Best Time to Drive from Menlo Park to Fairfield

Right now (12:51 am PST): about 70 minutes via I-80 East and US-101 North.

Only 78% 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 Menlo Park 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	70	73	76	87	84	79	77	77	76	80	89	95	96	83	74	72	71
Tue	70	73	75	90	88	80	77	76	76	81	93	105	106	89	77	73	71
Wed	70	73	76	90	90	79	77	77	76	82	96	110	108	92	78	73	71
Thu	70	72	76	92	90	79	76	76	76	81	92	106	105	93	80	73	71
Fri	70	72	74	80	80	78	79	80	82	91	103	109	104	90	78	73	70
Sat	70	70	70	71	72	74	78	80	81	79	80	81	79	76	75	74	71
Sun	70	70	70	70	71	72	74	77	78	78	77	78	76	75	75	74	71

About this drive

On weekdays the 76-mile drive from Menlo Park to Fairfield (via I-80 East and US-101 North) usually takes as little as 70 minutes and up to 112 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 78 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (81 minutes).

About 69 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 8 miles surface streets (10 to 16 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Menlo Park 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 Menlo Park to Fairfield?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 70 minutes then, versus up to 112 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Menlo Park to Fairfield?

The 76-mile drive usually takes 70 to 112 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 78 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Menlo Park to Fairfield?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 112 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-80 East in Bay Area (40 miles) · US-101 North in Bay Area (29 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	70	73	76	87	84	79	77	77	76	80	89	95	96	83	74	72	71
Tue	70	73	75	90	88	80	77	76	76	81	93	105	106	89	77	73	71
Wed	70	73	76	90	90	79	77	77	76	82	96	110	108	92	78	73	71
Thu	70	72	76	92	90	79	76	76	76	81	92	106	105	93	80	73	71
Fri	70	72	74	80	80	78	79	80	82	91	103	109	104	90	78	73	70
Sat	70	70	70	71	72	74	78	80	81	79	80	81	79	76	75	74	71
Sun	70	70	70	70	71	72	74	77	78	78	77	78	76	75	75	74	71

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	70	73	76	87	84	79	77	77	76	80	89	95	96	83	74	72	71
Tue	70	73	75	90	88	80	77	76	76	81	93	105	106	89	77	73	71
Wed	70	73	76	90	90	79	77	77	76	82	96	110	108	92	78	73	71
Thu	70	72	76	92	90	79	76	76	76	81	92	106	105	93	80	73	71
Fri	70	72	74	80	80	78	79	80	82	91	103	109	104	90	78	73	70
Sat	70	70	70	71	72	74	78	80	81	79	80	81	79	76	75	74	71
Sun	70	70	70	70	71	72	74	77	78	78	77	78	76	75	75	74	71

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	70	73	76	87	84	79	77	77	76	80	89	95	96	83	74	72	71
Tue	70	73	75	90	88	80	77	76	76	81	93	105	106	89	77	73	71
Wed	70	73	76	90	90	79	77	77	76	82	96	110	108	92	78	73	71
Thu	70	72	76	92	90	79	76	76	76	81	92	106	105	93	80	73	71
Fri	70	72	74	80	80	78	79	80	82	91	103	109	104	90	78	73	70
Sat	70	70	70	71	72	74	78	80	81	79	80	81	79	76	75	74	71
Sun	70	70	70	70	71	72	74	77	78	78	77	78	76	75	75	74	71