Best Time to Drive from Fremont to Patterson

Right now (6:50 pm PDT): about 75 minutes via I-580 West, usually 75 at this time.

Only 18% 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.

About this drive

On weekdays the 66-mile drive from Fremont to Patterson (via I-580 West) usually takes as little as 73 minutes and up to 145 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Mondays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 79 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Sundays (130 minutes).

About 23 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 43 miles surface streets (35 to 69 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Fremont to central Patterson 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 Patterson?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 73 minutes then, versus up to 145 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 66-mile drive usually takes 73 to 145 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 79 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Fremont to Patterson?

Leaving around 7 am on Mondays is usually slowest, about 145 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-580 West in Bay Area (19 miles) · I-680 North in Bay Area (3 miles)

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