Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Petaluma to Fremont
Right now (7:09 pm PDT): about 78 minutes via I-880 South and US-101 South, usually 65 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 | 65 | 85 | 113 | 102 | 89 | 79 | 78 | 76 | 75 | 74 | 79 | 78 | 78 | 68 | 65 | 64 | 64 |
| Tue | 64 | 92 | 140 | 119 | 98 | 81 | 77 | 74 | 73 | 76 | 80 | 83 | 85 | 70 | 65 | 64 | 64 |
| Wed | 64 | 93 | 129 | 111 | 94 | 82 | 78 | 74 | 75 | 75 | 81 | 86 | 87 | 72 | 66 | 65 | 64 |
| Thu | 64 | 91 | 133 | 116 | 96 | 83 | 78 | 76 | 77 | 79 | 86 | 91 | 90 | 74 | 65 | 65 | 63 |
| Fri | 64 | 76 | 95 | 86 | 78 | 74 | 76 | 77 | 80 | 81 | 87 | 85 | 85 | 75 | 68 | 65 | 64 |
| Sat | 63 | 63 | 64 | 64 | 66 | 72 | 79 | 86 | 81 | 83 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 77 | 71 | 68 | 63 |
| Sun | 63 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 64 | 67 | 74 | 80 | 81 | 80 | 81 | 80 | 79 | 75 | 72 | 68 | 63 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 69-mile drive from Petaluma to Fremont (via I-880 South and US-101 South) usually takes as little as 63 minutes and up to 140 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 76 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Saturdays (86 minutes).
About 65 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (5 to 9 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Petaluma 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 Petaluma to Fremont?
On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 63 minutes then, versus up to 140 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Petaluma to Fremont?
The 69-mile drive usually takes 63 to 140 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 76 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Petaluma to Fremont?
Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 140 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
I-880 South in Bay Area (27 miles) · US-101 South in Bay Area (21 miles) · I-580 West in Bay Area (13 miles) · I-80 West in Bay Area (5 miles)
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