Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Lincoln to Fairfield
Right now (5:50 pm PDT): about 73 minutes via I-80 West, usually 68 at this time.
Only 76% 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
| Leave | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 66 | 71 | 78 | 78 | 76 | 74 | 75 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 72 | 68 | 67 | 67 | 66 |
| Tue | 65 | 71 | 81 | 83 | 77 | 74 | 73 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 74 | 75 | 73 | 69 | 66 | 67 | 66 |
| Wed | 65 | 71 | 80 | 81 | 77 | 75 | 74 | 73 | 72 | 73 | 75 | 75 | 74 | 69 | 66 | 66 | 66 |
| Thu | 65 | 70 | 79 | 81 | 77 | 74 | 73 | 73 | 72 | 74 | 76 | 77 | 75 | 68 | 66 | 67 | 66 |
| Fri | 65 | 70 | 71 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 76 | 76 | 77 | 78 | 83 | 81 | 76 | 71 | 67 | 66 | 66 |
| Sat | 65 | 66 | 66 | 67 | 69 | 77 | 85 | 83 | 80 | 78 | 77 | 72 | 70 | 68 | 68 | 67 | 65 |
| Sun | 65 | 65 | 65 | 66 | 67 | 70 | 77 | 81 | 82 | 81 | 78 | 78 | 76 | 73 | 71 | 68 | 65 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 72-mile drive from Lincoln to Fairfield (via I-80 West) usually takes as little as 65 minutes and up to 84 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 74 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11 am on Saturdays (85 minutes).
About 66 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (7 to 9 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Lincoln 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 Lincoln to Fairfield?
On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 65 minutes then, versus up to 84 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Lincoln to Fairfield?
The 72-mile drive usually takes 65 to 84 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 74 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Lincoln to Fairfield?
Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 84 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
I-80 West in Sacramento (44 miles) · I-80 West in Bay Area (10 miles) · SR-65 South in Sacramento (8 miles)
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