Best Time to Drive from Novato to Fairfield

Right now (7:05 pm PDT): about 42 minutes via SR-37 East and I-80 East, usually 42 at this time.

Only 46% 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 Novato 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	41	43	45	43	44	44	45	45	44	44	45	47	49	43	42	42	41
Tue	41	43	46	44	44	43	43	44	44	45	47	49	51	44	42	42	42
Wed	41	43	46	45	45	44	44	44	44	44	47	50	53	46	43	42	42
Thu	41	42	46	43	44	44	43	43	44	45	47	49	51	45	43	42	41
Fri	41	42	43	42	43	44	44	45	46	48	49	49	50	46	43	42	42
Sat	41	41	42	42	41	42	42	42	42	42	43	43	43	43	42	42	41
Sun	41	41	41	41	41	42	43	43	44	44	44	43	44	43	42	42	41

About this drive

On weekdays the 36-mile drive from Novato to Fairfield (via SR-37 East and I-80 East) usually takes as little as 41 minutes and up to 53 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 44 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Sundays (44 minutes).

About 22 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 14 miles surface streets (22 to 29 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Novato 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 Novato to Fairfield?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 41 minutes then, versus up to 53 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 36-mile drive usually takes 41 to 53 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 44 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Novato to Fairfield?

Leaving around 5 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 53 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-37 East in Bay Area (11 miles) · I-80 East in Bay Area (11 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	43	45	43	44	44	45	45	44	44	45	47	49	43	42	42	41
Tue	41	43	46	44	44	43	43	44	44	45	47	49	51	44	42	42	42
Wed	41	43	46	45	45	44	44	44	44	44	47	50	53	46	43	42	42
Thu	41	42	46	43	44	44	43	43	44	45	47	49	51	45	43	42	41
Fri	41	42	43	42	43	44	44	45	46	48	49	49	50	46	43	42	42
Sat	41	41	42	42	41	42	42	42	42	42	43	43	43	43	42	42	41
Sun	41	41	41	41	41	42	43	43	44	44	44	43	44	43	42	42	41

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	43	45	43	44	44	45	45	44	44	45	47	49	43	42	42	41
Tue	41	43	46	44	44	43	43	44	44	45	47	49	51	44	42	42	42
Wed	41	43	46	45	45	44	44	44	44	44	47	50	53	46	43	42	42
Thu	41	42	46	43	44	44	43	43	44	45	47	49	51	45	43	42	41
Fri	41	42	43	42	43	44	44	45	46	48	49	49	50	46	43	42	42
Sat	41	41	42	42	41	42	42	42	42	42	43	43	43	43	42	42	41
Sun	41	41	41	41	41	42	43	43	44	44	44	43	44	43	42	42	41

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	43	45	43	44	44	45	45	44	44	45	47	49	43	42	42	41
Tue	41	43	46	44	44	43	43	44	44	45	47	49	51	44	42	42	42
Wed	41	43	46	45	45	44	44	44	44	44	47	50	53	46	43	42	42
Thu	41	42	46	43	44	44	43	43	44	45	47	49	51	45	43	42	41
Fri	41	42	43	42	43	44	44	45	46	48	49	49	50	46	43	42	42
Sat	41	41	42	42	41	42	42	42	42	42	43	43	43	43	42	42	41
Sun	41	41	41	41	41	42	43	43	44	44	44	43	44	43	42	42	41