Best Time to Drive from Fremont to Pacifica

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 50 minutes via SR-92 West and I-880 North and I-280 North, usually 52 at this time.

Only 25% 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 Pacifica 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	45	46	56	70	56	51	49	48	48	50	54	56	61	52	49	46	45
Tue	45	46	62	78	65	54	50	48	49	50	54	70	73	64	51	48	45
Wed	45	46	60	75	60	53	50	49	49	51	55	71	75	66	52	48	45
Thu	45	46	62	78	64	52	51	49	49	51	57	73	75	68	53	48	45
Fri	45	45	50	55	51	49	49	50	50	52	58	64	69	63	53	48	45
Sat	45	45	45	45	45	47	49	52	51	52	53	52	52	51	48	47	46
Sun	45	45	45	45	45	46	47	47	48	48	48	48	47	48	47	47	45

About this drive

On weekdays the 44-mile drive from Fremont to Pacifica (via SR-92 West and I-880 North and I-280 North) usually takes as little as 44 minutes and up to 78 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 49 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (53 minutes).

About 31 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 13 miles surface streets (17 to 37 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Fremont to central Pacifica 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 Pacifica?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 44 minutes then, versus up to 78 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 44-mile drive usually takes 44 to 78 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 49 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Fremont to Pacifica?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 78 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-92 West in Bay Area (13 miles) · I-880 North in Bay Area (10 miles) · I-280 North in Bay Area (8 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	45	46	56	70	56	51	49	48	48	50	54	56	61	52	49	46	45
Tue	45	46	62	78	65	54	50	48	49	50	54	70	73	64	51	48	45
Wed	45	46	60	75	60	53	50	49	49	51	55	71	75	66	52	48	45
Thu	45	46	62	78	64	52	51	49	49	51	57	73	75	68	53	48	45
Fri	45	45	50	55	51	49	49	50	50	52	58	64	69	63	53	48	45
Sat	45	45	45	45	45	47	49	52	51	52	53	52	52	51	48	47	46
Sun	45	45	45	45	45	46	47	47	48	48	48	48	47	48	47	47	45

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	45	46	56	70	56	51	49	48	48	50	54	56	61	52	49	46	45
Tue	45	46	62	78	65	54	50	48	49	50	54	70	73	64	51	48	45
Wed	45	46	60	75	60	53	50	49	49	51	55	71	75	66	52	48	45
Thu	45	46	62	78	64	52	51	49	49	51	57	73	75	68	53	48	45
Fri	45	45	50	55	51	49	49	50	50	52	58	64	69	63	53	48	45
Sat	45	45	45	45	45	47	49	52	51	52	53	52	52	51	48	47	46
Sun	45	45	45	45	45	46	47	47	48	48	48	48	47	48	47	47	45

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	45	46	56	70	56	51	49	48	48	50	54	56	61	52	49	46	45
Tue	45	46	62	78	65	54	50	48	49	50	54	70	73	64	51	48	45
Wed	45	46	60	75	60	53	50	49	49	51	55	71	75	66	52	48	45
Thu	45	46	62	78	64	52	51	49	49	51	57	73	75	68	53	48	45
Fri	45	45	50	55	51	49	49	50	50	52	58	64	69	63	53	48	45
Sat	45	45	45	45	45	47	49	52	51	52	53	52	52	51	48	47	46
Sun	45	45	45	45	45	46	47	47	48	48	48	48	47	48	47	47	45