Best Time to Drive from San Leandro to Fairfield

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 51 minutes via I-80 East and I-580 East, usually 54 at this time.

Only 48% 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 San Leandro 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	46	48	49	51	52	52	52	52	51	53	61	67	71	60	50	48	47
Tue	47	48	48	51	52	51	51	51	51	53	65	75	81	70	51	48	47
Wed	47	48	49	51	52	51	51	51	51	54	65	79	84	69	53	48	47
Thu	47	48	49	51	53	51	51	51	51	54	63	78	83	70	54	49	47
Fri	47	48	48	50	51	51	51	53	55	62	75	85	84	67	54	49	47
Sat	47	47	47	47	48	49	52	52	54	53	54	55	54	50	49	49	47
Sun	47	47	47	46	47	48	50	50	52	53	52	53	51	50	50	49	47

About this drive

On weekdays the 52-mile drive from San Leandro to Fairfield (via I-80 East and I-580 East) usually takes as little as 46 minutes and up to 86 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 8:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 52 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (55 minutes).

About 48 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (5 to 8 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central San Leandro 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 San Leandro to Fairfield?

On weekdays, leave before 8:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 46 minutes then, versus up to 86 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from San Leandro to Fairfield?

The 52-mile drive usually takes 46 to 86 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 52 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from San Leandro to Fairfield?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 86 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-80 East in Bay Area (36 miles) · I-580 East in Bay Area (12 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	46	48	49	51	52	52	52	52	51	53	61	67	71	60	50	48	47
Tue	47	48	48	51	52	51	51	51	51	53	65	75	81	70	51	48	47
Wed	47	48	49	51	52	51	51	51	51	54	65	79	84	69	53	48	47
Thu	47	48	49	51	53	51	51	51	51	54	63	78	83	70	54	49	47
Fri	47	48	48	50	51	51	51	53	55	62	75	85	84	67	54	49	47
Sat	47	47	47	47	48	49	52	52	54	53	54	55	54	50	49	49	47
Sun	47	47	47	46	47	48	50	50	52	53	52	53	51	50	50	49	47

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	46	48	49	51	52	52	52	52	51	53	61	67	71	60	50	48	47
Tue	47	48	48	51	52	51	51	51	51	53	65	75	81	70	51	48	47
Wed	47	48	49	51	52	51	51	51	51	54	65	79	84	69	53	48	47
Thu	47	48	49	51	53	51	51	51	51	54	63	78	83	70	54	49	47
Fri	47	48	48	50	51	51	51	53	55	62	75	85	84	67	54	49	47
Sat	47	47	47	47	48	49	52	52	54	53	54	55	54	50	49	49	47
Sun	47	47	47	46	47	48	50	50	52	53	52	53	51	50	50	49	47

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	46	48	49	51	52	52	52	52	51	53	61	67	71	60	50	48	47
Tue	47	48	48	51	52	51	51	51	51	53	65	75	81	70	51	48	47
Wed	47	48	49	51	52	51	51	51	51	54	65	79	84	69	53	48	47
Thu	47	48	49	51	53	51	51	51	51	54	63	78	83	70	54	49	47
Fri	47	48	48	50	51	51	51	53	55	62	75	85	84	67	54	49	47
Sat	47	47	47	47	48	49	52	52	54	53	54	55	54	50	49	49	47
Sun	47	47	47	46	47	48	50	50	52	53	52	53	51	50	50	49	47