Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Fresno to Tulare
Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 44 minutes via SR-99 South, usually 44 at this time.
Only 58% 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
| Leave | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 42 | 44 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 46 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 48 | 47 | 46 | 45 | 46 | 45 | 45 | 43 |
| Tue | 42 | 44 | 44 | 45 | 47 | 47 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 48 | 46 | 45 |
| Wed | 42 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 46 | 45 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 45 | 43 |
| Thu | 42 | 44 | 45 | 45 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 46 | 45 | 47 | 45 | 45 | 44 |
| Fri | 43 | 45 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 48 | 48 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 46 | 48 | 47 | 47 | 46 | 47 | 44 |
| Sat | 43 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 46 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 44 | 44 | 43 | 43 | 44 | 44 | 44 |
| Sun | 43 | 43 | 43 | 42 | 43 | 43 | 44 | 44 | 43 | 43 | 44 | 43 | 43 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 43 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 46-mile drive from Fresno to Tulare (via SR-99 South) usually takes as little as 42 minutes and up to 49 minutes, when leaving around 12:30 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 9 am or after 3:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 47 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11 am on Saturdays (46 minutes).
About 42 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (5 to 6 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Fresno to central Tulare 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 Fresno to Tulare?
On weekdays, leave before 9 am or after 3:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 42 minutes then, versus up to 49 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Fresno to Tulare?
The 46-mile drive usually takes 42 to 49 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 47 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Fresno to Tulare?
Leaving around 12:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 49 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
SR-99 South in Fresno (14 miles) · SR-41 South in Fresno (3 miles)
Fresno traffic right now · Fresno traffic tomorrow
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