Best Time to Drive from Fremont to Napa

Right now (8:16 pm PST): about 73 minutes via I-680 North, usually 72 at this time.

Only 64% 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 Napa 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	72	84	94	88	86	84	79	79	78	79	87	86	84	78	75	72	71
Tue	72	84	95	92	86	85	84	78	78	80	91	93	92	82	77	73	71
Wed	72	85	96	89	86	86	80	78	78	83	91	96	94	83	77	75	71
Thu	72	82	96	93	86	88	81	78	78	84	94	97	95	85	78	75	71
Fri	72	76	84	78	78	78	78	79	82	92	98	98	94	85	79	74	71
Sat	71	71	71	71	73	74	76	76	78	78	81	82	80	80	79	72	71
Sun	71	71	71	71	71	73	75	75	75	75	75	74	76	77	75	73	71

About this drive

On weekdays the 72-mile drive from Fremont to Napa (via I-680 North) usually takes as little as 71 minutes and up to 98 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 80 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (82 minutes).

About 55 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 17 miles surface streets (23 to 38 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Fremont to central Napa 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 Napa?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 71 minutes then, versus up to 98 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 72-mile drive usually takes 71 to 98 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 80 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Fremont to Napa?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 98 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-680 North in Bay Area (48 miles) · SR-12 West in Bay Area (5 miles) · I-80 West in Bay Area (1.4 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	72	84	94	88	86	84	79	79	78	79	87	86	84	78	75	72	71
Tue	72	84	95	92	86	85	84	78	78	80	91	93	92	82	77	73	71
Wed	72	85	96	89	86	86	80	78	78	83	91	96	94	83	77	75	71
Thu	72	82	96	93	86	88	81	78	78	84	94	97	95	85	78	75	71
Fri	72	76	84	78	78	78	78	79	82	92	98	98	94	85	79	74	71
Sat	71	71	71	71	73	74	76	76	78	78	81	82	80	80	79	72	71
Sun	71	71	71	71	71	73	75	75	75	75	75	74	76	77	75	73	71

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	72	84	94	88	86	84	79	79	78	79	87	86	84	78	75	72	71
Tue	72	84	95	92	86	85	84	78	78	80	91	93	92	82	77	73	71
Wed	72	85	96	89	86	86	80	78	78	83	91	96	94	83	77	75	71
Thu	72	82	96	93	86	88	81	78	78	84	94	97	95	85	78	75	71
Fri	72	76	84	78	78	78	78	79	82	92	98	98	94	85	79	74	71
Sat	71	71	71	71	73	74	76	76	78	78	81	82	80	80	79	72	71
Sun	71	71	71	71	71	73	75	75	75	75	75	74	76	77	75	73	71

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	72	84	94	88	86	84	79	79	78	79	87	86	84	78	75	72	71
Tue	72	84	95	92	86	85	84	78	78	80	91	93	92	82	77	73	71
Wed	72	85	96	89	86	86	80	78	78	83	91	96	94	83	77	75	71
Thu	72	82	96	93	86	88	81	78	78	84	94	97	95	85	78	75	71
Fri	72	76	84	78	78	78	78	79	82	92	98	98	94	85	79	74	71
Sat	71	71	71	71	73	74	76	76	78	78	81	82	80	80	79	72	71
Sun	71	71	71	71	71	73	75	75	75	75	75	74	76	77	75	73	71