Best Time to Drive from Fremont to Hercules

Right now (3:21 pm PST): about 61 minutes via I-680 North and SR-4 West, usually 61 at this time.

Only 36% 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	57	60	63	61	60	57	57	57	59	66	66	66	60	57	54	54
Tue	54	56	61	66	62	61	60	57	58	60	69	73	73	65	58	56	54
Wed	54	56	61	65	62	61	57	57	58	62	70	75	75	66	59	57	54
Thu	54	56	63	68	63	62	59	57	58	63	70	76	76	67	59	57	54
Fri	54	55	57	57	57	56	56	58	60	67	73	75	73	66	60	56	54
Sat	54	54	54	54	54	55	55	56	58	59	62	61	61	60	59	55	54
Sun	54	54	54	54	54	54	55	55	56	56	56	57	57	57	56	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 77 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 58 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (62 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 77 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 55-mile drive usually takes 54 to 77 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 58 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Fremont to Hercules?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 77 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	57	60	63	61	60	57	57	57	59	66	66	66	60	57	54	54
Tue	54	56	61	66	62	61	60	57	58	60	69	73	73	65	58	56	54
Wed	54	56	61	65	62	61	57	57	58	62	70	75	75	66	59	57	54
Thu	54	56	63	68	63	62	59	57	58	63	70	76	76	67	59	57	54
Fri	54	55	57	57	57	56	56	58	60	67	73	75	73	66	60	56	54
Sat	54	54	54	54	54	55	55	56	58	59	62	61	61	60	59	55	54
Sun	54	54	54	54	54	54	55	55	56	56	56	57	57	57	56	56	54

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	57	60	63	61	60	57	57	57	59	66	66	66	60	57	54	54
Tue	54	56	61	66	62	61	60	57	58	60	69	73	73	65	58	56	54
Wed	54	56	61	65	62	61	57	57	58	62	70	75	75	66	59	57	54
Thu	54	56	63	68	63	62	59	57	58	63	70	76	76	67	59	57	54
Fri	54	55	57	57	57	56	56	58	60	67	73	75	73	66	60	56	54
Sat	54	54	54	54	54	55	55	56	58	59	62	61	61	60	59	55	54
Sun	54	54	54	54	54	54	55	55	56	56	56	57	57	57	56	56	54

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	57	60	63	61	60	57	57	57	59	66	66	66	60	57	54	54
Tue	54	56	61	66	62	61	60	57	58	60	69	73	73	65	58	56	54
Wed	54	56	61	65	62	61	57	57	58	62	70	75	75	66	59	57	54
Thu	54	56	63	68	63	62	59	57	58	63	70	76	76	67	59	57	54
Fri	54	55	57	57	57	56	56	58	60	67	73	75	73	66	60	56	54
Sat	54	54	54	54	54	55	55	56	58	59	62	61	61	60	59	55	54
Sun	54	54	54	54	54	54	55	55	56	56	56	57	57	57	56	56	54