Best Time to Drive from Fairfield to San Mateo

Right now (6:48 pm PDT): about 88 minutes via I-80 West and US-101 South, usually 67 at this time.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Fairfield to San Mateo 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	58	73	89	91	79	75	72	69	67	69	71	68	70	63	60	59	59
Tue	58	73	97	103	87	75	71	65	65	68	72	72	79	68	60	60	58
Wed	57	72	92	94	83	75	71	67	66	68	72	76	82	70	60	59	58
Thu	58	72	93	97	85	76	72	69	68	73	78	83	89	72	62	60	58
Fri	57	67	74	75	71	67	66	67	70	72	77	75	79	71	64	60	58
Sat	58	58	59	60	61	65	77	79	78	77	77	77	80	73	67	64	59
Sun	58	58	58	58	60	62	67	70	76	77	76	74	76	72	68	64	58

About this drive

On weekdays the 64-mile drive from Fairfield to San Mateo (via I-80 West and US-101 South) usually takes as little as 57 minutes and up to 106 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 68 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Saturdays (80 minutes).

About 60 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 San Mateo 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 Mateo?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 57 minutes then, versus up to 106 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 64-mile drive usually takes 57 to 106 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 68 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Fairfield to San Mateo?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 106 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-80 West in Bay Area (46 miles) · US-101 South in Bay Area (14 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	58	73	89	91	79	75	72	69	67	69	71	68	70	63	60	59	59
Tue	58	73	97	103	87	75	71	65	65	68	72	72	79	68	60	60	58
Wed	57	72	92	94	83	75	71	67	66	68	72	76	82	70	60	59	58
Thu	58	72	93	97	85	76	72	69	68	73	78	83	89	72	62	60	58
Fri	57	67	74	75	71	67	66	67	70	72	77	75	79	71	64	60	58
Sat	58	58	59	60	61	65	77	79	78	77	77	77	80	73	67	64	59
Sun	58	58	58	58	60	62	67	70	76	77	76	74	76	72	68	64	58

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	58	73	89	91	79	75	72	69	67	69	71	68	70	63	60	59	59
Tue	58	73	97	103	87	75	71	65	65	68	72	72	79	68	60	60	58
Wed	57	72	92	94	83	75	71	67	66	68	72	76	82	70	60	59	58
Thu	58	72	93	97	85	76	72	69	68	73	78	83	89	72	62	60	58
Fri	57	67	74	75	71	67	66	67	70	72	77	75	79	71	64	60	58
Sat	58	58	59	60	61	65	77	79	78	77	77	77	80	73	67	64	59
Sun	58	58	58	58	60	62	67	70	76	77	76	74	76	72	68	64	58

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	58	73	89	91	79	75	72	69	67	69	71	68	70	63	60	59	59
Tue	58	73	97	103	87	75	71	65	65	68	72	72	79	68	60	60	58
Wed	57	72	92	94	83	75	71	67	66	68	72	76	82	70	60	59	58
Thu	58	72	93	97	85	76	72	69	68	73	78	83	89	72	62	60	58
Fri	57	67	74	75	71	67	66	67	70	72	77	75	79	71	64	60	58
Sat	58	58	59	60	61	65	77	79	78	77	77	77	80	73	67	64	59
Sun	58	58	58	58	60	62	67	70	76	77	76	74	76	72	68	64	58