Traffic Predict

Best Time to Drive from Fremont to Salinas

Right now (5:33 pm PDT): about 102 minutes via US-101 South, usually 77 at this time.

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Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Fremont to Salinas by day and time you leave (local time)
Leave5am6am7am8am9am10am11am12pm1pm2pm3pm4pm5pm6pm7pm8pm9pm
Mon6871778588858079798995979479726968
Tue68717887918680777784971029482737068
Wed68717886898680797884981019783747069
Thu687178878984797777881031079883767068
Fri68717679817978828910111011010086787068
Sat6868687072768286848583797774727168
Sun6868686869717576777674747372717168

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 111 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 1:30 pm on Saturdays (86 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 111 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 76-mile drive usually takes 68 to 111 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 111 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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