Best Time to Drive from North Highlands to Fairfield

Right now (6:51 pm PDT): about 52 minutes via I-80 West, usually 52 at this time.

Only 65% 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 North Highlands 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	50	56	59	60	59	57	57	57	56	56	55	56	56	53	51	52	51
Tue	50	55	58	63	61	57	56	55	55	55	55	57	58	54	51	51	51
Wed	50	55	58	63	60	58	57	56	55	55	56	57	59	55	51	51	51
Thu	50	55	58	61	59	58	55	55	56	56	57	58	59	55	52	51	51
Fri	51	55	56	57	59	58	58	58	58	59	61	62	60	56	52	51	51
Sat	51	51	52	52	53	58	62	63	62	60	59	56	54	52	52	52	51
Sun	51	51	51	51	52	54	60	64	64	65	63	62	61	58	56	54	51

About this drive

On weekdays the 54-mile drive from North Highlands to Fairfield (via I-80 West) usually takes as little as 50 minutes and up to 63 minutes, when leaving around 8 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 56 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Sundays (65 minutes).

About 47 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (9 to 14 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central North Highlands 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 North Highlands to Fairfield?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 50 minutes then, versus up to 63 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from North Highlands to Fairfield?

The 54-mile drive usually takes 50 to 63 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 56 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from North Highlands to Fairfield?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 63 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-80 West in Sacramento (33 miles) · I-80 West in Bay Area (10 miles)

Sacramento traffic right now · Sacramento traffic tomorrow · Bay Area traffic right now · Bay Area traffic tomorrow

More drives

Fairfield to North Highlands (return trip) · North Highlands to Sacramento · North Highlands to Stockton · North Highlands to Elk Grove · North Highlands to Concord · North Highlands to Vallejo · North Highlands to Antioch

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	50	56	59	60	59	57	57	57	56	56	55	56	56	53	51	52	51
Tue	50	55	58	63	61	57	56	55	55	55	55	57	58	54	51	51	51
Wed	50	55	58	63	60	58	57	56	55	55	56	57	59	55	51	51	51
Thu	50	55	58	61	59	58	55	55	56	56	57	58	59	55	52	51	51
Fri	51	55	56	57	59	58	58	58	58	59	61	62	60	56	52	51	51
Sat	51	51	52	52	53	58	62	63	62	60	59	56	54	52	52	52	51
Sun	51	51	51	51	52	54	60	64	64	65	63	62	61	58	56	54	51

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	50	56	59	60	59	57	57	57	56	56	55	56	56	53	51	52	51
Tue	50	55	58	63	61	57	56	55	55	55	55	57	58	54	51	51	51
Wed	50	55	58	63	60	58	57	56	55	55	56	57	59	55	51	51	51
Thu	50	55	58	61	59	58	55	55	56	56	57	58	59	55	52	51	51
Fri	51	55	56	57	59	58	58	58	58	59	61	62	60	56	52	51	51
Sat	51	51	52	52	53	58	62	63	62	60	59	56	54	52	52	52	51
Sun	51	51	51	51	52	54	60	64	64	65	63	62	61	58	56	54	51

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	50	56	59	60	59	57	57	57	56	56	55	56	56	53	51	52	51
Tue	50	55	58	63	61	57	56	55	55	55	55	57	58	54	51	51	51
Wed	50	55	58	63	60	58	57	56	55	55	56	57	59	55	51	51	51
Thu	50	55	58	61	59	58	55	55	56	56	57	58	59	55	52	51	51
Fri	51	55	56	57	59	58	58	58	58	59	61	62	60	56	52	51	51
Sat	51	51	52	52	53	58	62	63	62	60	59	56	54	52	52	52	51
Sun	51	51	51	51	52	54	60	64	64	65	63	62	61	58	56	54	51