Best Time to Drive from Pacifica to Fairfield

Right now (7:07 pm PST): about 60 minutes via I-80 East and I-280 North, usually 59 at this time.

Only 69% 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 Pacifica 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	55	57	58	65	66	60	60	60	60	63	73	77	80	69	59	57	56
Tue	55	57	57	68	67	60	59	59	59	63	76	85	86	75	62	58	56
Wed	55	57	58	67	68	62	60	60	60	64	77	90	89	75	63	58	56
Thu	55	56	58	68	68	61	60	60	60	64	75	89	89	77	65	58	56
Fri	55	56	57	62	61	60	61	63	65	73	87	97	91	76	64	58	56
Sat	55	55	55	56	57	58	63	66	67	67	67	67	64	60	59	58	56
Sun	55	56	55	55	56	57	59	61	63	63	63	63	60	58	59	58	56

About this drive

On weekdays the 60-mile drive from Pacifica to Fairfield (via I-80 East and I-280 North) usually takes as little as 55 minutes and up to 97 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 61 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (68 minutes).

About 55 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (6 to 10 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Pacifica 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 Pacifica to Fairfield?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 55 minutes then, versus up to 97 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 60-mile drive usually takes 55 to 97 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 61 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Pacifica to Fairfield?

Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 97 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-80 East in Bay Area (40 miles) · I-280 North in Bay Area (11 miles) · US-101 North in Bay Area (4 miles)

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More drives

Fairfield to Pacifica (return trip) · Pacifica to San Jose · Pacifica to San Francisco · Pacifica to Oakland · Pacifica to Stockton · Pacifica to Fremont · Pacifica to Santa Rosa · Pacifica to Hayward · Pacifica to Sunnyvale · Pacifica to Concord · Pacifica to Santa Clara · Pacifica to Vallejo

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	57	58	65	66	60	60	60	60	63	73	77	80	69	59	57	56
Tue	55	57	57	68	67	60	59	59	59	63	76	85	86	75	62	58	56
Wed	55	57	58	67	68	62	60	60	60	64	77	90	89	75	63	58	56
Thu	55	56	58	68	68	61	60	60	60	64	75	89	89	77	65	58	56
Fri	55	56	57	62	61	60	61	63	65	73	87	97	91	76	64	58	56
Sat	55	55	55	56	57	58	63	66	67	67	67	67	64	60	59	58	56
Sun	55	56	55	55	56	57	59	61	63	63	63	63	60	58	59	58	56

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	57	58	65	66	60	60	60	60	63	73	77	80	69	59	57	56
Tue	55	57	57	68	67	60	59	59	59	63	76	85	86	75	62	58	56
Wed	55	57	58	67	68	62	60	60	60	64	77	90	89	75	63	58	56
Thu	55	56	58	68	68	61	60	60	60	64	75	89	89	77	65	58	56
Fri	55	56	57	62	61	60	61	63	65	73	87	97	91	76	64	58	56
Sat	55	55	55	56	57	58	63	66	67	67	67	67	64	60	59	58	56
Sun	55	56	55	55	56	57	59	61	63	63	63	63	60	58	59	58	56

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	57	58	65	66	60	60	60	60	63	73	77	80	69	59	57	56
Tue	55	57	57	68	67	60	59	59	59	63	76	85	86	75	62	58	56
Wed	55	57	58	67	68	62	60	60	60	64	77	90	89	75	63	58	56
Thu	55	56	58	68	68	61	60	60	60	64	75	89	89	77	65	58	56
Fri	55	56	57	62	61	60	61	63	65	73	87	97	91	76	64	58	56
Sat	55	55	55	56	57	58	63	66	67	67	67	67	64	60	59	58	56
Sun	55	56	55	55	56	57	59	61	63	63	63	63	60	58	59	58	56