How far is Granby, CT from Fairfield, CA?

The driving distance from Granby, CT to Fairfield, CA is about 2976 miles (4789.4 km), with a travel time of about 45h 25m by car.

  • The straight-line flight distance is about 2579.6 miles (4151.5 km).
  • For a round trip, plan for roughly 90h 50m of driving time before adding stops, traffic, or weather delays.
  • A comfortable departure window is usually 6:00 AM to 7:30 AM EDT.
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Quick Snapshot
Road
2975.98 mi
45h 25m
Flight
2579.61 mi
4151.48 km direct

This drive is better planned with a longer stop or an overnight stay.

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Flight Distance

Direct air line
2579.61 mi
Kilometers
4151.48 km
Flight Time
05h 11m

Driving Distance

Road route
2975.98 mi
Kilometers
4789.38 km
Drive Time
45h 25m

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Drive time stays fixed at 45h 25m.

Arrival Snapshot
Arrive in Fairfield
Mon, Apr 27, 1:17 AM PDT
Return by in Granby
Wed, Apr 29, 1:43 AM EDT
Useful when you're deciding between a quick errand, a day trip, or a longer stop.
Leave Granby
2026-04-25T06:52
Arrive Fairfield
Mon, Apr 27, 4:17 AM EDT
Route Timing
45h 25m
One way by road
Best Departure Window
6:00 AM to 7:30 AM EDT
Treat this as a longer travel day
Arrive between
12:25 AM to 1:55 AM PDT

Starting early still helps, but most travelers will want a longer stop or an overnight stay on a route this long.

Leave by
5:10 PM EDT
Keeps a same-day return open with about 08h 00m at the destination.
Back in Granby
8:00 PM EDT
Overnight-style route

This departure sits inside the recommended comfort window for the route.

Halfway Point

A useful midpoint for breaks, coffee, or meeting in the middle.

Mid-route stop
Doniphan
NE

Township in Hall County, Nebraska

From Granby
1484.1 mi
22h 42m
To Fairfield
1491.9 mi
22h 42m

Route Weather Snapshot

Check the forecast at both ends before you head out.

Origin
Granby Weather
CT
Live fallback forecast
49°F
Saturday
Using New Hartford as the closest live forecast in the Connecticut weather hub.

Light Rain Likely

Starts
Sat, Apr 25 6:00 AM EDT
Wind
3 to 8 mph SE
Destination
65°F
Saturday

Partly Sunny

Starts
Sat, Apr 25 6:00 AM PDT
Wind
6 to 14 mph SW

Driving Route Map

The map below follows the saved road route between Granby and Fairfield.

Turn-by-Turn Driving Directions

Step-by-step road directions between Granby and Fairfield.

  1. 1

    Start on Hungary Road

    8 m · 2 sec · Hungary Road

  2. 2

    Turn right onto East Granby Road

    1212 ft · 31 sec · East Granby Road

  3. 3

    Keep slight left to continue on West Granby Road

    2.6 mi · 5 min · West Granby Road

  4. 4

    Continue on Hartland Road

    1.5 km · 1 min · Hartland Road

  5. 5

    Turn left onto Barkhamsted Road

    2.4 mi · 4 min · Barkhamsted Road

  6. 6

    Continue on Gavitt Road

    1.4 mi · 2 min · Gavitt Road

  7. 7

    Turn left onto East Hartland Road

    2.6 mi · 4 min · East Hartland Road

  8. 8

    Continue on Saville Dam Road

    1.6 mi · 3 min · Saville Dam Road

  9. 9

    At the end of the road, turn left onto Pleasant Valley Road

    1.2 km · 2 min · Pleasant Valley Road

  10. 10

    Turn slight right onto Ripley Hill Road

    1.2 km · 2 min · Ripley Hill Road

  11. 11

    At the end of the road, turn right onto New Hartford Road

    3.2 mi · 5 min · New Hartford Road

  12. 12

    Take the exit left toward CT 8 SOUTH: Torrington, Waterbury

    70 m · 6 sec

  13. 13

    Merge slight left onto CT 8 SOUTH: Torrington, Waterbury

    7.9 mi · 9 min

  14. 14

    Take the exit slight right toward CT 4, CT 202: Downtown Torrington

    1473 ft · 44 sec

  15. 15

    Continue on Columbus Street

    737 ft · 17 sec · Columbus Street

  16. 16

    Turn slight right onto East Main Street

    2638 ft · 43 sec · East Main Street

  17. 17

    At the end of the road, turn left onto Main Street

    101 m · 10 sec · Main Street

  18. 18

    Turn right onto Litchfield Street

    1489 ft · 26 sec · Litchfield Street

  19. 19

    Turn slight left onto New Litchfield Street

    2.1 mi · 3 min · New Litchfield Street

  20. 20

    Continue on Torrington Road

    3.1 mi · 4 min · Torrington Road

  21. 21

    Continue on East Street

    1.1 mi · 1 min · East Street

  22. 22

    Continue on Bantam Road

    5.5 mi · 8 min · Bantam Road

  23. 23

    Continue on Litchfield Turnpike

    3.4 mi · 5 min · Litchfield Turnpike

  24. 24

    Continue on New Milford Turnpike

    2.9 mi · 3 min · New Milford Turnpike

  25. 25

    Continue on Litchfield Road

    3.5 mi · 4 min · Litchfield Road

  26. 26

    Continue on Park Lane Road

    1.6 mi · 2 min · Park Lane Road

  27. 27

    Continue on Poplar Street

    1.1 km · 47 sec · Poplar Street

  28. 28

    Continue on East Street

    1621 ft · 25 sec · East Street

  29. 29

    Turn right onto Bridge Street

    2650 ft · 47 sec · Bridge Street

  30. 30

    Turn left onto Danbury Road

    5.2 mi · 6 min · Danbury Road

  31. 31

    Continue on Federal Road

    10.1 mi · 13 min · Federal Road

  32. 32

    Continue straight

    1975 ft · 34 sec

  33. 33

    Keep slight right

    128.8 mi · 2 hr 32 min

  34. 34

    Take the exit slight left toward I 81 South: Wilkes-Barre

    1.2 mi · 2 min

  35. 35

    Merge slight left onto American Legion Memorial Highway

    35 mi · 42 min · American Legion Memorial Highway

  36. 36

    Take the exit slight right toward I-80 West: Bloomsburg

    1.1 km · 1 min

  37. 37

    Merge slight left onto Keystone Shortway

    272 mi · 4 hr 54 min · Keystone Shortway

  38. 38

    Keep slight right

    4.5 mi · 5 min

  39. 39

    Take the exit slight right toward I 80 West, I 76 East

    2550 ft · 1 min

  40. 40

    Keep slight right to continue on I 80 West: Cleveland

    2349 ft · 1 min

  41. 41

    Merge slight left onto Ohio Turnpike

    31.1 mi · 33 min · Ohio Turnpike

  42. 42

    Keep slight left to continue on Ohio Turnpike

    187.4 mi · 3 hr 21 min · Ohio Turnpike

  43. 43

    Continue on Indiana Toll Road

    135.8 mi · 2 hr 27 min · Indiana Toll Road

  44. 44

    Take the exit slight right toward I 80 West, I 94, US 6: Des Moines

    3216 ft · 1 min

  45. 45

    Keep slight right to continue on I 94 West, I 80 West, SR 51, US 6 East

    543 ft · 13 sec

  46. 46

    Keep slight left to continue on I 94 West, I 80 West

    14.2 mi · 20 min

  47. 47

    Take the exit slight right toward US 41 North: Calumet Avenue, Hammond, Munster

    1047 ft · 16 sec

  48. 48

    Keep slight left to continue on Calumet Avenue South

    1187 ft · 18 sec

  49. 49

    Keep slight left

    1805 ft · 28 sec

  50. 50

    Merge slight left onto Borman Expressway

    2724 ft · 42 sec · Borman Expressway

  51. 51

    Continue on Kingery Expressway

    1.3 km · 1 min · Kingery Expressway

  52. 52

    Take the exit slight right toward IL 394 South, I 94 West: Danville, Chicago

    1.5 mi · 2 min

  53. 53

    Keep slight left to continue on I 80 West, I 294 North

    1703 ft · 26 sec

  54. 54

    Merge slight left onto Tri-State Tollway

    4.8 mi · 7 min · Tri-State Tollway

  55. 55

    Keep slight right to continue on I 80 West: Iowa

    145.4 mi · 2 hr 41 min

  56. 56

    Keep slight left to continue on I 74 West, I 280 West: Moline, Rock Island

    9.6 mi · 10 min

  57. 57

    Keep slight left to continue on I 280 West: Des Moines

    82 mi · 1 hr 30 min

  58. 58

    Continue straight

    102 mi · 1 hr 51 min

  59. 59

    Keep slight right to continue on I 80 West: Omaha

    95.5 mi · 1 hr 43 min

  60. 60

    Keep slight left to continue on I 80 West: Council Bluffs, Omaha Nebraska

    23.7 mi · 26 min

  61. 61

    Keep slight left to continue on I 80 West Express: Council Bluffs, Omaha

    355.4 mi · 6 hr 3 min

  62. 62

    Keep slight left to continue on I 80 West: Sidney, Cheyanne

    580.6 mi · 9 hr 35 min

  63. 63

    Merge slight left onto Veterans Memorial Highway

    2.5 mi · 3 min · Veterans Memorial Highway

  64. 64

    Take the exit slight right toward I 80 West: Reno, Salt Lake City International Airport

    632.7 mi · 10 hr 37 min

  65. 65

    Continue on Dwight D. Eisenhower Highway

    7.1 mi · 8 min · Dwight D. Eisenhower Highway

  66. 66

    Keep slight left to continue on North Sacramento Beltline Freeway

    13.2 mi · 15 min · North Sacramento Beltline Freeway

  67. 67

    Continue on Yolo Causeway

    3.9 mi · 4 min · Yolo Causeway

  68. 68

    Continue on Dwight D. Eisenhower Highway

    29.3 mi · 34 min · Dwight D. Eisenhower Highway

  69. 69

    Take the exit slight right toward Manuel Campos Parkway, North Texas Street

    1402 ft · 36 sec

  70. 70

    Turn left onto Manuel Campos Parkway

    1618 ft · 44 sec · Manuel Campos Parkway

  71. 71

    Turn right onto North Texas Street

    3.4 mi · 6 min · North Texas Street

  72. 72

    Arrive at your destination

    0 m · 1 sec · Texas Street

Car Route Details

A richer read on the saved driving route between Granby and Fairfield.

OSRM road route
Drive Character

Long-distance drive

This route is long enough that fuel, rest stops, weather, and timing matter more than any single maneuver.

Directions
72 steps
18 turns on the saved route
Ramps & Exits
17
7 merges, 10 ramps or exits
Navigation Density
2.4 / 100 mi
Decision points by distance
Main Roads
I 80 West
1480 mi · 50%
I 80 West Express
355 mi · 12%
Keystone Shortway
277 mi · 9%
Ohio Turnpike
218 mi · 7%
I 280 West
184 mi · 6%
Federal Road
139 mi · 5%
Longest Stretch

I 80 West

Take the exit slight right toward I 80 West: Reno, Salt Lake City International Airport

633 mi · 10h 37m

Route Summary

A quick read on whether this route feels easy, ambitious, or worth planning around.

Trip Read

Better with a longer stop

This route is long enough that most travelers will be better off planning an overnight stay or a more deliberate stop window.

Drive Time
45h 25m
Overnight route
Same-Day Return
90h 50m
Round-trip wheel time
Road vs Air
+396.4 mi
2579.6 mi direct line
Halfway Stop
Doniphan
22h 42m from Granby
Leave By
5:10 PM EDT
Overnight-style route
Weather Watch

Light Rain Likely leaving Granby and Partly Sunny near Fairfield.

Trip Questions

Direct answers travelers usually want before committing to the drive.

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

The road trip is about 2976 miles (4789.4 km) and usually takes 45h 25m in normal driving conditions.

Is this a same-day trip or an overnight route?

This route is long enough that most travelers will be better off planning an overnight stay or a more deliberate stop window.

What is the halfway point on this route?

Doniphan is a useful midpoint, sitting about 1484.1 miles from Granby and 1491.9 miles from Fairfield.

How much longer is the road route than the straight-line distance?

The direct path is about 2579.6 miles (4151.5 km), while the road route adds roughly 396.4 extra miles because roads do not follow the straight air line.

When is the best time to leave for this route?

A good departure window is usually 6:00 AM to 7:30 AM EDT. Starting early still helps, but most travelers will want a longer stop or an overnight stay on a route this long.

How much will gas cost for this route?

Using about 28.3 MPG, regular gas is estimated at $414.26 one way or $828.53 round trip. Estimated CO2 is about 933.2 kg one way.

Do you cross a time zone on this route?

Yes. There is about a 3 hour time difference between Granby and Fairfield, so arrival and return times should be read in local time.

What should you check before leaving?

Before you leave, expect Light Rain Likely around Granby and Partly Sunny near Fairfield.

Stop Ideas Near Doniphan

Useful break, food, and waypoint ideas within about 15 miles of the route midpoint.

Mid-route Guidance
Local place coverage is thin around Doniphan, so nearby transit and meeting points are shown instead.
Reviewed stop coverage is still thin around this midpoint, so practical transit waypoints are shown on the right.

Transit and Meeting Points

Useful pickup, handoff, or rendezvous points close to Doniphan.

RAIL

Hastings

21 mi away
501 West First St.
RAIL

Holdrege

92 mi away
100 West Ave.

Flight Path Map

This map shows the direct air route between Granby and Fairfield. Straight-line distance: 2579.61 mi (4151.48 km).

Granby

#1 Granby

Town of the United States

Population11,558
Coordinates41.9539900, -72.7887100
Altitude69
CountryUnited States
Fairfield

#2 Fairfield

Town in Connecticut, United States of America

Population117,580
Coordinates38.2493600, -122.0399700
Altitude4
CountryUnited States
Start: Hungary Road (-72.78874, 41.954)
End: Texas Street (-122.039971, 38.249224)

Estimated Travel Time

Distance: 4789 km by road

SpeedTime
30 mph (48.3 km/h)99h 09m
40 mph (64.37 km/h)74h 24m
50 mph (80.47 km/h)59h 31m
60 mph (96.56 km/h)49h 36m
70 mph (112.65 km/h)42h 30m
80 mph (129 km/h)37h 07m

Fuel, Round Trip and CO2

Estimated fuel cost and emissions for this route.

One-way fuel
105.01 gal
397.52 L · about $414.26
Round trip
$828.53
210.02 gal · 795.04 L
Estimated CO2
933.2 kg one way
Round trip: 1866.4 kg / 4115 lb CO2, using regular gasoline.
Fuel$/galOne wayRound trip
Regular gas $3.95 $414.26 $828.53
Mid-grade $4.46 $468.03 $936.06
Premium $4.86 $510.14 $1,020.28
Diesel $6.00 $629.74 $1,259.49

Assumes 8.3 L/100 km (about 28.3 MPG). CO2 is an estimate and varies by vehicle, fuel blend, traffic, and terrain.

Prices in Connecticut · Apr 25, 2026

Please keep in mind that there is a 3 hours time gap between Granby, CT and Fairfield, CA. The current time in Granby is 06:52:51, although it is 03:52:51 in Fairfield.

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How did we calculate? Place names are translated into coordinates. The Haversine formula calculates straight-line distance; driving distance uses road network data.