Best Time to Drive from Berkeley to Fremont

Right now (9:35 am PDT): about 56 minutes via I-880 South, usually 47 at this time.

Only 58% 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.

On weekdays the 32-mile drive from Berkeley to Fremont (via I-880 South) usually takes as little as 31 minutes and up to 64 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 40 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (46 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Fremont to Berkeley

Freeway, about 26 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 5 miles: 9 to 17 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from central Berkeley (Martin Luther King Junior Way) to central Fremont (Mowry Avenue) along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Berkeley to Fremont 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	32	41	58	58	51	45	42	41	39	40	39	43	47	42	35	34	33
Tue	31	43	61	63	53	46	42	40	38	39	41	47	52	46	35	33	33
Wed	31	43	61	62	52	45	42	39	38	41	41	47	52	44	36	33	33
Thu	31	43	58	62	53	46	42	39	39	41	42	48	53	48	36	33	33
Fri	31	38	44	45	43	40	40	41	41	43	45	50	52	47	38	34	32
Sat	32	33	35	35	35	38	42	43	43	44	45	46	46	41	37	36	33
Sun	32	33	32	34	35	37	39	41	41	41	39	40	40	38	37	37	33

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 Berkeley to Fremont?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 31 minutes then, versus up to 64 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Berkeley to Fremont?

The 32-mile drive usually takes 31 to 64 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 40 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Berkeley to Fremont?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 64 minutes.

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Freeways on this drive

I-880 South in Bay Area (24 miles) · I-980 West in Bay Area (2 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	41	58	58	51	45	42	41	39	40	39	43	47	42	35	34	33
Tue	31	43	61	63	53	46	42	40	38	39	41	47	52	46	35	33	33
Wed	31	43	61	62	52	45	42	39	38	41	41	47	52	44	36	33	33
Thu	31	43	58	62	53	46	42	39	39	41	42	48	53	48	36	33	33
Fri	31	38	44	45	43	40	40	41	41	43	45	50	52	47	38	34	32
Sat	32	33	35	35	35	38	42	43	43	44	45	46	46	41	37	36	33
Sun	32	33	32	34	35	37	39	41	41	41	39	40	40	38	37	37	33

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	41	58	58	51	45	42	41	39	40	39	43	47	42	35	34	33
Tue	31	43	61	63	53	46	42	40	38	39	41	47	52	46	35	33	33
Wed	31	43	61	62	52	45	42	39	38	41	41	47	52	44	36	33	33
Thu	31	43	58	62	53	46	42	39	39	41	42	48	53	48	36	33	33
Fri	31	38	44	45	43	40	40	41	41	43	45	50	52	47	38	34	32
Sat	32	33	35	35	35	38	42	43	43	44	45	46	46	41	37	36	33
Sun	32	33	32	34	35	37	39	41	41	41	39	40	40	38	37	37	33

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	41	58	58	51	45	42	41	39	40	39	43	47	42	35	34	33
Tue	31	43	61	63	53	46	42	40	38	39	41	47	52	46	35	33	33
Wed	31	43	61	62	52	45	42	39	38	41	41	47	52	44	36	33	33
Thu	31	43	58	62	53	46	42	39	39	41	42	48	53	48	36	33	33
Fri	31	38	44	45	43	40	40	41	41	43	45	50	52	47	38	34	32
Sat	32	33	35	35	35	38	42	43	43	44	45	46	46	41	37	36	33
Sun	32	33	32	34	35	37	39	41	41	41	39	40	40	38	37	37	33