Best Time to Drive from Redwood City to Fairfield

Right now (6:06 pm PDT): about 97 minutes via I-80 East and US-101 North, usually 77 at this time.

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	79	74	72	72	71	76	87	92	94	77	69	68	66
Tue	65	67	70	81	82	74	72	71	71	77	91	103	102	86	71	69	66
Wed	65	68	71	82	86	74	72	72	71	77	94	109	108	88	72	69	66
Thu	65	67	70	82	85	74	72	71	71	77	93	110	111	93	74	69	66
Fri	65	67	69	75	76	73	73	75	79	89	104	114	105	87	74	69	65
Sat	65	65	66	66	67	71	75	76	77	77	77	76	74	70	69	68	66
Sun	65	65	65	65	66	68	70	72	74	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 114 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 74 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (77 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 114 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 114 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 74 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Redwood City to Fairfield?

Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 114 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	79	74	72	72	71	76	87	92	94	77	69	68	66
Tue	65	67	70	81	82	74	72	71	71	77	91	103	102	86	71	69	66
Wed	65	68	71	82	86	74	72	72	71	77	94	109	108	88	72	69	66
Thu	65	67	70	82	85	74	72	71	71	77	93	110	111	93	74	69	66
Fri	65	67	69	75	76	73	73	75	79	89	104	114	105	87	74	69	65
Sat	65	65	66	66	67	71	75	76	77	77	77	76	74	70	69	68	66
Sun	65	65	65	65	66	68	70	72	74	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	79	74	72	72	71	76	87	92	94	77	69	68	66
Tue	65	67	70	81	82	74	72	71	71	77	91	103	102	86	71	69	66
Wed	65	68	71	82	86	74	72	72	71	77	94	109	108	88	72	69	66
Thu	65	67	70	82	85	74	72	71	71	77	93	110	111	93	74	69	66
Fri	65	67	69	75	76	73	73	75	79	89	104	114	105	87	74	69	65
Sat	65	65	66	66	67	71	75	76	77	77	77	76	74	70	69	68	66
Sun	65	65	65	65	66	68	70	72	74	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	79	74	72	72	71	76	87	92	94	77	69	68	66
Tue	65	67	70	81	82	74	72	71	71	77	91	103	102	86	71	69	66
Wed	65	68	71	82	86	74	72	72	71	77	94	109	108	88	72	69	66
Thu	65	67	70	82	85	74	72	71	71	77	93	110	111	93	74	69	66
Fri	65	67	69	75	76	73	73	75	79	89	104	114	105	87	74	69	65
Sat	65	65	66	66	67	71	75	76	77	77	77	76	74	70	69	68	66
Sun	65	65	65	65	66	68	70	72	74	73	72	72	70	70	70	69	66