Best Time to Drive from Fremont to Pittsburg

Right now (6:53 pm PDT): about 67 minutes via I-680 North and SR-4 East, usually 60 at this time.

Only 62% 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 Pittsburg 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	52	57	61	62	61	60	56	56	56	60	71	69	69	61	56	52	52
Tue	52	56	62	66	62	62	59	55	56	61	77	79	79	66	60	55	52
Wed	52	56	63	64	61	61	58	56	56	64	76	82	84	67	60	58	51
Thu	52	56	64	68	62	61	57	56	57	69	80	83	84	69	60	58	52
Fri	52	53	55	56	56	55	55	55	60	71	82	83	76	66	61	54	52
Sat	52	52	52	52	52	52	53	55	59	56	63	64	63	61	60	53	51
Sun	52	52	52	52	52	52	52	53	54	54	55	54	54	54	55	54	52

About this drive

On weekdays the 52-mile drive from Fremont to Pittsburg (via I-680 North and SR-4 East) usually takes as little as 51 minutes and up to 84 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 58 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (64 minutes).

About 41 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 11 miles surface streets (15 to 24 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Fremont to central Pittsburg 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 Pittsburg?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 51 minutes then, versus up to 84 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 52-mile drive usually takes 51 to 84 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 58 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Fremont to Pittsburg?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 84 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-680 North in Bay Area (31 miles) · SR-4 East in Bay Area (9 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	57	61	62	61	60	56	56	56	60	71	69	69	61	56	52	52
Tue	52	56	62	66	62	62	59	55	56	61	77	79	79	66	60	55	52
Wed	52	56	63	64	61	61	58	56	56	64	76	82	84	67	60	58	51
Thu	52	56	64	68	62	61	57	56	57	69	80	83	84	69	60	58	52
Fri	52	53	55	56	56	55	55	55	60	71	82	83	76	66	61	54	52
Sat	52	52	52	52	52	52	53	55	59	56	63	64	63	61	60	53	51
Sun	52	52	52	52	52	52	52	53	54	54	55	54	54	54	55	54	52

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	57	61	62	61	60	56	56	56	60	71	69	69	61	56	52	52
Tue	52	56	62	66	62	62	59	55	56	61	77	79	79	66	60	55	52
Wed	52	56	63	64	61	61	58	56	56	64	76	82	84	67	60	58	51
Thu	52	56	64	68	62	61	57	56	57	69	80	83	84	69	60	58	52
Fri	52	53	55	56	56	55	55	55	60	71	82	83	76	66	61	54	52
Sat	52	52	52	52	52	52	53	55	59	56	63	64	63	61	60	53	51
Sun	52	52	52	52	52	52	52	53	54	54	55	54	54	54	55	54	52

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	57	61	62	61	60	56	56	56	60	71	69	69	61	56	52	52
Tue	52	56	62	66	62	62	59	55	56	61	77	79	79	66	60	55	52
Wed	52	56	63	64	61	61	58	56	56	64	76	82	84	67	60	58	51
Thu	52	56	64	68	62	61	57	56	57	69	80	83	84	69	60	58	52
Fri	52	53	55	56	56	55	55	55	60	71	82	83	76	66	61	54	52
Sat	52	52	52	52	52	52	53	55	59	56	63	64	63	61	60	53	51
Sun	52	52	52	52	52	52	52	53	54	54	55	54	54	54	55	54	52