Best Time to Drive from Hercules to Fremont

Right now (7:04 pm PDT): about 52 minutes via I-880 South and I-80 West, usually 56 at this time.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Hercules 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	42	55	76	79	67	57	55	54	54	54	58	59	62	50	45	43	42
Tue	41	59	81	92	73	60	55	52	51	52	58	61	65	54	46	43	42
Wed	41	57	79	87	70	57	55	53	52	54	57	63	68	55	46	43	42
Thu	41	58	81	89	72	59	56	54	55	57	65	68	70	59	47	43	42
Fri	41	51	59	65	58	52	54	54	57	58	63	64	64	58	52	46	43
Sat	42	42	43	43	44	48	54	55	57	58	61	63	64	59	53	48	44
Sun	42	42	42	42	43	45	51	53	55	55	57	57	58	57	56	50	43

About this drive

On weekdays the 46-mile drive from Hercules to Fremont (via I-880 South and I-80 West) usually takes as little as 41 minutes and up to 93 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 54 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Saturdays (64 minutes).

About 43 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 8 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Hercules 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 Hercules to Fremont?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 41 minutes then, versus up to 93 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 46-mile drive usually takes 41 to 93 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 54 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Hercules to Fremont?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 93 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-880 South in Bay Area (27 miles) · I-80 West in Bay Area (16 miles)

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More drives

Fremont to Hercules (return trip) · Hercules to San Jose · Hercules to San Francisco · Hercules to Sacramento · Hercules to Oakland · Hercules to Stockton

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	55	76	79	67	57	55	54	54	54	58	59	62	50	45	43	42
Tue	41	59	81	92	73	60	55	52	51	52	58	61	65	54	46	43	42
Wed	41	57	79	87	70	57	55	53	52	54	57	63	68	55	46	43	42
Thu	41	58	81	89	72	59	56	54	55	57	65	68	70	59	47	43	42
Fri	41	51	59	65	58	52	54	54	57	58	63	64	64	58	52	46	43
Sat	42	42	43	43	44	48	54	55	57	58	61	63	64	59	53	48	44
Sun	42	42	42	42	43	45	51	53	55	55	57	57	58	57	56	50	43

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	55	76	79	67	57	55	54	54	54	58	59	62	50	45	43	42
Tue	41	59	81	92	73	60	55	52	51	52	58	61	65	54	46	43	42
Wed	41	57	79	87	70	57	55	53	52	54	57	63	68	55	46	43	42
Thu	41	58	81	89	72	59	56	54	55	57	65	68	70	59	47	43	42
Fri	41	51	59	65	58	52	54	54	57	58	63	64	64	58	52	46	43
Sat	42	42	43	43	44	48	54	55	57	58	61	63	64	59	53	48	44
Sun	42	42	42	42	43	45	51	53	55	55	57	57	58	57	56	50	43

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	55	76	79	67	57	55	54	54	54	58	59	62	50	45	43	42
Tue	41	59	81	92	73	60	55	52	51	52	58	61	65	54	46	43	42
Wed	41	57	79	87	70	57	55	53	52	54	57	63	68	55	46	43	42
Thu	41	58	81	89	72	59	56	54	55	57	65	68	70	59	47	43	42
Fri	41	51	59	65	58	52	54	54	57	58	63	64	64	58	52	46	43
Sat	42	42	43	43	44	48	54	55	57	58	61	63	64	59	53	48	44
Sun	42	42	42	42	43	45	51	53	55	55	57	57	58	57	56	50	43