Best Time to Drive from Fremont to Walnut Creek

Right now (9:48 pm PDT): about 36 minutes via I-680 North, usually 35 at this time.

Only 50% 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 Walnut Creek 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	35	36	38	40	40	40	38	39	40	40	50	49	45	40	39	36	35
Tue	35	36	38	43	43	41	40	38	38	41	48	55	53	45	39	37	35
Wed	35	36	38	42	42	41	39	38	38	42	51	57	53	45	39	38	35
Thu	35	36	38	42	43	42	39	37	38	43	50	57	57	46	39	39	35
Fri	35	36	37	38	38	38	38	38	41	47	53	55	52	44	39	37	35
Sat	35	35	35	35	36	36	37	37	38	37	39	39	38	37	37	36	35
Sun	35	35	35	35	35	36	36	37	37	37	38	37	37	37	37	36	36

About this drive

On weekdays the 35-mile drive from Fremont to Walnut Creek (via I-680 North) usually takes as little as 35 minutes and up to 57 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 39 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (39 minutes).

About 29 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (10 to 17 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 Walnut Creek (North Main Street) 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 Walnut Creek?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 35 minutes then, versus up to 57 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Fremont to Walnut Creek?

The 35-mile drive usually takes 35 to 57 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 39 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Fremont to Walnut Creek?

Leaving around 4 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 57 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-680 North in Bay Area (29 miles)

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

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

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