Traffic Predict

Best Time to Drive from Palo Alto to Fremont

Right now (11:31 am PDT): about 26 minutes via SR-84 North and US-101 North and I-880 South, usually 25 at this time.

On weekdays the 17-mile drive from Palo Alto to Fremont (via SR-84 North and US-101 North and I-880 South) usually takes as little as 23 minutes and up to 42 minutes, when leaving around 9 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 26 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (29 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Fremont to Palo Alto

Freeway, about 9 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 7 miles: 15 to 29 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from central Palo Alto (Middlefield Road) to central Fremont (Mowry Avenue) along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Palo Alto to Fremont by day and time you leave (local time)
Leave5am6am7am8am9am10am11am12pm1pm2pm3pm4pm5pm6pm7pm8pm9pm
Mon2425293435292625252525262826242424
Tue2325324042322825252526283329252424
Wed2325323941322825242527283329262424
Thu2325324041312725252527283429252424
Fri2424273231272727272728293130272424
Sat2424242424242628272828282726252424
Sun2424242424242526252524242424242424

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 Palo Alto to Fremont?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 23 minutes then, versus up to 42 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Palo Alto to Fremont?

The 17-mile drive usually takes 23 to 42 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 26 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Palo Alto to Fremont?

Leaving around 9 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 42 minutes.

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