Best Time to Drive from Fremont to Richmond

Right now (4:03 pm PDT): about 61 minutes via I-880 North, usually 70 at this time.

Only 43% 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 Richmond 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	36	38	43	53	50	44	43	42	43	50	59	58	59	48	41	38	36
Tue	36	38	43	60	53	44	42	42	43	50	59	65	67	55	44	41	36
Wed	36	38	43	57	50	44	43	43	44	51	61	68	70	57	45	40	36
Thu	36	38	44	60	52	43	43	43	43	48	61	68	71	58	45	41	36
Fri	36	38	41	47	45	43	43	45	48	55	66	70	67	56	47	41	36
Sat	36	36	36	37	37	39	43	48	49	49	51	49	48	43	40	39	36
Sun	36	36	36	36	36	38	39	40	43	43	43	43	41	40	40	39	36

About this drive

On weekdays the 38-mile drive from Fremont to Richmond (via I-880 North) usually takes as little as 36 minutes and up to 71 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 45 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (51 minutes).

About 34 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (6 to 12 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Fremont (Mowry Avenue) to central Richmond (Macdonald Avenue) 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 Richmond?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 36 minutes then, versus up to 71 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 38-mile drive usually takes 36 to 71 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 45 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Fremont to Richmond?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 71 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-880 North in Bay Area (27 miles) · I-80 East in Bay Area (4 miles) · I-580 East in Bay Area (3 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	38	43	53	50	44	43	42	43	50	59	58	59	48	41	38	36
Tue	36	38	43	60	53	44	42	42	43	50	59	65	67	55	44	41	36
Wed	36	38	43	57	50	44	43	43	44	51	61	68	70	57	45	40	36
Thu	36	38	44	60	52	43	43	43	43	48	61	68	71	58	45	41	36
Fri	36	38	41	47	45	43	43	45	48	55	66	70	67	56	47	41	36
Sat	36	36	36	37	37	39	43	48	49	49	51	49	48	43	40	39	36
Sun	36	36	36	36	36	38	39	40	43	43	43	43	41	40	40	39	36

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	38	43	53	50	44	43	42	43	50	59	58	59	48	41	38	36
Tue	36	38	43	60	53	44	42	42	43	50	59	65	67	55	44	41	36
Wed	36	38	43	57	50	44	43	43	44	51	61	68	70	57	45	40	36
Thu	36	38	44	60	52	43	43	43	43	48	61	68	71	58	45	41	36
Fri	36	38	41	47	45	43	43	45	48	55	66	70	67	56	47	41	36
Sat	36	36	36	37	37	39	43	48	49	49	51	49	48	43	40	39	36
Sun	36	36	36	36	36	38	39	40	43	43	43	43	41	40	40	39	36

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	38	43	53	50	44	43	42	43	50	59	58	59	48	41	38	36
Tue	36	38	43	60	53	44	42	42	43	50	59	65	67	55	44	41	36
Wed	36	38	43	57	50	44	43	43	44	51	61	68	70	57	45	40	36
Thu	36	38	44	60	52	43	43	43	43	48	61	68	71	58	45	41	36
Fri	36	38	41	47	45	43	43	45	48	55	66	70	67	56	47	41	36
Sat	36	36	36	37	37	39	43	48	49	49	51	49	48	43	40	39	36
Sun	36	36	36	36	36	38	39	40	43	43	43	43	41	40	40	39	36