Best Time to Drive from Fremont to Gilroy

Right now (5:33 pm PDT): about 77 minutes via US-101 South and I-880 South, usually 50 at this time.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Fremont to Gilroy 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	44	47	50	56	59	57	53	52	52	59	61	64	67	54	47	45	44
Tue	44	46	51	59	62	59	53	50	50	55	64	69	67	57	48	45	44
Wed	44	46	51	58	61	58	53	51	51	55	64	68	70	59	49	45	44
Thu	44	46	51	59	61	57	52	50	50	58	67	71	69	58	50	46	44
Fri	44	46	50	52	54	52	51	53	59	67	72	71	67	57	52	46	44
Sat	44	44	44	45	46	49	53	55	54	54	54	52	50	48	47	46	44
Sun	44	44	44	44	45	46	48	49	49	49	48	47	47	47	46	46	44

About this drive

On weekdays the 48-mile drive from Fremont to Gilroy (via US-101 South and I-880 South) usually takes as little as 44 minutes and up to 72 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 53 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (55 minutes).

About 43 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (6 to 11 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Fremont to central Gilroy 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 Gilroy?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 44 minutes then, versus up to 72 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 48-mile drive usually takes 44 to 72 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 53 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Fremont to Gilroy?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 72 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 South in Bay Area (30 miles) · I-880 South in Bay Area (13 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	47	50	56	59	57	53	52	52	59	61	64	67	54	47	45	44
Tue	44	46	51	59	62	59	53	50	50	55	64	69	67	57	48	45	44
Wed	44	46	51	58	61	58	53	51	51	55	64	68	70	59	49	45	44
Thu	44	46	51	59	61	57	52	50	50	58	67	71	69	58	50	46	44
Fri	44	46	50	52	54	52	51	53	59	67	72	71	67	57	52	46	44
Sat	44	44	44	45	46	49	53	55	54	54	54	52	50	48	47	46	44
Sun	44	44	44	44	45	46	48	49	49	49	48	47	47	47	46	46	44

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	47	50	56	59	57	53	52	52	59	61	64	67	54	47	45	44
Tue	44	46	51	59	62	59	53	50	50	55	64	69	67	57	48	45	44
Wed	44	46	51	58	61	58	53	51	51	55	64	68	70	59	49	45	44
Thu	44	46	51	59	61	57	52	50	50	58	67	71	69	58	50	46	44
Fri	44	46	50	52	54	52	51	53	59	67	72	71	67	57	52	46	44
Sat	44	44	44	45	46	49	53	55	54	54	54	52	50	48	47	46	44
Sun	44	44	44	44	45	46	48	49	49	49	48	47	47	47	46	46	44

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	47	50	56	59	57	53	52	52	59	61	64	67	54	47	45	44
Tue	44	46	51	59	62	59	53	50	50	55	64	69	67	57	48	45	44
Wed	44	46	51	58	61	58	53	51	51	55	64	68	70	59	49	45	44
Thu	44	46	51	59	61	57	52	50	50	58	67	71	69	58	50	46	44
Fri	44	46	50	52	54	52	51	53	59	67	72	71	67	57	52	46	44
Sat	44	44	44	45	46	49	53	55	54	54	54	52	50	48	47	46	44
Sun	44	44	44	44	45	46	48	49	49	49	48	47	47	47	46	46	44