Best Time to Drive from Oakland to Fairfield

Right now (8:49 pm PDT): about 38 minutes via I-80 East, usually 39 at this time.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Oakland 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	38	39	40	40	41	42	42	42	42	43	49	54	59	51	40	39	38
Tue	38	39	40	40	41	41	41	41	41	42	52	61	68	57	42	39	38
Wed	38	39	40	40	41	41	41	42	42	43	52	64	71	59	44	39	38
Thu	38	39	40	40	41	41	41	41	41	43	51	62	70	59	45	40	39
Fri	38	39	40	40	41	41	41	43	45	51	62	70	72	59	45	40	38
Sat	38	38	38	38	39	40	43	43	44	43	44	45	44	41	40	40	39
Sun	38	38	38	38	38	39	40	41	42	44	43	43	42	40	40	40	39

About this drive

On weekdays the 42-mile drive from Oakland to Fairfield (via I-80 East) usually takes as little as 38 minutes and up to 73 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 12 pm or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 42 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (45 minutes).

About 38 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 7 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from downtown Oakland 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 Oakland to Fairfield?

On weekdays, leave before 12 pm or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 38 minutes then, versus up to 73 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 42-mile drive usually takes 38 to 73 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 42 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Oakland to Fairfield?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 73 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-80 East in Bay Area (36 miles) · I-980 East in Bay Area (2 miles)

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More drives

Fairfield to Oakland (return trip) · Oakland to San Jose · Oakland to Palo Alto · Oakland to Fremont · Oakland to Walnut Creek · Oakland to San Mateo · Oakland to Hayward · Oakland to Mountain View · Oakland to Pleasanton · Oakland to Santa Clara · Oakland to Richmond · Oakland to Sacramento

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	39	40	40	41	42	42	42	42	43	49	54	59	51	40	39	38
Tue	38	39	40	40	41	41	41	41	41	42	52	61	68	57	42	39	38
Wed	38	39	40	40	41	41	41	42	42	43	52	64	71	59	44	39	38
Thu	38	39	40	40	41	41	41	41	41	43	51	62	70	59	45	40	39
Fri	38	39	40	40	41	41	41	43	45	51	62	70	72	59	45	40	38
Sat	38	38	38	38	39	40	43	43	44	43	44	45	44	41	40	40	39
Sun	38	38	38	38	38	39	40	41	42	44	43	43	42	40	40	40	39

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	39	40	40	41	42	42	42	42	43	49	54	59	51	40	39	38
Tue	38	39	40	40	41	41	41	41	41	42	52	61	68	57	42	39	38
Wed	38	39	40	40	41	41	41	42	42	43	52	64	71	59	44	39	38
Thu	38	39	40	40	41	41	41	41	41	43	51	62	70	59	45	40	39
Fri	38	39	40	40	41	41	41	43	45	51	62	70	72	59	45	40	38
Sat	38	38	38	38	39	40	43	43	44	43	44	45	44	41	40	40	39
Sun	38	38	38	38	38	39	40	41	42	44	43	43	42	40	40	40	39

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	39	40	40	41	42	42	42	42	43	49	54	59	51	40	39	38
Tue	38	39	40	40	41	41	41	41	41	42	52	61	68	57	42	39	38
Wed	38	39	40	40	41	41	41	42	42	43	52	64	71	59	44	39	38
Thu	38	39	40	40	41	41	41	41	41	43	51	62	70	59	45	40	39
Fri	38	39	40	40	41	41	41	43	45	51	62	70	72	59	45	40	38
Sat	38	38	38	38	39	40	43	43	44	43	44	45	44	41	40	40	39
Sun	38	38	38	38	38	39	40	41	42	44	43	43	42	40	40	40	39