Best Time to Drive from San Rafael to Fremont

Right now (6:03 pm PDT): about 64 minutes via I-880 South and I-580 West, usually 58 at this time.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from San Rafael 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	44	57	82	79	68	59	58	56	54	54	58	58	61	51	46	45	45
Tue	43	62	98	99	73	63	57	54	53	54	59	62	65	55	47	45	44
Wed	43	61	94	90	70	61	57	55	53	55	58	63	67	55	47	45	44
Thu	43	60	94	92	71	62	58	55	56	57	64	67	70	60	48	45	44
Fri	44	53	67	67	59	54	56	57	58	60	65	65	65	58	51	47	45
Sat	44	44	45	45	46	50	57	63	63	64	63	64	64	60	53	49	45
Sun	44	44	44	44	45	47	53	57	59	58	59	58	59	55	53	50	44

About this drive

On weekdays the 49-mile drive from San Rafael to Fremont (via I-880 South and I-580 West) usually takes as little as 43 minutes and up to 105 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 56 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (67 minutes).

About 46 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 6 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central San Rafael 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 San Rafael to Fremont?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 43 minutes then, versus up to 105 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from San Rafael to Fremont?

The 49-mile drive usually takes 43 to 105 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 56 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from San Rafael to Fremont?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 105 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-880 South in Bay Area (27 miles) · I-580 West in Bay Area (13 miles) · I-80 West in Bay Area (5 miles) · US-101 South in Bay Area (1.5 miles)

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More drives

Fremont to San Rafael (return trip) · San Rafael to San Jose · San Rafael to San Francisco · San Rafael to Oakland · San Rafael 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	44	57	82	79	68	59	58	56	54	54	58	58	61	51	46	45	45
Tue	43	62	98	99	73	63	57	54	53	54	59	62	65	55	47	45	44
Wed	43	61	94	90	70	61	57	55	53	55	58	63	67	55	47	45	44
Thu	43	60	94	92	71	62	58	55	56	57	64	67	70	60	48	45	44
Fri	44	53	67	67	59	54	56	57	58	60	65	65	65	58	51	47	45
Sat	44	44	45	45	46	50	57	63	63	64	63	64	64	60	53	49	45
Sun	44	44	44	44	45	47	53	57	59	58	59	58	59	55	53	50	44

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	57	82	79	68	59	58	56	54	54	58	58	61	51	46	45	45
Tue	43	62	98	99	73	63	57	54	53	54	59	62	65	55	47	45	44
Wed	43	61	94	90	70	61	57	55	53	55	58	63	67	55	47	45	44
Thu	43	60	94	92	71	62	58	55	56	57	64	67	70	60	48	45	44
Fri	44	53	67	67	59	54	56	57	58	60	65	65	65	58	51	47	45
Sat	44	44	45	45	46	50	57	63	63	64	63	64	64	60	53	49	45
Sun	44	44	44	44	45	47	53	57	59	58	59	58	59	55	53	50	44

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	57	82	79	68	59	58	56	54	54	58	58	61	51	46	45	45
Tue	43	62	98	99	73	63	57	54	53	54	59	62	65	55	47	45	44
Wed	43	61	94	90	70	61	57	55	53	55	58	63	67	55	47	45	44
Thu	43	60	94	92	71	62	58	55	56	57	64	67	70	60	48	45	44
Fri	44	53	67	67	59	54	56	57	58	60	65	65	65	58	51	47	45
Sat	44	44	45	45	46	50	57	63	63	64	63	64	64	60	53	49	45
Sun	44	44	44	44	45	47	53	57	59	58	59	58	59	55	53	50	44