Best Time to Drive from Orinda to Fremont

Right now (4:50 pm PST): about 41 minutes via I-880 South and SR-24 West, usually 42 at this time.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Orinda 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	32	40	53	55	49	44	41	40	38	40	40	42	45	40	35	34	33
Tue	31	42	56	59	51	44	41	39	38	39	40	45	50	45	35	33	33
Wed	31	41	56	59	50	43	41	39	38	40	41	46	51	44	36	33	33
Thu	31	42	55	59	49	43	41	39	39	40	42	47	51	47	36	33	33
Fri	31	38	43	44	41	40	39	39	40	41	43	47	50	45	38	34	32
Sat	32	33	35	35	35	37	40	40	41	41	42	44	44	41	38	36	33
Sun	32	32	32	34	36	37	39	40	40	41	40	41	42	41	39	38	34

About this drive

On weekdays the 35-mile drive from Orinda to Fremont (via I-880 South and SR-24 West) usually takes as little as 31 minutes and up to 60 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 39 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Saturdays (44 minutes).

About 33 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 Orinda 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 Orinda to Fremont?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 31 minutes then, versus up to 60 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 35-mile drive usually takes 31 to 60 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 39 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Orinda to Fremont?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 60 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-880 South in Bay Area (24 miles) · SR-24 West in Bay Area (7 miles) · I-980 West in Bay Area (2 miles)

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More drives

Fremont to Orinda (return trip) · Orinda to San Francisco · Orinda to San Jose · Orinda to Sacramento · Orinda to Oakland · Orinda 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	32	40	53	55	49	44	41	40	38	40	40	42	45	40	35	34	33
Tue	31	42	56	59	51	44	41	39	38	39	40	45	50	45	35	33	33
Wed	31	41	56	59	50	43	41	39	38	40	41	46	51	44	36	33	33
Thu	31	42	55	59	49	43	41	39	39	40	42	47	51	47	36	33	33
Fri	31	38	43	44	41	40	39	39	40	41	43	47	50	45	38	34	32
Sat	32	33	35	35	35	37	40	40	41	41	42	44	44	41	38	36	33
Sun	32	32	32	34	36	37	39	40	40	41	40	41	42	41	39	38	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	40	53	55	49	44	41	40	38	40	40	42	45	40	35	34	33
Tue	31	42	56	59	51	44	41	39	38	39	40	45	50	45	35	33	33
Wed	31	41	56	59	50	43	41	39	38	40	41	46	51	44	36	33	33
Thu	31	42	55	59	49	43	41	39	39	40	42	47	51	47	36	33	33
Fri	31	38	43	44	41	40	39	39	40	41	43	47	50	45	38	34	32
Sat	32	33	35	35	35	37	40	40	41	41	42	44	44	41	38	36	33
Sun	32	32	32	34	36	37	39	40	40	41	40	41	42	41	39	38	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	40	53	55	49	44	41	40	38	40	40	42	45	40	35	34	33
Tue	31	42	56	59	51	44	41	39	38	39	40	45	50	45	35	33	33
Wed	31	41	56	59	50	43	41	39	38	40	41	46	51	44	36	33	33
Thu	31	42	55	59	49	43	41	39	39	40	42	47	51	47	36	33	33
Fri	31	38	43	44	41	40	39	39	40	41	43	47	50	45	38	34	32
Sat	32	33	35	35	35	37	40	40	41	41	42	44	44	41	38	36	33
Sun	32	32	32	34	36	37	39	40	40	41	40	41	42	41	39	38	34