Best Time to Drive from Daly City to Fremont

Right now (7:18 pm PDT): about 53 minutes via SR-92 East and I-280 South and I-880 South, usually 44 at this time.

Only 57% 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 Daly City 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	43	46	58	63	57	49	47	47	48	50	56	55	55	50	44	44	44
Tue	42	50	62	72	62	50	48	47	47	50	56	60	63	54	46	43	42
Wed	42	49	62	70	58	49	48	47	48	53	58	63	65	54	46	44	42
Thu	42	49	60	70	61	52	48	47	47	50	55	61	65	55	46	43	42
Fri	42	46	51	52	49	47	47	47	49	52	56	56	57	51	47	44	42
Sat	42	42	42	43	43	45	50	49	48	48	49	50	51	48	45	43	42
Sun	42	42	42	42	43	43	45	47	46	45	45	44	44	44	43	44	42

About this drive

On weekdays the 46-mile drive from Daly City to Fremont (via SR-92 East and I-280 South and I-880 South) usually takes as little as 42 minutes and up to 72 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 48 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Saturdays (51 minutes).

About 43 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 7 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Daly City to central Fremont 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 Daly City to Fremont?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 42 minutes then, versus up to 72 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Daly City to Fremont?

The 46-mile drive usually takes 42 to 72 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 48 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Daly City to Fremont?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 72 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-92 East in Bay Area (17 miles) · I-280 South in Bay Area (17 miles) · I-880 South in Bay Area (9 miles)

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More drives

Fremont to Daly City (return trip) · Daly City to San Jose · Daly City to San Francisco · Daly City to Oakland · Daly City to Stockton

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	46	58	63	57	49	47	47	48	50	56	55	55	50	44	44	44
Tue	42	50	62	72	62	50	48	47	47	50	56	60	63	54	46	43	42
Wed	42	49	62	70	58	49	48	47	48	53	58	63	65	54	46	44	42
Thu	42	49	60	70	61	52	48	47	47	50	55	61	65	55	46	43	42
Fri	42	46	51	52	49	47	47	47	49	52	56	56	57	51	47	44	42
Sat	42	42	42	43	43	45	50	49	48	48	49	50	51	48	45	43	42
Sun	42	42	42	42	43	43	45	47	46	45	45	44	44	44	43	44	42

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	46	58	63	57	49	47	47	48	50	56	55	55	50	44	44	44
Tue	42	50	62	72	62	50	48	47	47	50	56	60	63	54	46	43	42
Wed	42	49	62	70	58	49	48	47	48	53	58	63	65	54	46	44	42
Thu	42	49	60	70	61	52	48	47	47	50	55	61	65	55	46	43	42
Fri	42	46	51	52	49	47	47	47	49	52	56	56	57	51	47	44	42
Sat	42	42	42	43	43	45	50	49	48	48	49	50	51	48	45	43	42
Sun	42	42	42	42	43	43	45	47	46	45	45	44	44	44	43	44	42

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	46	58	63	57	49	47	47	48	50	56	55	55	50	44	44	44
Tue	42	50	62	72	62	50	48	47	47	50	56	60	63	54	46	43	42
Wed	42	49	62	70	58	49	48	47	48	53	58	63	65	54	46	44	42
Thu	42	49	60	70	61	52	48	47	47	50	55	61	65	55	46	43	42
Fri	42	46	51	52	49	47	47	47	49	52	56	56	57	51	47	44	42
Sat	42	42	42	43	43	45	50	49	48	48	49	50	51	48	45	43	42
Sun	42	42	42	42	43	43	45	47	46	45	45	44	44	44	43	44	42