Best Time to Drive from Redwood City to Fairfield

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 75 minutes via I-80 East and US-101 North, usually 76 at this time.

Only 53% 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 Redwood City 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	65	68	70	79	78	73	72	72	71	75	84	89	91	78	69	67	65
Tue	65	67	70	80	82	74	72	71	70	75	88	97	99	84	71	68	66
Wed	65	67	70	82	83	73	72	72	71	76	91	104	103	88	73	68	66
Thu	65	67	70	82	82	73	71	71	71	76	89	102	103	89	75	68	67
Fri	65	67	69	75	75	72	73	74	77	87	100	108	100	86	74	68	65
Sat	65	65	66	66	67	70	74	75	76	74	74	75	73	70	69	69	66
Sun	65	65	65	65	66	67	69	71	73	73	72	72	70	70	70	69	66

About this drive

On weekdays the 72-mile drive from Redwood City to Fairfield (via I-80 East and US-101 North) usually takes as little as 65 minutes and up to 108 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 73 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (76 minutes).

About 66 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (7 to 12 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Redwood City 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 Redwood City to Fairfield?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 65 minutes then, versus up to 108 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Redwood City to Fairfield?

The 72-mile drive usually takes 65 to 108 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 73 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Redwood City to Fairfield?

Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 108 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-80 East in Bay Area (40 miles) · US-101 North in Bay Area (26 miles)

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More drives

Fairfield to Redwood City (return trip) · Redwood City to San Jose · Redwood City to San Francisco · Redwood City to Oakland · Redwood City to Stockton · Redwood City to Fremont · Redwood City to Modesto · Redwood City to Hayward · Redwood City to Sunnyvale · Redwood City to Salinas · Redwood City to Concord · Redwood City to Santa Clara

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	65	68	70	79	78	73	72	72	71	75	84	89	91	78	69	67	65
Tue	65	67	70	80	82	74	72	71	70	75	88	97	99	84	71	68	66
Wed	65	67	70	82	83	73	72	72	71	76	91	104	103	88	73	68	66
Thu	65	67	70	82	82	73	71	71	71	76	89	102	103	89	75	68	67
Fri	65	67	69	75	75	72	73	74	77	87	100	108	100	86	74	68	65
Sat	65	65	66	66	67	70	74	75	76	74	74	75	73	70	69	69	66
Sun	65	65	65	65	66	67	69	71	73	73	72	72	70	70	70	69	66

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	65	68	70	79	78	73	72	72	71	75	84	89	91	78	69	67	65
Tue	65	67	70	80	82	74	72	71	70	75	88	97	99	84	71	68	66
Wed	65	67	70	82	83	73	72	72	71	76	91	104	103	88	73	68	66
Thu	65	67	70	82	82	73	71	71	71	76	89	102	103	89	75	68	67
Fri	65	67	69	75	75	72	73	74	77	87	100	108	100	86	74	68	65
Sat	65	65	66	66	67	70	74	75	76	74	74	75	73	70	69	69	66
Sun	65	65	65	65	66	67	69	71	73	73	72	72	70	70	70	69	66

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	65	68	70	79	78	73	72	72	71	75	84	89	91	78	69	67	65
Tue	65	67	70	80	82	74	72	71	70	75	88	97	99	84	71	68	66
Wed	65	67	70	82	83	73	72	72	71	76	91	104	103	88	73	68	66
Thu	65	67	70	82	82	73	71	71	71	76	89	102	103	89	75	68	67
Fri	65	67	69	75	75	72	73	74	77	87	100	108	100	86	74	68	65
Sat	65	65	66	66	67	70	74	75	76	74	74	75	73	70	69	69	66
Sun	65	65	65	65	66	67	69	71	73	73	72	72	70	70	70	69	66