Best Time to Drive from Fremont to Novato

Right now (6:03 pm PDT): about 96 minutes via I-580 East and I-880 North, usually 79 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 Novato 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	56	62	64	64	62	61	61	62	69	78	81	82	68	60	57	55
Tue	54	57	63	67	63	61	61	60	62	69	80	91	95	75	63	60	55
Wed	54	57	63	68	65	62	61	61	62	69	82	93	97	77	65	60	55
Thu	54	56	64	70	64	61	60	60	62	67	80	95	100	78	64	61	55
Fri	54	55	59	61	61	60	61	63	67	77	89	99	95	79	68	60	55
Sat	55	54	54	55	55	57	60	65	66	67	70	68	67	62	59	58	55
Sun	54	54	54	54	55	57	58	61	63	63	63	62	60	59	59	59	54

About this drive

On weekdays the 59-mile drive from Fremont to Novato (via I-580 East and I-880 North) usually takes as little as 54 minutes and up to 100 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 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 63 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (70 minutes).

About 55 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (6 to 11 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Fremont to central Novato 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 Novato?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 54 minutes then, versus up to 100 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 59-mile drive usually takes 54 to 100 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 63 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Fremont to Novato?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 100 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-580 East in Bay Area (24 miles) · I-880 North in Bay Area (11 miles) · US-101 North in Bay Area (10 miles) · I-80 East in Bay Area (10 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	56	62	64	64	62	61	61	62	69	78	81	82	68	60	57	55
Tue	54	57	63	67	63	61	61	60	62	69	80	91	95	75	63	60	55
Wed	54	57	63	68	65	62	61	61	62	69	82	93	97	77	65	60	55
Thu	54	56	64	70	64	61	60	60	62	67	80	95	100	78	64	61	55
Fri	54	55	59	61	61	60	61	63	67	77	89	99	95	79	68	60	55
Sat	55	54	54	55	55	57	60	65	66	67	70	68	67	62	59	58	55
Sun	54	54	54	54	55	57	58	61	63	63	63	62	60	59	59	59	54

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	56	62	64	64	62	61	61	62	69	78	81	82	68	60	57	55
Tue	54	57	63	67	63	61	61	60	62	69	80	91	95	75	63	60	55
Wed	54	57	63	68	65	62	61	61	62	69	82	93	97	77	65	60	55
Thu	54	56	64	70	64	61	60	60	62	67	80	95	100	78	64	61	55
Fri	54	55	59	61	61	60	61	63	67	77	89	99	95	79	68	60	55
Sat	55	54	54	55	55	57	60	65	66	67	70	68	67	62	59	58	55
Sun	54	54	54	54	55	57	58	61	63	63	63	62	60	59	59	59	54

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	56	62	64	64	62	61	61	62	69	78	81	82	68	60	57	55
Tue	54	57	63	67	63	61	61	60	62	69	80	91	95	75	63	60	55
Wed	54	57	63	68	65	62	61	61	62	69	82	93	97	77	65	60	55
Thu	54	56	64	70	64	61	60	60	62	67	80	95	100	78	64	61	55
Fri	54	55	59	61	61	60	61	63	67	77	89	99	95	79	68	60	55
Sat	55	54	54	55	55	57	60	65	66	67	70	68	67	62	59	58	55
Sun	54	54	54	54	55	57	58	61	63	63	63	62	60	59	59	59	54