Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Fremont to Cupertino
Right now (6:53 pm PDT): about 36 minutes via I-880 South and I-280 North, usually 26 at this time.
Only 65% 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
| Leave | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 24 | 26 | 31 | 40 | 38 | 34 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 29 | 26 | 25 | 24 |
| Tue | 24 | 25 | 34 | 52 | 50 | 39 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 31 | 33 | 38 | 34 | 26 | 25 | 24 |
| Wed | 24 | 25 | 34 | 51 | 48 | 39 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 31 | 33 | 39 | 35 | 26 | 25 | 24 |
| Thu | 24 | 26 | 35 | 51 | 47 | 37 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 31 | 33 | 38 | 33 | 26 | 25 | 24 |
| Fri | 24 | 26 | 30 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 28 | 25 | 24 |
| Sat | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 24 |
| Sun | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 25-mile drive from Fremont to Cupertino (via I-880 South and I-280 North) usually takes as little as 24 minutes and up to 52 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 28 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (29 minutes).
About 21 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (5 to 12 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Fremont to central Cupertino 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 Cupertino?
On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 24 minutes then, versus up to 52 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Fremont to Cupertino?
The 25-mile drive usually takes 24 to 52 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 28 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Fremont to Cupertino?
Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 52 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
I-880 South in Bay Area (17 miles) · I-280 North in Bay Area (5 miles)
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