Best Time to Drive from Berkeley to Fremont

Right now (12:17 pm PDT): about 39 minutes via I-880 South, usually 41 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.

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	59	59	52	45	42	41	39	40	39	43	48	42	35	34	33
Tue	31	43	62	64	53	46	43	40	38	39	41	46	52	46	35	33	33
Wed	31	43	62	63	53	45	42	40	38	41	42	47	53	46	36	33	33
Thu	31	42	59	63	53	46	43	39	39	41	42	48	54	49	37	33	32
Fri	31	38	44	45	43	41	40	41	42	43	45	50	52	48	38	34	32
Sat	32	33	36	35	36	39	44	44	43	44	45	47	48	44	39	37	33
Sun	32	33	33	34	36	37	40	42	42	42	41	41	42	40	38	38	33

About this drive

On weekdays the 32-mile drive from Berkeley to Fremont (via I-880 South) usually takes as little as 31 minutes and up to 65 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 41 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Saturdays (48 minutes).

About 26 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (9 to 18 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Berkeley (Martin Luther King Junior Way) to central Fremont (Mowry Avenue) 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 Berkeley to Fremont?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 31 minutes then, versus up to 65 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 32-mile drive usually takes 31 to 65 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 41 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Berkeley to Fremont?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 65 minutes.

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	59	59	52	45	42	41	39	40	39	43	48	42	35	34	33
Tue	31	43	62	64	53	46	43	40	38	39	41	46	52	46	35	33	33
Wed	31	43	62	63	53	45	42	40	38	41	42	47	53	46	36	33	33
Thu	31	42	59	63	53	46	43	39	39	41	42	48	54	49	37	33	32
Fri	31	38	44	45	43	41	40	41	42	43	45	50	52	48	38	34	32
Sat	32	33	36	35	36	39	44	44	43	44	45	47	48	44	39	37	33
Sun	32	33	33	34	36	37	40	42	42	42	41	41	42	40	38	38	33

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	41	59	59	52	45	42	41	39	40	39	43	48	42	35	34	33
Tue	31	43	62	64	53	46	43	40	38	39	41	46	52	46	35	33	33
Wed	31	43	62	63	53	45	42	40	38	41	42	47	53	46	36	33	33
Thu	31	42	59	63	53	46	43	39	39	41	42	48	54	49	37	33	32
Fri	31	38	44	45	43	41	40	41	42	43	45	50	52	48	38	34	32
Sat	32	33	36	35	36	39	44	44	43	44	45	47	48	44	39	37	33
Sun	32	33	33	34	36	37	40	42	42	42	41	41	42	40	38	38	33

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	41	59	59	52	45	42	41	39	40	39	43	48	42	35	34	33
Tue	31	43	62	64	53	46	43	40	38	39	41	46	52	46	35	33	33
Wed	31	43	62	63	53	45	42	40	38	41	42	47	53	46	36	33	33
Thu	31	42	59	63	53	46	43	39	39	41	42	48	54	49	37	33	32
Fri	31	38	44	45	43	41	40	41	42	43	45	50	52	48	38	34	32
Sat	32	33	36	35	36	39	44	44	43	44	45	47	48	44	39	37	33
Sun	32	33	33	34	36	37	40	42	42	42	41	41	42	40	38	38	33