Best Time to Drive from Live Oak to Fremont

Right now (12:51 am PST): about 46 minutes via SR-17 North and I-880 North.

Only 66% 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 Live Oak 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	46	49	58	66	66	57	54	52	52	54	60	66	70	63	50	47	46
Tue	46	50	61	72	69	58	54	52	51	55	64	74	78	70	56	48	46
Wed	45	50	60	71	70	58	55	53	52	56	65	76	78	70	57	48	46
Thu	46	50	60	70	68	57	55	51	51	56	64	68	72	66	55	48	46
Fri	46	48	55	60	57	55	55	55	56	60	65	69	68	62	55	49	46
Sat	46	46	46	46	47	48	52	54	54	56	57	58	63	60	56	52	47
Sun	46	46	46	46	47	48	50	52	53	54	55	57	58	56	52	51	47

About this drive

On weekdays the 48-mile drive from Live Oak to Fremont (via SR-17 North and I-880 North) usually takes as little as 45 minutes and up to 80 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 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 (63 minutes).

About 41 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (9 to 21 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Live Oak 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 Live Oak to Fremont?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 45 minutes then, versus up to 80 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Live Oak to Fremont?

The 48-mile drive usually takes 45 to 80 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 54 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Live Oak to Fremont?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 80 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-17 North in Bay Area (22 miles) · I-880 North in Bay Area (17 miles) · SR-1 North in Bay Area (2 miles)

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More drives

Fremont to Live Oak (return trip) · Live Oak to San Jose · Live Oak to San Francisco · Live Oak 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	46	49	58	66	66	57	54	52	52	54	60	66	70	63	50	47	46
Tue	46	50	61	72	69	58	54	52	51	55	64	74	78	70	56	48	46
Wed	45	50	60	71	70	58	55	53	52	56	65	76	78	70	57	48	46
Thu	46	50	60	70	68	57	55	51	51	56	64	68	72	66	55	48	46
Fri	46	48	55	60	57	55	55	55	56	60	65	69	68	62	55	49	46
Sat	46	46	46	46	47	48	52	54	54	56	57	58	63	60	56	52	47
Sun	46	46	46	46	47	48	50	52	53	54	55	57	58	56	52	51	47

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	46	49	58	66	66	57	54	52	52	54	60	66	70	63	50	47	46
Tue	46	50	61	72	69	58	54	52	51	55	64	74	78	70	56	48	46
Wed	45	50	60	71	70	58	55	53	52	56	65	76	78	70	57	48	46
Thu	46	50	60	70	68	57	55	51	51	56	64	68	72	66	55	48	46
Fri	46	48	55	60	57	55	55	55	56	60	65	69	68	62	55	49	46
Sat	46	46	46	46	47	48	52	54	54	56	57	58	63	60	56	52	47
Sun	46	46	46	46	47	48	50	52	53	54	55	57	58	56	52	51	47

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	46	49	58	66	66	57	54	52	52	54	60	66	70	63	50	47	46
Tue	46	50	61	72	69	58	54	52	51	55	64	74	78	70	56	48	46
Wed	45	50	60	71	70	58	55	53	52	56	65	76	78	70	57	48	46
Thu	46	50	60	70	68	57	55	51	51	56	64	68	72	66	55	48	46
Fri	46	48	55	60	57	55	55	55	56	60	65	69	68	62	55	49	46
Sat	46	46	46	46	47	48	52	54	54	56	57	58	63	60	56	52	47
Sun	46	46	46	46	47	48	50	52	53	54	55	57	58	56	52	51	47