Best Time to Drive from Oakland to Fairfield

Right now (7:17 pm PDT): about 41 minutes via I-80 East, usually 41 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	40	40	40	41	42	42	42	42	43	52	56	62	53	41	39	39
Tue	38	39	40	40	41	41	41	41	41	42	55	65	72	60	42	39	39
Wed	38	39	40	40	42	41	41	42	42	43	56	69	77	62	44	40	38
Thu	38	39	40	40	41	41	41	41	42	43	52	67	76	64	45	40	39
Fri	38	39	39	40	41	41	42	43	46	53	67	76	78	62	46	41	38
Sat	38	38	38	38	39	40	44	44	47	46	46	47	45	41	40	40	39
Sun	38	38	38	38	38	39	40	42	43	44	42	42	42	40	40	40	38

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 80 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 11:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 43 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (47 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 11:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 38 minutes then, versus up to 80 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 42-mile drive usually takes 38 to 80 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 43 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Oakland to Fairfield?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 80 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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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	40	40	40	41	42	42	42	42	43	52	56	62	53	41	39	39
Tue	38	39	40	40	41	41	41	41	41	42	55	65	72	60	42	39	39
Wed	38	39	40	40	42	41	41	42	42	43	56	69	77	62	44	40	38
Thu	38	39	40	40	41	41	41	41	42	43	52	67	76	64	45	40	39
Fri	38	39	39	40	41	41	42	43	46	53	67	76	78	62	46	41	38
Sat	38	38	38	38	39	40	44	44	47	46	46	47	45	41	40	40	39
Sun	38	38	38	38	38	39	40	42	43	44	42	42	42	40	40	40	38

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	40	40	40	41	42	42	42	42	43	52	56	62	53	41	39	39
Tue	38	39	40	40	41	41	41	41	41	42	55	65	72	60	42	39	39
Wed	38	39	40	40	42	41	41	42	42	43	56	69	77	62	44	40	38
Thu	38	39	40	40	41	41	41	41	42	43	52	67	76	64	45	40	39
Fri	38	39	39	40	41	41	42	43	46	53	67	76	78	62	46	41	38
Sat	38	38	38	38	39	40	44	44	47	46	46	47	45	41	40	40	39
Sun	38	38	38	38	38	39	40	42	43	44	42	42	42	40	40	40	38

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	40	40	40	41	42	42	42	42	43	52	56	62	53	41	39	39
Tue	38	39	40	40	41	41	41	41	41	42	55	65	72	60	42	39	39
Wed	38	39	40	40	42	41	41	42	42	43	56	69	77	62	44	40	38
Thu	38	39	40	40	41	41	41	41	42	43	52	67	76	64	45	40	39
Fri	38	39	39	40	41	41	42	43	46	53	67	76	78	62	46	41	38
Sat	38	38	38	38	39	40	44	44	47	46	46	47	45	41	40	40	39
Sun	38	38	38	38	38	39	40	42	43	44	42	42	42	40	40	40	38