Best Time to Drive from Livermore to Fairfield

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 58 minutes via I-680 North, usually 55 at this time.

Only 63% 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 Livermore to Fairfield 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	51	53	55	58	56	57	57	57	57	58	63	65	65	56	52	52	51
Tue	51	53	55	61	58	57	57	57	57	59	68	74	73	62	53	52	51
Wed	51	53	55	59	57	56	57	56	57	60	70	78	78	64	54	53	51
Thu	51	53	55	63	58	56	56	56	57	60	72	77	76	63	55	53	52
Fri	51	53	54	55	56	56	56	57	60	69	78	79	75	63	56	53	52
Sat	51	51	51	52	53	53	54	55	54	55	55	55	54	53	52	52	51
Sun	51	51	51	51	52	52	53	54	54	54	53	53	53	53	53	53	51

About this drive

On weekdays the 57-mile drive from Livermore to Fairfield (via I-680 North) usually takes as little as 51 minutes and up to 80 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 58 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (55 minutes).

About 53 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 Livermore 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 Livermore to Fairfield?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 51 minutes then, versus up to 80 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 57-mile drive usually takes 51 to 80 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 58 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Livermore to Fairfield?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 80 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-680 North in Bay Area (41 miles) · I-580 East in Bay Area (9 miles) · I-80 East in Bay Area (3 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	53	55	58	56	57	57	57	57	58	63	65	65	56	52	52	51
Tue	51	53	55	61	58	57	57	57	57	59	68	74	73	62	53	52	51
Wed	51	53	55	59	57	56	57	56	57	60	70	78	78	64	54	53	51
Thu	51	53	55	63	58	56	56	56	57	60	72	77	76	63	55	53	52
Fri	51	53	54	55	56	56	56	57	60	69	78	79	75	63	56	53	52
Sat	51	51	51	52	53	53	54	55	54	55	55	55	54	53	52	52	51
Sun	51	51	51	51	52	52	53	54	54	54	53	53	53	53	53	53	51

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	53	55	58	56	57	57	57	57	58	63	65	65	56	52	52	51
Tue	51	53	55	61	58	57	57	57	57	59	68	74	73	62	53	52	51
Wed	51	53	55	59	57	56	57	56	57	60	70	78	78	64	54	53	51
Thu	51	53	55	63	58	56	56	56	57	60	72	77	76	63	55	53	52
Fri	51	53	54	55	56	56	56	57	60	69	78	79	75	63	56	53	52
Sat	51	51	51	52	53	53	54	55	54	55	55	55	54	53	52	52	51
Sun	51	51	51	51	52	52	53	54	54	54	53	53	53	53	53	53	51

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	53	55	58	56	57	57	57	57	58	63	65	65	56	52	52	51
Tue	51	53	55	61	58	57	57	57	57	59	68	74	73	62	53	52	51
Wed	51	53	55	59	57	56	57	56	57	60	70	78	78	64	54	53	51
Thu	51	53	55	63	58	56	56	56	57	60	72	77	76	63	55	53	52
Fri	51	53	54	55	56	56	56	57	60	69	78	79	75	63	56	53	52
Sat	51	51	51	52	53	53	54	55	54	55	55	55	54	53	52	52	51
Sun	51	51	51	51	52	52	53	54	54	54	53	53	53	53	53	53	51