Best Time to Drive from Fremont to Berkeley

Right now (6:35 pm PST): about 58 minutes via I-880 North, usually 43 at this time.

Only 38% 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 Fremont to Berkeley 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	34	40	48	45	39	38	37	37	40	43	43	44	40	37	34	32
Tue	31	33	41	55	49	40	38	36	37	39	42	47	49	45	40	35	32
Wed	31	33	40	54	47	39	38	37	38	41	44	48	50	45	40	35	32
Thu	31	33	41	56	49	39	38	38	38	40	44	48	51	45	40	36	31
Fri	31	33	36	42	40	37	38	38	39	42	46	48	49	45	41	36	32
Sat	32	33	34	34	34	36	38	40	39	40	41	40	41	39	38	36	32
Sun	31	32	32	34	35	36	37	38	38	38	38	37	37	38	37	37	32

About this drive

On weekdays the 31-mile drive from Fremont to Berkeley (via I-880 North) usually takes as little as 31 minutes and up to 56 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 38 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (41 minutes).

About 26 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (8 to 16 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Fremont (Mowry Avenue) to central Berkeley (Martin Luther King Junior Way) 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 Fremont to Berkeley?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 31 minutes then, versus up to 56 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 31-mile drive usually takes 31 to 56 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 38 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Fremont to Berkeley?

Leaving around 8 am on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 56 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-880 North in Bay Area (24 miles) · I-980 East in Bay Area (1.7 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	34	40	48	45	39	38	37	37	40	43	43	44	40	37	34	32
Tue	31	33	41	55	49	40	38	36	37	39	42	47	49	45	40	35	32
Wed	31	33	40	54	47	39	38	37	38	41	44	48	50	45	40	35	32
Thu	31	33	41	56	49	39	38	38	38	40	44	48	51	45	40	36	31
Fri	31	33	36	42	40	37	38	38	39	42	46	48	49	45	41	36	32
Sat	32	33	34	34	34	36	38	40	39	40	41	40	41	39	38	36	32
Sun	31	32	32	34	35	36	37	38	38	38	38	37	37	38	37	37	32

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	34	40	48	45	39	38	37	37	40	43	43	44	40	37	34	32
Tue	31	33	41	55	49	40	38	36	37	39	42	47	49	45	40	35	32
Wed	31	33	40	54	47	39	38	37	38	41	44	48	50	45	40	35	32
Thu	31	33	41	56	49	39	38	38	38	40	44	48	51	45	40	36	31
Fri	31	33	36	42	40	37	38	38	39	42	46	48	49	45	41	36	32
Sat	32	33	34	34	34	36	38	40	39	40	41	40	41	39	38	36	32
Sun	31	32	32	34	35	36	37	38	38	38	38	37	37	38	37	37	32

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	34	40	48	45	39	38	37	37	40	43	43	44	40	37	34	32
Tue	31	33	41	55	49	40	38	36	37	39	42	47	49	45	40	35	32
Wed	31	33	40	54	47	39	38	37	38	41	44	48	50	45	40	35	32
Thu	31	33	41	56	49	39	38	38	38	40	44	48	51	45	40	36	31
Fri	31	33	36	42	40	37	38	38	39	42	46	48	49	45	41	36	32
Sat	32	33	34	34	34	36	38	40	39	40	41	40	41	39	38	36	32
Sun	31	32	32	34	35	36	37	38	38	38	38	37	37	38	37	37	32