Traffic Predict

Best Time to Drive from Fairfield to San Jose

Right now (6:02 pm PDT): about 92 minutes via I-680 South, usually 77 at this time.

On weekdays the 81-mile drive from Fairfield to San Jose (via I-680 South) usually takes as little as 72 minutes and up to 108 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 80 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (82 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: San Jose to Fairfield

Freeway, about 76 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 5 miles: 6 to 9 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from central Fairfield to downtown San Jose along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Fairfield to San Jose by day and time you leave (local time)
Leave5am6am7am8am9am10am11am12pm1pm2pm3pm4pm5pm6pm7pm8pm9pm
Mon7387969387818180808284868676737473
Tue72871069993848079788287929377737473
Wed7387979690848179798387949478747473
Thu73891009893847979788489949578747373
Fri7379838280797979798692929381757373
Sat7373737475777880798181817977757573
Sun7373737373757778798080807978777673

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 San Jose?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 72 minutes then, versus up to 108 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Fairfield to San Jose?

The 81-mile drive usually takes 72 to 108 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 80 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Fairfield to San Jose?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 108 minutes.

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Freeways on this drive

I-680 South in Bay Area (70 miles) · I-80 West in Bay Area (5 miles) · I-280 North in Bay Area (1.5 miles)

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