Best Time to Drive from Fremont to San Mateo

Right now (5:35 am PDT): about 30 minutes via I-880 North and SR-92 West, usually 30 at this time.

Only 45% 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 San Mateo 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	30	32	43	52	48	42	38	36	35	37	43	41	41	37	35	31	30
Tue	30	32	50	57	50	42	38	35	35	38	44	47	49	46	37	32	30
Wed	30	32	48	55	50	43	39	36	35	40	45	49	51	45	37	33	30
Thu	30	32	53	55	49	40	39	36	35	38	46	49	50	45	37	33	30
Fri	30	31	37	42	41	37	37	37	37	42	48	50	50	46	40	34	30
Sat	30	30	30	30	30	32	34	40	37	39	40	40	40	38	34	32	30
Sun	30	30	30	30	30	31	32	33	33	33	33	33	32	33	33	32	30

About this drive

On weekdays the 26-mile drive from Fremont to San Mateo (via I-880 North and SR-92 West) usually takes as little as 30 minutes and up to 57 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 37 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (42 minutes).

About 17 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 9 miles surface streets (15 to 33 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 San Mateo (South El Camino Real) 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 San Mateo?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 30 minutes then, versus up to 57 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Fremont to San Mateo?

The 26-mile drive usually takes 30 to 57 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 37 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Fremont to San Mateo?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 57 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-880 North in Bay Area (9 miles) · SR-92 West in Bay Area (7 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	32	43	52	48	42	38	36	35	37	43	41	41	37	35	31	30
Tue	30	32	50	57	50	42	38	35	35	38	44	47	49	46	37	32	30
Wed	30	32	48	55	50	43	39	36	35	40	45	49	51	45	37	33	30
Thu	30	32	53	55	49	40	39	36	35	38	46	49	50	45	37	33	30
Fri	30	31	37	42	41	37	37	37	37	42	48	50	50	46	40	34	30
Sat	30	30	30	30	30	32	34	40	37	39	40	40	40	38	34	32	30
Sun	30	30	30	30	30	31	32	33	33	33	33	33	32	33	33	32	30

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	32	43	52	48	42	38	36	35	37	43	41	41	37	35	31	30
Tue	30	32	50	57	50	42	38	35	35	38	44	47	49	46	37	32	30
Wed	30	32	48	55	50	43	39	36	35	40	45	49	51	45	37	33	30
Thu	30	32	53	55	49	40	39	36	35	38	46	49	50	45	37	33	30
Fri	30	31	37	42	41	37	37	37	37	42	48	50	50	46	40	34	30
Sat	30	30	30	30	30	32	34	40	37	39	40	40	40	38	34	32	30
Sun	30	30	30	30	30	31	32	33	33	33	33	33	32	33	33	32	30

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	32	43	52	48	42	38	36	35	37	43	41	41	37	35	31	30
Tue	30	32	50	57	50	42	38	35	35	38	44	47	49	46	37	32	30
Wed	30	32	48	55	50	43	39	36	35	40	45	49	51	45	37	33	30
Thu	30	32	53	55	49	40	39	36	35	38	46	49	50	45	37	33	30
Fri	30	31	37	42	41	37	37	37	37	42	48	50	50	46	40	34	30
Sat	30	30	30	30	30	32	34	40	37	39	40	40	40	38	34	32	30
Sun	30	30	30	30	30	31	32	33	33	33	33	33	32	33	33	32	30