Best Time to Drive from Pleasanton to Fairfield

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 54 minutes via I-680 North, usually 52 at this time.

Only 65% 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 Pleasanton 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	48	50	51	54	53	53	53	53	53	53	58	59	60	52	49	48	48
Tue	48	49	51	58	56	53	53	53	52	54	61	69	68	58	50	48	48
Wed	48	49	51	55	54	52	52	52	52	55	63	72	72	60	51	49	48
Thu	48	49	51	58	55	52	52	52	52	55	65	71	71	60	52	49	48
Fri	48	49	50	51	52	52	52	53	55	63	71	74	70	60	52	49	48
Sat	48	48	48	48	49	50	51	52	51	52	52	52	51	50	49	49	48
Sun	48	48	48	48	48	49	50	51	51	51	50	50	50	50	50	50	48

About this drive

On weekdays the 52-mile drive from Pleasanton to Fairfield (via I-680 North) usually takes as little as 48 minutes and up to 74 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 53 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (52 minutes).

About 47 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (6 to 9 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Pleasanton 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 Pleasanton to Fairfield?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 48 minutes then, versus up to 74 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 52-mile drive usually takes 48 to 74 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 53 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Pleasanton to Fairfield?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 74 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-680 North in Bay Area (45 miles) · I-80 East in Bay Area (3 miles)

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More drives

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	48	50	51	54	53	53	53	53	53	53	58	59	60	52	49	48	48
Tue	48	49	51	58	56	53	53	53	52	54	61	69	68	58	50	48	48
Wed	48	49	51	55	54	52	52	52	52	55	63	72	72	60	51	49	48
Thu	48	49	51	58	55	52	52	52	52	55	65	71	71	60	52	49	48
Fri	48	49	50	51	52	52	52	53	55	63	71	74	70	60	52	49	48
Sat	48	48	48	48	49	50	51	52	51	52	52	52	51	50	49	49	48
Sun	48	48	48	48	48	49	50	51	51	51	50	50	50	50	50	50	48

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	48	50	51	54	53	53	53	53	53	53	58	59	60	52	49	48	48
Tue	48	49	51	58	56	53	53	53	52	54	61	69	68	58	50	48	48
Wed	48	49	51	55	54	52	52	52	52	55	63	72	72	60	51	49	48
Thu	48	49	51	58	55	52	52	52	52	55	65	71	71	60	52	49	48
Fri	48	49	50	51	52	52	52	53	55	63	71	74	70	60	52	49	48
Sat	48	48	48	48	49	50	51	52	51	52	52	52	51	50	49	49	48
Sun	48	48	48	48	48	49	50	51	51	51	50	50	50	50	50	50	48

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	48	50	51	54	53	53	53	53	53	53	58	59	60	52	49	48	48
Tue	48	49	51	58	56	53	53	53	52	54	61	69	68	58	50	48	48
Wed	48	49	51	55	54	52	52	52	52	55	63	72	72	60	51	49	48
Thu	48	49	51	58	55	52	52	52	52	55	65	71	71	60	52	49	48
Fri	48	49	50	51	52	52	52	53	55	63	71	74	70	60	52	49	48
Sat	48	48	48	48	49	50	51	52	51	52	52	52	51	50	49	49	48
Sun	48	48	48	48	48	49	50	51	51	51	50	50	50	50	50	50	48