Best Time to Drive from Galt to Fremont

Right now (7:04 pm PDT): about 97 minutes via I-580 East and SR-99 South, usually 98 at this time.

Only 13% 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 Galt to Fremont 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	115	114	114	120	121	103	102	103	101	101	108	112	109	105	98	96	95
Tue	107	112	113	120	125	132	99	99	98	100	108	111	109	105	100	97	94
Wed	108	121	121	124	131	108	98	99	98	100	110	112	112	108	103	99	95
Thu	104	120	113	118	129	107	100	99	99	104	107	113	111	106	103	99	96
Fri	95	104	101	101	99	99	98	98	100	111	119	115	113	106	99	98	96
Sat	95	94	95	95	95	95	96	100	102	106	114	110	127	116	98	96	94
Sun	95	95	95	94	94	95	95	96	96	96	97	99	120	104	98	96	94

About this drive

On weekdays the 86-mile drive from Galt to Fremont (via I-580 East and SR-99 South) usually takes as little as 94 minutes and up to 132 minutes, when leaving around 10 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 100 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Saturdays (127 minutes).

About 26 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 60 miles surface streets (36 to 71 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Galt to central Fremont 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 Galt to Fremont?

On weekdays, leave after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 94 minutes then, versus up to 132 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 86-mile drive usually takes 94 to 132 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 100 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Galt to Fremont?

Leaving around 10 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 132 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-580 East in Bay Area (14 miles) · SR-99 South in Bay Area (12 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	115	114	114	120	121	103	102	103	101	101	108	112	109	105	98	96	95
Tue	107	112	113	120	125	132	99	99	98	100	108	111	109	105	100	97	94
Wed	108	121	121	124	131	108	98	99	98	100	110	112	112	108	103	99	95
Thu	104	120	113	118	129	107	100	99	99	104	107	113	111	106	103	99	96
Fri	95	104	101	101	99	99	98	98	100	111	119	115	113	106	99	98	96
Sat	95	94	95	95	95	95	96	100	102	106	114	110	127	116	98	96	94
Sun	95	95	95	94	94	95	95	96	96	96	97	99	120	104	98	96	94

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	115	114	114	120	121	103	102	103	101	101	108	112	109	105	98	96	95
Tue	107	112	113	120	125	132	99	99	98	100	108	111	109	105	100	97	94
Wed	108	121	121	124	131	108	98	99	98	100	110	112	112	108	103	99	95
Thu	104	120	113	118	129	107	100	99	99	104	107	113	111	106	103	99	96
Fri	95	104	101	101	99	99	98	98	100	111	119	115	113	106	99	98	96
Sat	95	94	95	95	95	95	96	100	102	106	114	110	127	116	98	96	94
Sun	95	95	95	94	94	95	95	96	96	96	97	99	120	104	98	96	94

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	115	114	114	120	121	103	102	103	101	101	108	112	109	105	98	96	95
Tue	107	112	113	120	125	132	99	99	98	100	108	111	109	105	100	97	94
Wed	108	121	121	124	131	108	98	99	98	100	110	112	112	108	103	99	95
Thu	104	120	113	118	129	107	100	99	99	104	107	113	111	106	103	99	96
Fri	95	104	101	101	99	99	98	98	100	111	119	115	113	106	99	98	96
Sat	95	94	95	95	95	95	96	100	102	106	114	110	127	116	98	96	94
Sun	95	95	95	94	94	95	95	96	96	96	97	99	120	104	98	96	94