Best Time to Drive from Fremont to Seaside

Right now (7:35 pm PDT): about 84 minutes via US-101 South, usually 82 at this time.

Only 79% 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 Seaside 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	78	88	99	97	100	96	91	90	89	99	106	109	104	89	82	79	78
Tue	78	86	103	100	103	97	91	87	87	95	108	114	104	92	83	79	78
Wed	78	88	104	100	102	97	91	90	88	97	110	113	108	93	84	80	78
Thu	78	88	103	100	102	95	90	88	88	100	114	119	108	94	86	80	78
Fri	78	85	95	91	93	90	89	93	99	113	122	121	110	96	88	80	78
Sat	78	78	79	80	83	89	96	100	98	97	95	90	87	85	83	81	78
Sun	78	78	78	78	79	82	86	88	88	87	85	84	83	82	82	81	78

About this drive

On weekdays the 85-mile drive from Fremont to Seaside (via US-101 South) usually takes as little as 78 minutes and up to 123 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 92 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Saturdays (100 minutes).

About 76 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 9 miles surface streets (11 to 22 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Fremont to central Seaside 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 Seaside?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 78 minutes then, versus up to 123 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 85-mile drive usually takes 78 to 123 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 92 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Fremont to Seaside?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 123 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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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	78	88	99	97	100	96	91	90	89	99	106	109	104	89	82	79	78
Tue	78	86	103	100	103	97	91	87	87	95	108	114	104	92	83	79	78
Wed	78	88	104	100	102	97	91	90	88	97	110	113	108	93	84	80	78
Thu	78	88	103	100	102	95	90	88	88	100	114	119	108	94	86	80	78
Fri	78	85	95	91	93	90	89	93	99	113	122	121	110	96	88	80	78
Sat	78	78	79	80	83	89	96	100	98	97	95	90	87	85	83	81	78
Sun	78	78	78	78	79	82	86	88	88	87	85	84	83	82	82	81	78

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	78	88	99	97	100	96	91	90	89	99	106	109	104	89	82	79	78
Tue	78	86	103	100	103	97	91	87	87	95	108	114	104	92	83	79	78
Wed	78	88	104	100	102	97	91	90	88	97	110	113	108	93	84	80	78
Thu	78	88	103	100	102	95	90	88	88	100	114	119	108	94	86	80	78
Fri	78	85	95	91	93	90	89	93	99	113	122	121	110	96	88	80	78
Sat	78	78	79	80	83	89	96	100	98	97	95	90	87	85	83	81	78
Sun	78	78	78	78	79	82	86	88	88	87	85	84	83	82	82	81	78

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	78	88	99	97	100	96	91	90	89	99	106	109	104	89	82	79	78
Tue	78	86	103	100	103	97	91	87	87	95	108	114	104	92	83	79	78
Wed	78	88	104	100	102	97	91	90	88	97	110	113	108	93	84	80	78
Thu	78	88	103	100	102	95	90	88	88	100	114	119	108	94	86	80	78
Fri	78	85	95	91	93	90	89	93	99	113	122	121	110	96	88	80	78
Sat	78	78	79	80	83	89	96	100	98	97	95	90	87	85	83	81	78
Sun	78	78	78	78	79	82	86	88	88	87	85	84	83	82	82	81	78