Best Time to Drive from Rancho Cordova to Fairfield

Right now (7:05 pm PDT): about 53 minutes via I-80 West and US-50 West, usually 52 at this time.

Only 66% 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 Rancho Cordova 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	51	56	59	59	66	59	59	57	57	57	57	58	58	52	52	52	52
Tue	50	56	59	61	64	57	56	56	55	55	57	59	66	55	52	51	52
Wed	50	55	58	61	60	58	57	56	56	56	58	60	61	56	52	52	51
Thu	51	55	58	59	60	58	55	55	57	57	59	61	66	57	52	52	52
Fri	51	55	56	57	59	58	61	58	59	64	72	78	70	59	52	52	51
Sat	51	51	52	52	54	61	68	84	79	61	60	57	55	53	53	53	51
Sun	51	51	51	51	52	54	61	67	68	65	67	74	63	58	57	54	51

About this drive

On weekdays the 55-mile drive from Rancho Cordova to Fairfield (via I-80 West and US-50 West) usually takes as little as 50 minutes and up to 78 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 57 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Saturdays (86 minutes).

About 48 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (9 to 11 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Rancho Cordova 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 Rancho Cordova to Fairfield?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 50 minutes then, versus up to 78 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Rancho Cordova to Fairfield?

The 55-mile drive usually takes 50 to 78 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 57 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Rancho Cordova to Fairfield?

Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 78 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-80 West in Sacramento (17 miles) · US-50 West in Sacramento (16 miles) · I-80 West in Bay Area (10 miles)

Sacramento traffic right now · Sacramento traffic tomorrow · Bay Area traffic right now · Bay Area traffic tomorrow

More drives

Fairfield to Rancho Cordova (return trip) · Rancho Cordova to Sacramento · Rancho Cordova to Stockton · Rancho Cordova to Concord · Rancho Cordova 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	51	56	59	59	66	59	59	57	57	57	57	58	58	52	52	52	52
Tue	50	56	59	61	64	57	56	56	55	55	57	59	66	55	52	51	52
Wed	50	55	58	61	60	58	57	56	56	56	58	60	61	56	52	52	51
Thu	51	55	58	59	60	58	55	55	57	57	59	61	66	57	52	52	52
Fri	51	55	56	57	59	58	61	58	59	64	72	78	70	59	52	52	51
Sat	51	51	52	52	54	61	68	84	79	61	60	57	55	53	53	53	51
Sun	51	51	51	51	52	54	61	67	68	65	67	74	63	58	57	54	51

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	56	59	59	66	59	59	57	57	57	57	58	58	52	52	52	52
Tue	50	56	59	61	64	57	56	56	55	55	57	59	66	55	52	51	52
Wed	50	55	58	61	60	58	57	56	56	56	58	60	61	56	52	52	51
Thu	51	55	58	59	60	58	55	55	57	57	59	61	66	57	52	52	52
Fri	51	55	56	57	59	58	61	58	59	64	72	78	70	59	52	52	51
Sat	51	51	52	52	54	61	68	84	79	61	60	57	55	53	53	53	51
Sun	51	51	51	51	52	54	61	67	68	65	67	74	63	58	57	54	51

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	56	59	59	66	59	59	57	57	57	57	58	58	52	52	52	52
Tue	50	56	59	61	64	57	56	56	55	55	57	59	66	55	52	51	52
Wed	50	55	58	61	60	58	57	56	56	56	58	60	61	56	52	52	51
Thu	51	55	58	59	60	58	55	55	57	57	59	61	66	57	52	52	52
Fri	51	55	56	57	59	58	61	58	59	64	72	78	70	59	52	52	51
Sat	51	51	52	52	54	61	68	84	79	61	60	57	55	53	53	53	51
Sun	51	51	51	51	52	54	61	67	68	65	67	74	63	58	57	54	51