Best Time to Drive from Galt to Fremont

Right now (3:21 pm PST): about 98 minutes via I-580 East and SR-99 South, usually 109 at this time.

Only 2% 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	110	117	116	127	121	101	101	103	101	100	107	111	109	103	98	96	95
Tue	105	115	116	123	128	118	99	99	98	100	107	111	109	104	100	96	94
Wed	105	117	117	128	130	107	98	98	98	100	109	112	111	109	104	99	95
Thu	102	123	116	126	135	112	101	101	101	104	108	114	111	108	104	101	97
Fri	97	107	100	99	98	98	98	98	100	108	117	115	112	104	99	98	95
Sat	95	95	95	95	95	95	96	98	99	104	110	108	116	110	97	95	94
Sun	95	95	95	94	94	95	95	95	96	96	97	104	108	100	97	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 135 minutes, when leaving around 8:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or 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 (116 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 75 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 before 5:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 94 minutes then, versus up to 135 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 86-mile drive usually takes 94 to 135 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 100 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Galt to Fremont?

Leaving around 8:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 135 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	110	117	116	127	121	101	101	103	101	100	107	111	109	103	98	96	95
Tue	105	115	116	123	128	118	99	99	98	100	107	111	109	104	100	96	94
Wed	105	117	117	128	130	107	98	98	98	100	109	112	111	109	104	99	95
Thu	102	123	116	126	135	112	101	101	101	104	108	114	111	108	104	101	97
Fri	97	107	100	99	98	98	98	98	100	108	117	115	112	104	99	98	95
Sat	95	95	95	95	95	95	96	98	99	104	110	108	116	110	97	95	94
Sun	95	95	95	94	94	95	95	95	96	96	97	104	108	100	97	96	94

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	110	117	116	127	121	101	101	103	101	100	107	111	109	103	98	96	95
Tue	105	115	116	123	128	118	99	99	98	100	107	111	109	104	100	96	94
Wed	105	117	117	128	130	107	98	98	98	100	109	112	111	109	104	99	95
Thu	102	123	116	126	135	112	101	101	101	104	108	114	111	108	104	101	97
Fri	97	107	100	99	98	98	98	98	100	108	117	115	112	104	99	98	95
Sat	95	95	95	95	95	95	96	98	99	104	110	108	116	110	97	95	94
Sun	95	95	95	94	94	95	95	95	96	96	97	104	108	100	97	96	94

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	110	117	116	127	121	101	101	103	101	100	107	111	109	103	98	96	95
Tue	105	115	116	123	128	118	99	99	98	100	107	111	109	104	100	96	94
Wed	105	117	117	128	130	107	98	98	98	100	109	112	111	109	104	99	95
Thu	102	123	116	126	135	112	101	101	101	104	108	114	111	108	104	101	97
Fri	97	107	100	99	98	98	98	98	100	108	117	115	112	104	99	98	95
Sat	95	95	95	95	95	95	96	98	99	104	110	108	116	110	97	95	94
Sun	95	95	95	94	94	95	95	95	96	96	97	104	108	100	97	96	94