Best Time to Drive from Gilroy to Fremont

Right now (5:33 pm PDT): about 51 minutes via US-101 North and I-880 North, usually 52 at this time.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Gilroy 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	43	57	69	66	60	53	49	48	49	49	53	52	55	51	47	45	44
Tue	43	56	73	69	62	53	50	48	48	49	54	56	58	55	49	45	44
Wed	43	55	72	67	60	53	50	49	48	50	54	57	59	55	50	45	44
Thu	43	56	71	68	60	53	49	47	48	50	55	56	59	55	50	45	44
Fri	43	50	60	58	51	50	49	49	49	51	54	53	53	51	48	45	44
Sat	44	44	44	44	45	46	48	49	50	50	52	52	52	52	49	46	44
Sun	44	44	44	44	44	45	47	49	50	50	50	51	53	54	51	49	44

About this drive

On weekdays the 49-mile drive from Gilroy to Fremont (via US-101 North and I-880 North) usually takes as little as 43 minutes and up to 73 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 49 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Sundays (55 minutes).

About 46 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (3 to 6 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Gilroy 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 Gilroy to Fremont?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 43 minutes then, versus up to 73 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 49-mile drive usually takes 43 to 73 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 49 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Gilroy to Fremont?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 73 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 North in Bay Area (35 miles) · I-880 North in Bay Area (10 miles)

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More drives

Fremont to Gilroy (return trip) · Gilroy to San Jose · Gilroy to Oakland

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	57	69	66	60	53	49	48	49	49	53	52	55	51	47	45	44
Tue	43	56	73	69	62	53	50	48	48	49	54	56	58	55	49	45	44
Wed	43	55	72	67	60	53	50	49	48	50	54	57	59	55	50	45	44
Thu	43	56	71	68	60	53	49	47	48	50	55	56	59	55	50	45	44
Fri	43	50	60	58	51	50	49	49	49	51	54	53	53	51	48	45	44
Sat	44	44	44	44	45	46	48	49	50	50	52	52	52	52	49	46	44
Sun	44	44	44	44	44	45	47	49	50	50	50	51	53	54	51	49	44

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	57	69	66	60	53	49	48	49	49	53	52	55	51	47	45	44
Tue	43	56	73	69	62	53	50	48	48	49	54	56	58	55	49	45	44
Wed	43	55	72	67	60	53	50	49	48	50	54	57	59	55	50	45	44
Thu	43	56	71	68	60	53	49	47	48	50	55	56	59	55	50	45	44
Fri	43	50	60	58	51	50	49	49	49	51	54	53	53	51	48	45	44
Sat	44	44	44	44	45	46	48	49	50	50	52	52	52	52	49	46	44
Sun	44	44	44	44	44	45	47	49	50	50	50	51	53	54	51	49	44

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	57	69	66	60	53	49	48	49	49	53	52	55	51	47	45	44
Tue	43	56	73	69	62	53	50	48	48	49	54	56	58	55	49	45	44
Wed	43	55	72	67	60	53	50	49	48	50	54	57	59	55	50	45	44
Thu	43	56	71	68	60	53	49	47	48	50	55	56	59	55	50	45	44
Fri	43	50	60	58	51	50	49	49	49	51	54	53	53	51	48	45	44
Sat	44	44	44	44	45	46	48	49	50	50	52	52	52	52	49	46	44
Sun	44	44	44	44	44	45	47	49	50	50	50	51	53	54	51	49	44