Best Time to Drive from Richmond to Fremont

Right now (3:03 pm PDT): about 57 minutes via I-880 South and I-80 West, usually 58 at this time.

Only 54% 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 Richmond 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	36	46	69	71	62	52	50	49	47	47	50	52	55	46	39	38	37
Tue	35	50	69	85	71	56	49	46	45	46	52	57	63	52	41	38	37
Wed	35	49	70	77	65	51	49	47	45	47	51	59	64	53	41	37	37
Thu	35	49	69	79	66	53	50	47	48	49	55	64	67	56	42	38	37
Fri	36	43	52	57	52	46	47	48	50	53	58	62	61	53	44	39	37
Sat	37	37	38	38	38	41	48	49	50	51	54	56	57	53	47	42	38
Sun	37	37	37	37	37	39	43	45	47	48	49	48	50	48	45	43	37

About this drive

On weekdays the 39-mile drive from Richmond to Fremont (via I-880 South and I-80 West) usually takes as little as 35 minutes and up to 85 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 48 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (57 minutes).

About 35 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (6 to 12 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Richmond (Macdonald Avenue) to central Fremont (Mowry Avenue) 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 Richmond to Fremont?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 35 minutes then, versus up to 85 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 39-mile drive usually takes 35 to 85 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 48 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Richmond to Fremont?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 85 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-880 South in Bay Area (27 miles) · I-80 West in Bay Area (8 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	46	69	71	62	52	50	49	47	47	50	52	55	46	39	38	37
Tue	35	50	69	85	71	56	49	46	45	46	52	57	63	52	41	38	37
Wed	35	49	70	77	65	51	49	47	45	47	51	59	64	53	41	37	37
Thu	35	49	69	79	66	53	50	47	48	49	55	64	67	56	42	38	37
Fri	36	43	52	57	52	46	47	48	50	53	58	62	61	53	44	39	37
Sat	37	37	38	38	38	41	48	49	50	51	54	56	57	53	47	42	38
Sun	37	37	37	37	37	39	43	45	47	48	49	48	50	48	45	43	37

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	46	69	71	62	52	50	49	47	47	50	52	55	46	39	38	37
Tue	35	50	69	85	71	56	49	46	45	46	52	57	63	52	41	38	37
Wed	35	49	70	77	65	51	49	47	45	47	51	59	64	53	41	37	37
Thu	35	49	69	79	66	53	50	47	48	49	55	64	67	56	42	38	37
Fri	36	43	52	57	52	46	47	48	50	53	58	62	61	53	44	39	37
Sat	37	37	38	38	38	41	48	49	50	51	54	56	57	53	47	42	38
Sun	37	37	37	37	37	39	43	45	47	48	49	48	50	48	45	43	37

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	46	69	71	62	52	50	49	47	47	50	52	55	46	39	38	37
Tue	35	50	69	85	71	56	49	46	45	46	52	57	63	52	41	38	37
Wed	35	49	70	77	65	51	49	47	45	47	51	59	64	53	41	37	37
Thu	35	49	69	79	66	53	50	47	48	49	55	64	67	56	42	38	37
Fri	36	43	52	57	52	46	47	48	50	53	58	62	61	53	44	39	37
Sat	37	37	38	38	38	41	48	49	50	51	54	56	57	53	47	42	38
Sun	37	37	37	37	37	39	43	45	47	48	49	48	50	48	45	43	37