Best Time to Drive from Fremont to Salinas

Right now (9:35 pm PST): about 68 minutes via US-101 South, usually 68 at this time.

Only 27% 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 76-mile drive from Fremont to Salinas (via US-101 South) usually takes as little as 68 minutes and up to 109 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 81 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Saturdays (84 minutes).

About 70 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (6 to 15 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Fremont to central Salinas 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 Salinas?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 68 minutes then, versus up to 109 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 76-mile drive usually takes 68 to 109 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 81 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Fremont to Salinas?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 109 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 South in Bay Area (40 miles) · I-880 South in Bay Area (13 miles)

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