Best Time to Drive from Fremont to Riverbank

Right now (5:50 pm PDT): about 110 minutes via I-580 West, usually 108 at this time.

Only 16% 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 Riverbank 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	91	170	178	146	109	100	97	96	97	93	100	109	113	108	90	90	90
Tue	90	167	174	150	116	101	98	96	94	96	102	104	102	109	97	90	89
Wed	90	170	174	158	120	103	96	95	93	95	100	98	108	104	104	93	89
Thu	90	170	175	147	110	98	95	94	95	101	101	107	108	104	102	97	89
Fri	91	173	137	108	105	97	95	98	99	107	106	102	99	94	91	90	89
Sat	89	89	90	90	90	90	90	90	91	92	93	93	102	95	93	90	89
Sun	90	89	89	90	89	90	90	90	90	90	91	135	161	116	92	91	89

About this drive

On weekdays the 74-mile drive from Fremont to Riverbank (via I-580 West) usually takes as little as 89 minutes and up to 178 minutes, when leaving around 6:30 am on Mondays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 96 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Sundays (161 minutes).

About 23 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 51 miles surface streets (49 to 101 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Fremont to central Riverbank 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 Riverbank?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 89 minutes then, versus up to 178 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 74-mile drive usually takes 89 to 178 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 96 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Fremont to Riverbank?

Leaving around 6:30 am on Mondays is usually slowest, about 178 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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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	91	170	178	146	109	100	97	96	97	93	100	109	113	108	90	90	90
Tue	90	167	174	150	116	101	98	96	94	96	102	104	102	109	97	90	89
Wed	90	170	174	158	120	103	96	95	93	95	100	98	108	104	104	93	89
Thu	90	170	175	147	110	98	95	94	95	101	101	107	108	104	102	97	89
Fri	91	173	137	108	105	97	95	98	99	107	106	102	99	94	91	90	89
Sat	89	89	90	90	90	90	90	90	91	92	93	93	102	95	93	90	89
Sun	90	89	89	90	89	90	90	90	90	90	91	135	161	116	92	91	89

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	91	170	178	146	109	100	97	96	97	93	100	109	113	108	90	90	90
Tue	90	167	174	150	116	101	98	96	94	96	102	104	102	109	97	90	89
Wed	90	170	174	158	120	103	96	95	93	95	100	98	108	104	104	93	89
Thu	90	170	175	147	110	98	95	94	95	101	101	107	108	104	102	97	89
Fri	91	173	137	108	105	97	95	98	99	107	106	102	99	94	91	90	89
Sat	89	89	90	90	90	90	90	90	91	92	93	93	102	95	93	90	89
Sun	90	89	89	90	89	90	90	90	90	90	91	135	161	116	92	91	89

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	91	170	178	146	109	100	97	96	97	93	100	109	113	108	90	90	90
Tue	90	167	174	150	116	101	98	96	94	96	102	104	102	109	97	90	89
Wed	90	170	174	158	120	103	96	95	93	95	100	98	108	104	104	93	89
Thu	90	170	175	147	110	98	95	94	95	101	101	107	108	104	102	97	89
Fri	91	173	137	108	105	97	95	98	99	107	106	102	99	94	91	90	89
Sat	89	89	90	90	90	90	90	90	91	92	93	93	102	95	93	90	89
Sun	90	89	89	90	89	90	90	90	90	90	91	135	161	116	92	91	89