Best Time to Drive from Fremont to Hercules

Right now (7:04 pm PDT): about 57 minutes via I-680 North and SR-4 West, usually 57 at this time.

Only 50% 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 Hercules 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	54	58	59	62	60	59	57	57	57	59	68	67	66	60	57	54	54
Tue	54	56	60	66	62	61	62	57	58	61	69	73	73	64	59	56	54
Wed	54	56	61	64	61	60	57	57	57	61	69	76	76	66	59	57	54
Thu	54	56	62	68	61	60	58	57	58	64	70	76	76	66	59	57	54
Fri	54	54	56	57	57	56	57	58	60	67	73	76	74	66	60	57	54
Sat	54	54	54	54	54	55	55	56	59	60	63	63	61	62	60	55	54
Sun	54	54	54	54	54	54	55	55	56	56	56	57	56	59	57	56	54

About this drive

On weekdays the 55-mile drive from Fremont to Hercules (via I-680 North and SR-4 West) usually takes as little as 54 minutes and up to 76 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 59 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (63 minutes).

About 43 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 12 miles surface streets (16 to 22 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Fremont to central Hercules 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 Hercules?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 54 minutes then, versus up to 76 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 55-mile drive usually takes 54 to 76 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 59 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Fremont to Hercules?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 76 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-680 North in Bay Area (30 miles) · SR-4 West in Bay Area (12 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	58	59	62	60	59	57	57	57	59	68	67	66	60	57	54	54
Tue	54	56	60	66	62	61	62	57	58	61	69	73	73	64	59	56	54
Wed	54	56	61	64	61	60	57	57	57	61	69	76	76	66	59	57	54
Thu	54	56	62	68	61	60	58	57	58	64	70	76	76	66	59	57	54
Fri	54	54	56	57	57	56	57	58	60	67	73	76	74	66	60	57	54
Sat	54	54	54	54	54	55	55	56	59	60	63	63	61	62	60	55	54
Sun	54	54	54	54	54	54	55	55	56	56	56	57	56	59	57	56	54

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	58	59	62	60	59	57	57	57	59	68	67	66	60	57	54	54
Tue	54	56	60	66	62	61	62	57	58	61	69	73	73	64	59	56	54
Wed	54	56	61	64	61	60	57	57	57	61	69	76	76	66	59	57	54
Thu	54	56	62	68	61	60	58	57	58	64	70	76	76	66	59	57	54
Fri	54	54	56	57	57	56	57	58	60	67	73	76	74	66	60	57	54
Sat	54	54	54	54	54	55	55	56	59	60	63	63	61	62	60	55	54
Sun	54	54	54	54	54	54	55	55	56	56	56	57	56	59	57	56	54

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	58	59	62	60	59	57	57	57	59	68	67	66	60	57	54	54
Tue	54	56	60	66	62	61	62	57	58	61	69	73	73	64	59	56	54
Wed	54	56	61	64	61	60	57	57	57	61	69	76	76	66	59	57	54
Thu	54	56	62	68	61	60	58	57	58	64	70	76	76	66	59	57	54
Fri	54	54	56	57	57	56	57	58	60	67	73	76	74	66	60	57	54
Sat	54	54	54	54	54	55	55	56	59	60	63	63	61	62	60	55	54
Sun	54	54	54	54	54	54	55	55	56	56	56	57	56	59	57	56	54