Best Time to Drive from Sunnyvale to Fairfield

Right now (6:18 pm PDT): about 125 minutes via I-680 North, usually 91 at this time.

Only 75% 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 Sunnyvale 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	73	74	78	83	81	80	79	79	81	84	97	99	95	84	77	74	72
Tue	72	74	79	86	86	82	81	79	79	86	107	119	117	105	84	77	72
Wed	72	74	79	85	82	81	79	79	79	88	110	123	124	104	84	76	72
Thu	72	74	80	91	84	80	79	78	79	90	111	123	118	100	88	79	71
Fri	72	74	76	78	78	78	79	80	85	99	112	112	100	88	80	76	73
Sat	72	72	72	73	74	75	77	77	77	78	79	78	78	76	76	75	73
Sun	72	72	72	73	73	74	75	76	76	76	76	75	76	76	75	75	72

About this drive

On weekdays the 79-mile drive from Sunnyvale to Fairfield (via I-680 North) usually takes as little as 71 minutes and up to 131 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 81 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (79 minutes).

About 73 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (7 to 14 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Sunnyvale 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 Sunnyvale to Fairfield?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 71 minutes then, versus up to 131 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Sunnyvale to Fairfield?

The 79-mile drive usually takes 71 to 131 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 81 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Sunnyvale to Fairfield?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 131 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-680 North in Bay Area (58 miles) · I-880 North in Bay Area (6 miles) · SR-237 East in Bay Area (6 miles) · I-80 East in Bay Area (3 miles)

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More drives

Fairfield to Sunnyvale (return trip) · Sunnyvale to Stockton · Sunnyvale to Modesto · Sunnyvale to Concord · Sunnyvale to Vallejo · Sunnyvale to Antioch

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	73	74	78	83	81	80	79	79	81	84	97	99	95	84	77	74	72
Tue	72	74	79	86	86	82	81	79	79	86	107	119	117	105	84	77	72
Wed	72	74	79	85	82	81	79	79	79	88	110	123	124	104	84	76	72
Thu	72	74	80	91	84	80	79	78	79	90	111	123	118	100	88	79	71
Fri	72	74	76	78	78	78	79	80	85	99	112	112	100	88	80	76	73
Sat	72	72	72	73	74	75	77	77	77	78	79	78	78	76	76	75	73
Sun	72	72	72	73	73	74	75	76	76	76	76	75	76	76	75	75	72

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	73	74	78	83	81	80	79	79	81	84	97	99	95	84	77	74	72
Tue	72	74	79	86	86	82	81	79	79	86	107	119	117	105	84	77	72
Wed	72	74	79	85	82	81	79	79	79	88	110	123	124	104	84	76	72
Thu	72	74	80	91	84	80	79	78	79	90	111	123	118	100	88	79	71
Fri	72	74	76	78	78	78	79	80	85	99	112	112	100	88	80	76	73
Sat	72	72	72	73	74	75	77	77	77	78	79	78	78	76	76	75	73
Sun	72	72	72	73	73	74	75	76	76	76	76	75	76	76	75	75	72

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	73	74	78	83	81	80	79	79	81	84	97	99	95	84	77	74	72
Tue	72	74	79	86	86	82	81	79	79	86	107	119	117	105	84	77	72
Wed	72	74	79	85	82	81	79	79	79	88	110	123	124	104	84	76	72
Thu	72	74	80	91	84	80	79	78	79	90	111	123	118	100	88	79	71
Fri	72	74	76	78	78	78	79	80	85	99	112	112	100	88	80	76	73
Sat	72	72	72	73	74	75	77	77	77	78	79	78	78	76	76	75	73
Sun	72	72	72	73	73	74	75	76	76	76	76	75	76	76	75	75	72