Best Time to Drive from Fremont to San Ramon

Right now (6:18 pm PDT): about 34 minutes via I-680 North, usually 36 at this time.

Only 28% 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 Ramon 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	35	38	37	38	36	32	32	32	33	38	38	38	37	34	31	31
Tue	31	34	37	37	37	39	36	32	32	32	38	37	37	37	37	33	31
Wed	30	34	38	37	38	39	35	32	32	34	37	38	42	37	37	35	30
Thu	30	33	38	38	39	39	34	32	32	39	38	38	42	38	37	36	30
Fri	30	31	32	32	33	32	32	31	34	36	37	37	38	38	38	32	31
Sat	30	31	30	30	31	31	31	32	37	33	39	41	40	40	39	31	30
Sun	31	30	30	30	30	30	30	31	31	31	32	32	32	32	33	32	31

About this drive

On weekdays the 25-mile drive from Fremont to San Ramon (via I-680 North) usually takes as little as 30 minutes and up to 43 minutes, when leaving around 5:30 pm 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 33 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (41 minutes).

About 13 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 12 miles surface streets (19 to 29 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Fremont to central San Ramon 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 Ramon?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 30 minutes then, versus up to 43 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 25-mile drive usually takes 30 to 43 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 33 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Fremont to San Ramon?

Leaving around 5:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 43 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-680 North in Bay Area (13 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	35	38	37	38	36	32	32	32	33	38	38	38	37	34	31	31
Tue	31	34	37	37	37	39	36	32	32	32	38	37	37	37	37	33	31
Wed	30	34	38	37	38	39	35	32	32	34	37	38	42	37	37	35	30
Thu	30	33	38	38	39	39	34	32	32	39	38	38	42	38	37	36	30
Fri	30	31	32	32	33	32	32	31	34	36	37	37	38	38	38	32	31
Sat	30	31	30	30	31	31	31	32	37	33	39	41	40	40	39	31	30
Sun	31	30	30	30	30	30	30	31	31	31	32	32	32	32	33	32	31

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	35	38	37	38	36	32	32	32	33	38	38	38	37	34	31	31
Tue	31	34	37	37	37	39	36	32	32	32	38	37	37	37	37	33	31
Wed	30	34	38	37	38	39	35	32	32	34	37	38	42	37	37	35	30
Thu	30	33	38	38	39	39	34	32	32	39	38	38	42	38	37	36	30
Fri	30	31	32	32	33	32	32	31	34	36	37	37	38	38	38	32	31
Sat	30	31	30	30	31	31	31	32	37	33	39	41	40	40	39	31	30
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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	35	38	37	38	36	32	32	32	33	38	38	38	37	34	31	31
Tue	31	34	37	37	37	39	36	32	32	32	38	37	37	37	37	33	31
Wed	30	34	38	37	38	39	35	32	32	34	37	38	42	37	37	35	30
Thu	30	33	38	38	39	39	34	32	32	39	38	38	42	38	37	36	30
Fri	30	31	32	32	33	32	32	31	34	36	37	37	38	38	38	32	31
Sat	30	31	30	30	31	31	31	32	37	33	39	41	40	40	39	31	30
Sun	31	30	30	30	30	30	30	31	31	31	32	32	32	32	33	32	31