Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Novato to Fremont
Right now (6:03 pm PDT): about 76 minutes via I-880 South and I-580 West and US-101 South, usually 66 at this time.
Typical drive time by departure time
| Leave | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 53 | 69 | 101 | 95 | 80 | 69 | 69 | 66 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 68 | 69 | 59 | 55 | 54 | 54 |
| Tue | 53 | 75 | 122 | 117 | 90 | 74 | 67 | 64 | 63 | 65 | 69 | 72 | 74 | 62 | 56 | 54 | 54 |
| Wed | 53 | 75 | 116 | 105 | 86 | 73 | 68 | 64 | 64 | 65 | 69 | 74 | 77 | 64 | 56 | 55 | 54 |
| Thu | 53 | 73 | 116 | 110 | 87 | 74 | 68 | 66 | 67 | 68 | 74 | 80 | 81 | 67 | 57 | 54 | 53 |
| Fri | 53 | 64 | 83 | 80 | 69 | 64 | 66 | 67 | 68 | 70 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 66 | 60 | 56 | 54 |
| Sat | 53 | 53 | 54 | 54 | 55 | 61 | 68 | 74 | 72 | 73 | 73 | 74 | 75 | 68 | 62 | 58 | 54 |
| Sun | 53 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 54 | 56 | 63 | 69 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 70 | 69 | 66 | 63 | 59 | 53 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 59-mile drive from Novato to Fremont (via I-880 South and I-580 West and US-101 South) usually takes as little as 53 minutes and up to 129 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 66 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Saturdays (75 minutes).
About 56 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (3 to 7 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Novato 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 Novato to Fremont?
On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 53 minutes then, versus up to 129 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Novato to Fremont?
The 59-mile drive usually takes 53 to 129 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 66 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Novato to Fremont?
Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 129 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
I-880 South in Bay Area (27 miles) · I-580 West in Bay Area (13 miles) · US-101 South in Bay Area (12 miles) · I-80 West in Bay Area (5 miles)
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