Best Time to Drive from Pittsburg to Fairfield

Right now (7:35 pm PDT): about 34 minutes via I-680 North and SR-4 West, usually 33 at this time.

Only 71% 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 Pittsburg 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	32	37	51	47	39	37	36	36	36	36	36	38	39	35	33	33	33
Tue	32	36	51	51	40	36	36	35	35	35	35	39	39	35	33	33	32
Wed	32	36	52	51	41	36	36	35	35	35	37	39	43	36	33	33	32
Thu	32	37	51	52	39	36	36	35	35	35	37	42	41	36	34	33	33
Fri	32	35	46	46	36	35	35	36	36	38	40	43	42	38	35	33	33
Sat	32	33	33	34	34	34	35	35	35	34	34	34	33	33	33	33	32
Sun	32	32	33	33	33	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	33	33	33	32

About this drive

On weekdays the 35-mile drive from Pittsburg to Fairfield (via I-680 North and SR-4 West) usually takes as little as 32 minutes and up to 54 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 36 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Saturdays (35 minutes).

About 31 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (5 to 7 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Pittsburg 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 Pittsburg to Fairfield?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 32 minutes then, versus up to 54 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 35-mile drive usually takes 32 to 54 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 36 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Pittsburg to Fairfield?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 54 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-680 North in Bay Area (18 miles) · SR-4 West in Bay Area (10 miles) · I-80 East in Bay Area (3 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	37	51	47	39	37	36	36	36	36	36	38	39	35	33	33	33
Tue	32	36	51	51	40	36	36	35	35	35	35	39	39	35	33	33	32
Wed	32	36	52	51	41	36	36	35	35	35	37	39	43	36	33	33	32
Thu	32	37	51	52	39	36	36	35	35	35	37	42	41	36	34	33	33
Fri	32	35	46	46	36	35	35	36	36	38	40	43	42	38	35	33	33
Sat	32	33	33	34	34	34	35	35	35	34	34	34	33	33	33	33	32
Sun	32	32	33	33	33	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	33	33	33	32

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	37	51	47	39	37	36	36	36	36	36	38	39	35	33	33	33
Tue	32	36	51	51	40	36	36	35	35	35	35	39	39	35	33	33	32
Wed	32	36	52	51	41	36	36	35	35	35	37	39	43	36	33	33	32
Thu	32	37	51	52	39	36	36	35	35	35	37	42	41	36	34	33	33
Fri	32	35	46	46	36	35	35	36	36	38	40	43	42	38	35	33	33
Sat	32	33	33	34	34	34	35	35	35	34	34	34	33	33	33	33	32
Sun	32	32	33	33	33	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	33	33	33	32

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	37	51	47	39	37	36	36	36	36	36	38	39	35	33	33	33
Tue	32	36	51	51	40	36	36	35	35	35	35	39	39	35	33	33	32
Wed	32	36	52	51	41	36	36	35	35	35	37	39	43	36	33	33	32
Thu	32	37	51	52	39	36	36	35	35	35	37	42	41	36	34	33	33
Fri	32	35	46	46	36	35	35	36	36	38	40	43	42	38	35	33	33
Sat	32	33	33	34	34	34	35	35	35	34	34	34	33	33	33	33	32
Sun	32	32	33	33	33	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	33	33	33	32