Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Fremont to Los Gatos
Right now (6:49 pm PDT): about 30 minutes via I-880 South and SR-17 South, usually 27 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 | 25 | 26 | 31 | 38 | 39 | 35 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 32 | 30 | 27 | 25 | 25 |
| Tue | 25 | 26 | 32 | 43 | 44 | 39 | 32 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 32 | 36 | 32 | 27 | 25 | 25 |
| Wed | 25 | 26 | 32 | 42 | 42 | 38 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 37 | 34 | 27 | 25 | 25 |
| Thu | 25 | 26 | 32 | 43 | 42 | 37 | 32 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 32 | 37 | 32 | 27 | 25 | 25 |
| Fri | 25 | 26 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 33 | 35 | 35 | 32 | 29 | 26 | 25 |
| Sat | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 25 |
| Sun | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 27-mile drive from Fremont to Los Gatos (via I-880 South and SR-17 South) usually takes as little as 25 minutes and up to 44 minutes, when leaving around 9:30 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 29 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Saturdays (31 minutes).
About 23 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 10 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Fremont to central Los Gatos 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 Los Gatos?
On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 25 minutes then, versus up to 44 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Fremont to Los Gatos?
The 27-mile drive usually takes 25 to 44 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 29 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Fremont to Los Gatos?
Leaving around 9:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 44 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
I-880 South in Bay Area (18 miles) · SR-17 South in Bay Area (5 miles)
Bay Area traffic right now · Bay Area traffic tomorrow
More drives
Los Gatos to Fremont (return trip) · Fremont to San Francisco · Fremont to Oakland · Fremont to San Jose · Fremont to Palo Alto · Fremont to Berkeley · Fremont to Walnut Creek · Fremont to San Mateo · Fremont to Hayward · Fremont to Mountain View · Fremont to Santa Clara · Fremont to Richmond