Best Time to Drive from Fairfield to Richmond

Right now (5:33 pm PDT): about 32 minutes via I-80 West, usually 31 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 Richmond 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	30	34	40	38	35	34	34	34	33	33	34	33	33	33	31	31	31
Tue	30	33	37	39	35	33	33	33	32	32	33	34	35	34	31	31	30
Wed	30	33	38	38	34	34	34	33	32	33	33	35	35	34	31	31	31
Thu	30	33	38	39	34	33	33	33	32	32	34	35	35	34	31	31	30
Fri	30	32	34	34	33	33	33	33	33	34	35	35	35	33	31	31	30
Sat	31	31	31	31	31	32	32	32	32	32	31	32	32	31	32	31	31
Sun	30	30	30	30	31	31	31	32	32	34	33	33	33	33	33	32	31

About this drive

On weekdays the 32-mile drive from Fairfield to Richmond (via I-80 West) usually takes as little as 30 minutes and up to 41 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 33 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Sundays (34 minutes).

About 28 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (5 to 10 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Fairfield to central Richmond 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 Richmond?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 30 minutes then, versus up to 41 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 32-mile drive usually takes 30 to 41 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 33 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Fairfield to Richmond?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 41 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-80 West in Bay Area (28 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	34	40	38	35	34	34	34	33	33	34	33	33	33	31	31	31
Tue	30	33	37	39	35	33	33	33	32	32	33	34	35	34	31	31	30
Wed	30	33	38	38	34	34	34	33	32	33	33	35	35	34	31	31	31
Thu	30	33	38	39	34	33	33	33	32	32	34	35	35	34	31	31	30
Fri	30	32	34	34	33	33	33	33	33	34	35	35	35	33	31	31	30
Sat	31	31	31	31	31	32	32	32	32	32	31	32	32	31	32	31	31
Sun	30	30	30	30	31	31	31	32	32	34	33	33	33	33	33	32	31

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	34	40	38	35	34	34	34	33	33	34	33	33	33	31	31	31
Tue	30	33	37	39	35	33	33	33	32	32	33	34	35	34	31	31	30
Wed	30	33	38	38	34	34	34	33	32	33	33	35	35	34	31	31	31
Thu	30	33	38	39	34	33	33	33	32	32	34	35	35	34	31	31	30
Fri	30	32	34	34	33	33	33	33	33	34	35	35	35	33	31	31	30
Sat	31	31	31	31	31	32	32	32	32	32	31	32	32	31	32	31	31
Sun	30	30	30	30	31	31	31	32	32	34	33	33	33	33	33	32	31

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	34	40	38	35	34	34	34	33	33	34	33	33	33	31	31	31
Tue	30	33	37	39	35	33	33	33	32	32	33	34	35	34	31	31	30
Wed	30	33	38	38	34	34	34	33	32	33	33	35	35	34	31	31	31
Thu	30	33	38	39	34	33	33	33	32	32	34	35	35	34	31	31	30
Fri	30	32	34	34	33	33	33	33	33	34	35	35	35	33	31	31	30
Sat	31	31	31	31	31	32	32	32	32	32	31	32	32	31	32	31	31
Sun	30	30	30	30	31	31	31	32	32	34	33	33	33	33	33	32	31