	52	51	49