Best Time to Drive from San Ramon to Fairfield

Right now (5:34 pm PDT): about 56 minutes via I-680 North, usually 54 at this time.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from San Ramon 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	38	39	40	43	42	41	42	42	42	42	46	49	50	43	39	38	38
Tue	38	39	40	45	44	41	41	41	41	43	49	57	58	49	40	38	38
Wed	38	39	40	44	43	42	42	41	41	42	51	58	62	51	41	39	38
Thu	38	39	40	46	44	41	41	41	42	43	52	60	62	51	42	39	38
Fri	38	39	39	40	41	41	41	42	44	50	59	62	62	51	43	39	38
Sat	38	38	38	38	39	40	41	41	41	41	41	42	41	40	39	38	38
Sun	38	38	38	38	38	39	39	40	40	40	40	40	39	39	39	39	38

About this drive

On weekdays the 42-mile drive from San Ramon to Fairfield (via I-680 North) usually takes as little as 38 minutes and up to 63 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 8 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 42 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (42 minutes).

About 39 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 6 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central San Ramon 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 Ramon to Fairfield?

On weekdays, leave before 8 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 38 minutes then, versus up to 63 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 42-mile drive usually takes 38 to 63 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 42 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from San Ramon to Fairfield?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 63 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-680 North in Bay Area (36 miles) · I-80 East in Bay Area (3 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	39	40	43	42	41	42	42	42	42	46	49	50	43	39	38	38
Tue	38	39	40	45	44	41	41	41	41	43	49	57	58	49	40	38	38
Wed	38	39	40	44	43	42	42	41	41	42	51	58	62	51	41	39	38
Thu	38	39	40	46	44	41	41	41	42	43	52	60	62	51	42	39	38
Fri	38	39	39	40	41	41	41	42	44	50	59	62	62	51	43	39	38
Sat	38	38	38	38	39	40	41	41	41	41	41	42	41	40	39	38	38
Sun	38	38	38	38	38	39	39	40	40	40	40	40	39	39	39	39	38

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	39	40	43	42	41	42	42	42	42	46	49	50	43	39	38	38
Tue	38	39	40	45	44	41	41	41	41	43	49	57	58	49	40	38	38
Wed	38	39	40	44	43	42	42	41	41	42	51	58	62	51	41	39	38
Thu	38	39	40	46	44	41	41	41	42	43	52	60	62	51	42	39	38
Fri	38	39	39	40	41	41	41	42	44	50	59	62	62	51	43	39	38
Sat	38	38	38	38	39	40	41	41	41	41	41	42	41	40	39	38	38
Sun	38	38	38	38	38	39	39	40	40	40	40	40	39	39	39	39	38

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	39	40	43	42	41	42	42	42	42	46	49	50	43	39	38	38
Tue	38	39	40	45	44	41	41	41	41	43	49	57	58	49	40	38	38
Wed	38	39	40	44	43	42	42	41	41	42	51	58	62	51	41	39	38
Thu	38	39	40	46	44	41	41	41	42	43	52	60	62	51	42	39	38
Fri	38	39	39	40	41	41	41	42	44	50	59	62	62	51	43	39	38
Sat	38	38	38	38	39	40	41	41	41	41	41	42	41	40	39	38	38
Sun	38	38	38	38	38	39	39	40	40	40	40	40	39	39	39	39	38