Best Time to Drive from Fairfield to San Leandro

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 56 minutes via I-80 West and I-580 West, usually 56 at this time.

Only 44% 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 San Leandro 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	46	53	71	73	60	54	54	54	54	54	56	54	55	50	48	48	47
Tue	46	53	78	85	65	55	54	52	52	53	56	54	57	51	49	48	47
Wed	46	52	77	83	61	54	55	53	54	53	56	56	59	52	49	48	47
Thu	46	53	80	85	64	55	54	54	54	55	60	58	58	53	50	48	47
Fri	46	50	58	65	54	53	54	55	56	56	61	56	57	54	52	49	47
Sat	47	47	48	48	49	51	53	54	53	55	56	57	58	54	53	50	48
Sun	47	47	47	47	48	50	53	55	55	57	58	56	57	58	56	51	48

About this drive

On weekdays the 52-mile drive from Fairfield to San Leandro (via I-80 West and I-580 West) usually takes as little as 46 minutes and up to 90 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 54 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Sundays (58 minutes).

About 48 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 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 San Leandro 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 San Leandro?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 46 minutes then, versus up to 90 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 52-mile drive usually takes 46 to 90 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 54 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Fairfield to San Leandro?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 90 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-80 West in Bay Area (37 miles) · I-580 West in Bay Area (12 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	46	53	71	73	60	54	54	54	54	54	56	54	55	50	48	48	47
Tue	46	53	78	85	65	55	54	52	52	53	56	54	57	51	49	48	47
Wed	46	52	77	83	61	54	55	53	54	53	56	56	59	52	49	48	47
Thu	46	53	80	85	64	55	54	54	54	55	60	58	58	53	50	48	47
Fri	46	50	58	65	54	53	54	55	56	56	61	56	57	54	52	49	47
Sat	47	47	48	48	49	51	53	54	53	55	56	57	58	54	53	50	48
Sun	47	47	47	47	48	50	53	55	55	57	58	56	57	58	56	51	48

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	46	53	71	73	60	54	54	54	54	54	56	54	55	50	48	48	47
Tue	46	53	78	85	65	55	54	52	52	53	56	54	57	51	49	48	47
Wed	46	52	77	83	61	54	55	53	54	53	56	56	59	52	49	48	47
Thu	46	53	80	85	64	55	54	54	54	55	60	58	58	53	50	48	47
Fri	46	50	58	65	54	53	54	55	56	56	61	56	57	54	52	49	47
Sat	47	47	48	48	49	51	53	54	53	55	56	57	58	54	53	50	48
Sun	47	47	47	47	48	50	53	55	55	57	58	56	57	58	56	51	48

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	46	53	71	73	60	54	54	54	54	54	56	54	55	50	48	48	47
Tue	46	53	78	85	65	55	54	52	52	53	56	54	57	51	49	48	47
Wed	46	52	77	83	61	54	55	53	54	53	56	56	59	52	49	48	47
Thu	46	53	80	85	64	55	54	54	54	55	60	58	58	53	50	48	47
Fri	46	50	58	65	54	53	54	55	56	56	61	56	57	54	52	49	47
Sat	47	47	48	48	49	51	53	54	53	55	56	57	58	54	53	50	48
Sun	47	47	47	47	48	50	53	55	55	57	58	56	57	58	56	51	48