Best Time to Drive from Richmond to Fremont

Right now (10:50 pm PST): about 46 minutes via I-880 South and I-80 West.

Only 51% 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	68	72	64	52	48	47	46	47	51	53	56	47	39	38	37
Tue	35	48	68	81	67	55	49	46	45	46	51	58	62	53	41	38	37
Wed	35	48	69	77	65	52	49	47	45	48	51	60	64	54	42	38	37
Thu	36	49	69	79	66	53	50	47	48	49	56	64	67	56	43	38	37
Fri	36	43	52	57	52	47	48	48	50	52	59	62	62	54	46	40	37
Sat	37	37	38	38	38	42	47	48	49	50	52	54	55	51	45	42	38
Sun	37	37	37	37	37	39	44	46	48	48	49	49	50	50	46	45	38

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 81 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 47 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Saturdays (55 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 6 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 35 minutes then, versus up to 81 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 39-mile drive usually takes 35 to 81 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 47 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Richmond to Fremont?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 81 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	68	72	64	52	48	47	46	47	51	53	56	47	39	38	37
Tue	35	48	68	81	67	55	49	46	45	46	51	58	62	53	41	38	37
Wed	35	48	69	77	65	52	49	47	45	48	51	60	64	54	42	38	37
Thu	36	49	69	79	66	53	50	47	48	49	56	64	67	56	43	38	37
Fri	36	43	52	57	52	47	48	48	50	52	59	62	62	54	46	40	37
Sat	37	37	38	38	38	42	47	48	49	50	52	54	55	51	45	42	38
Sun	37	37	37	37	37	39	44	46	48	48	49	49	50	50	46	45	38

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	46	68	72	64	52	48	47	46	47	51	53	56	47	39	38	37
Tue	35	48	68	81	67	55	49	46	45	46	51	58	62	53	41	38	37
Wed	35	48	69	77	65	52	49	47	45	48	51	60	64	54	42	38	37
Thu	36	49	69	79	66	53	50	47	48	49	56	64	67	56	43	38	37
Fri	36	43	52	57	52	47	48	48	50	52	59	62	62	54	46	40	37
Sat	37	37	38	38	38	42	47	48	49	50	52	54	55	51	45	42	38
Sun	37	37	37	37	37	39	44	46	48	48	49	49	50	50	46	45	38

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	46	68	72	64	52	48	47	46	47	51	53	56	47	39	38	37
Tue	35	48	68	81	67	55	49	46	45	46	51	58	62	53	41	38	37
Wed	35	48	69	77	65	52	49	47	45	48	51	60	64	54	42	38	37
Thu	36	49	69	79	66	53	50	47	48	49	56	64	67	56	43	38	37
Fri	36	43	52	57	52	47	48	48	50	52	59	62	62	54	46	40	37
Sat	37	37	38	38	38	42	47	48	49	50	52	54	55	51	45	42	38
Sun	37	37	37	37	37	39	44	46	48	48	49	49	50	50	46	45	38