Traffic Predict

Best Time to Drive from Fremont to SJC

Right now (10:19 pm PDT): about 18 minutes via I-880 South.

Only 34% 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.

On weekdays the 16-mile drive from Fremont to SJC (via I-880 South) usually takes as little as 18 minutes and up to 40 minutes, when leaving around 9 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 21 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (24 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: SJC to Fremont

Freeway, about 12 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 4 miles: 8 to 19 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from central Fremont (Mowry Avenue) to San José Mineta International Airport (SJC) along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Fremont to SJC by day and time you leave (local time)
Leave5am6am7am8am9am10am11am12pm1pm2pm3pm4pm5pm6pm7pm8pm9pm
Mon1819233233272221202022232522191818
Tue1819253740292321202023252725211818
Wed1819243737302321202023252926211818
Thu1819253638282321202023252826211818
Fri1819222625222122212225272825211918
Sat1818181919192023222323222222201918
Sun1818181818191920202020201919191918

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 SJC?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 18 minutes then, versus up to 40 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 16-mile drive usually takes 18 to 40 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 21 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Fremont to SJC?

Leaving around 9 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 40 minutes.

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Freeways on this drive

I-880 South in Bay Area (12 miles)

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