Best Time to Drive from Fremont to Martinez

Right now (7:48 pm PDT): about 47 minutes via I-680 North, usually 47 at this time.

Only 58% 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 Martinez 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	47	52	54	56	54	54	50	50	50	52	61	60	59	54	50	47	47
Tue	47	50	56	60	56	56	53	50	51	53	65	67	66	58	53	49	47
Wed	47	50	57	59	55	56	52	50	50	56	64	69	70	59	53	52	47
Thu	47	49	58	62	56	55	52	50	51	60	66	70	71	61	54	53	47
Fri	47	47	49	50	51	50	50	50	55	64	68	69	67	60	55	50	47
Sat	47	47	46	47	47	47	48	49	54	51	58	59	56	58	56	48	47
Sun	47	47	47	47	47	47	48	48	48	49	49	49	49	55	51	50	47

About this drive

On weekdays the 46-mile drive from Fremont to Martinez (via I-680 North) usually takes as little as 47 minutes and up to 71 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 52 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (59 minutes).

About 33 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 13 miles surface streets (17 to 25 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Fremont to central Martinez 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 Martinez?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 47 minutes then, versus up to 71 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 46-mile drive usually takes 47 to 71 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 52 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Fremont to Martinez?

Leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 71 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-680 North in Bay Area (33 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	47	52	54	56	54	54	50	50	50	52	61	60	59	54	50	47	47
Tue	47	50	56	60	56	56	53	50	51	53	65	67	66	58	53	49	47
Wed	47	50	57	59	55	56	52	50	50	56	64	69	70	59	53	52	47
Thu	47	49	58	62	56	55	52	50	51	60	66	70	71	61	54	53	47
Fri	47	47	49	50	51	50	50	50	55	64	68	69	67	60	55	50	47
Sat	47	47	46	47	47	47	48	49	54	51	58	59	56	58	56	48	47
Sun	47	47	47	47	47	47	48	48	48	49	49	49	49	55	51	50	47

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	47	52	54	56	54	54	50	50	50	52	61	60	59	54	50	47	47
Tue	47	50	56	60	56	56	53	50	51	53	65	67	66	58	53	49	47
Wed	47	50	57	59	55	56	52	50	50	56	64	69	70	59	53	52	47
Thu	47	49	58	62	56	55	52	50	51	60	66	70	71	61	54	53	47
Fri	47	47	49	50	51	50	50	50	55	64	68	69	67	60	55	50	47
Sat	47	47	46	47	47	47	48	49	54	51	58	59	56	58	56	48	47
Sun	47	47	47	47	47	47	48	48	48	49	49	49	49	55	51	50	47

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	47	52	54	56	54	54	50	50	50	52	61	60	59	54	50	47	47
Tue	47	50	56	60	56	56	53	50	51	53	65	67	66	58	53	49	47
Wed	47	50	57	59	55	56	52	50	50	56	64	69	70	59	53	52	47
Thu	47	49	58	62	56	55	52	50	51	60	66	70	71	61	54	53	47
Fri	47	47	49	50	51	50	50	50	55	64	68	69	67	60	55	50	47
Sat	47	47	46	47	47	47	48	49	54	51	58	59	56	58	56	48	47
Sun	47	47	47	47	47	47	48	48	48	49	49	49	49	55	51	50	47