Best Time to Drive from Novato to Fremont

Right now (2:36 am PST): about 54 minutes via I-880 South and I-580 West and US-101 South.

Only 50% 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 Novato 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	53	69	104	98	81	69	66	64	63	65	70	70	72	60	56	54	54
Tue	53	74	122	118	92	74	67	64	63	65	71	73	76	63	57	55	54
Wed	52	74	117	107	87	73	68	65	65	66	71	76	80	66	57	55	54
Thu	53	73	117	112	87	75	69	66	67	69	76	80	81	68	58	55	54
Fri	53	64	84	81	69	65	66	68	70	72	77	76	77	68	63	57	54
Sat	53	53	54	55	55	62	69	73	73	73	74	74	76	68	62	59	55
Sun	53	53	53	53	54	57	64	69	72	72	72	71	71	69	65	59	54

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 52 minutes and up to 130 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 66 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Saturdays (76 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 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 52 minutes then, versus up to 130 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 59-mile drive usually takes 52 to 130 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 130 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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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	69	104	98	81	69	66	64	63	65	70	70	72	60	56	54	54
Tue	53	74	122	118	92	74	67	64	63	65	71	73	76	63	57	55	54
Wed	52	74	117	107	87	73	68	65	65	66	71	76	80	66	57	55	54
Thu	53	73	117	112	87	75	69	66	67	69	76	80	81	68	58	55	54
Fri	53	64	84	81	69	65	66	68	70	72	77	76	77	68	63	57	54
Sat	53	53	54	55	55	62	69	73	73	73	74	74	76	68	62	59	55
Sun	53	53	53	53	54	57	64	69	72	72	72	71	71	69	65	59	54

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	69	104	98	81	69	66	64	63	65	70	70	72	60	56	54	54
Tue	53	74	122	118	92	74	67	64	63	65	71	73	76	63	57	55	54
Wed	52	74	117	107	87	73	68	65	65	66	71	76	80	66	57	55	54
Thu	53	73	117	112	87	75	69	66	67	69	76	80	81	68	58	55	54
Fri	53	64	84	81	69	65	66	68	70	72	77	76	77	68	63	57	54
Sat	53	53	54	55	55	62	69	73	73	73	74	74	76	68	62	59	55
Sun	53	53	53	53	54	57	64	69	72	72	72	71	71	69	65	59	54

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	69	104	98	81	69	66	64	63	65	70	70	72	60	56	54	54
Tue	53	74	122	118	92	74	67	64	63	65	71	73	76	63	57	55	54
Wed	52	74	117	107	87	73	68	65	65	66	71	76	80	66	57	55	54
Thu	53	73	117	112	87	75	69	66	67	69	76	80	81	68	58	55	54
Fri	53	64	84	81	69	65	66	68	70	72	77	76	77	68	63	57	54
Sat	53	53	54	55	55	62	69	73	73	73	74	74	76	68	62	59	55
Sun	53	53	53	53	54	57	64	69	72	72	72	71	71	69	65	59	54