Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Fairfield to Redwood City
Right now (6:06 pm PDT): about 83 minutes via I-80 West and US-101 South, usually 70 at this time.
Typical drive time by departure time
| Leave | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 64 | 80 | 97 | 98 | 84 | 79 | 76 | 75 | 74 | 76 | 78 | 75 | 76 | 70 | 66 | 66 | 65 |
| Tue | 64 | 80 | 106 | 110 | 94 | 82 | 77 | 72 | 71 | 75 | 79 | 78 | 85 | 75 | 67 | 66 | 65 |
| Wed | 63 | 79 | 101 | 100 | 89 | 82 | 78 | 73 | 73 | 74 | 79 | 83 | 88 | 75 | 66 | 66 | 65 |
| Thu | 63 | 79 | 101 | 104 | 92 | 83 | 78 | 75 | 75 | 80 | 84 | 90 | 96 | 78 | 68 | 66 | 64 |
| Fri | 63 | 73 | 81 | 81 | 78 | 73 | 73 | 74 | 76 | 79 | 84 | 82 | 86 | 77 | 70 | 66 | 64 |
| Sat | 64 | 64 | 65 | 66 | 68 | 72 | 83 | 85 | 84 | 83 | 83 | 84 | 85 | 79 | 73 | 70 | 65 |
| Sun | 64 | 64 | 64 | 65 | 66 | 69 | 74 | 78 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 82 | 82 | 81 | 77 | 71 | 64 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 71-mile drive from Fairfield to Redwood City (via I-80 West and US-101 South) usually takes as little as 63 minutes and up to 114 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 75 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Saturdays (85 minutes).
About 67 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (5 to 8 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Fairfield to central Redwood City 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 Redwood City?
On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 63 minutes then, versus up to 114 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Fairfield to Redwood City?
The 71-mile drive usually takes 63 to 114 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 75 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Fairfield to Redwood City?
Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 114 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
I-80 West in Bay Area (46 miles) · US-101 South in Bay Area (21 miles)
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