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Best Time to Drive from Folsom to Fairfield

Right now (5:34 pm PDT): about 71 minutes via I-80 West, usually 72 at this time.

Only 59% 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.

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Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Folsom to Fairfield by day and time you leave (local time)
Leave5am6am7am8am9am10am11am12pm1pm2pm3pm4pm5pm6pm7pm8pm9pm
Mon6469747471707070706868707065646564
Tue6368777773696868686768717266646464
Wed6368767573716969686869727366646463
Thu6368757570706868686869737466646464
Fri6671717474747171727275787667646463
Sat6363646566768379767472686665656563
Sun6366636465687478787775757470686663

About this drive

On weekdays the 64-mile drive from Folsom to Fairfield (via I-80 West) usually takes as little as 63 minutes and up to 80 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 69 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11 am on Saturdays (83 minutes).

About 49 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 15 miles surface streets (20 to 28 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Folsom to central Fairfield 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 Folsom to Fairfield?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 63 minutes then, versus up to 80 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 64-mile drive usually takes 63 to 80 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 69 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Folsom to Fairfield?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 80 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-80 West in Sacramento (35 miles) · I-80 West in Bay Area (10 miles)

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More drives

Fairfield to Folsom (return trip) · Folsom to Sacramento · Folsom to Davis · Folsom to SMF · Folsom to Elk Grove · Folsom to Stockton · Folsom to Concord

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