Best Time to Drive from Seaside to Fremont

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 85 minutes via US-101 North, usually 90 at this time.

Only 30% 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 Seaside 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	82	105	112	106	94	88	86	85	85	87	88	95	93	87	80	79	78
Tue	80	110	115	111	95	89	85	84	85	88	90	97	96	89	81	79	78
Wed	81	110	114	109	96	89	86	85	85	88	91	100	96	90	82	79	78
Thu	81	107	112	109	95	89	85	84	87	91	92	99	97	90	82	79	78
Fri	79	94	100	96	87	87	87	86	88	90	91	95	95	89	82	79	78
Sat	78	78	78	79	80	84	87	89	89	90	90	91	91	90	86	82	79
Sun	78	78	78	78	79	81	84	87	91	91	91	92	94	90	87	82	78

About this drive

On weekdays the 85-mile drive from Seaside to Fremont (via US-101 North) usually takes as little as 78 minutes and up to 115 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 86 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Sundays (94 minutes).

About 76 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 9 miles surface streets (10 to 23 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Seaside 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 Seaside to Fremont?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 78 minutes then, versus up to 115 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 85-mile drive usually takes 78 to 115 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 86 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Seaside to Fremont?

Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 115 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 North in Bay Area (41 miles) · I-880 North in Bay Area (10 miles)

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More drives

Fremont to Seaside (return trip) · Seaside to San Jose · Seaside to Salinas · Seaside to Sunnyvale · Seaside to Santa Clara

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	82	105	112	106	94	88	86	85	85	87	88	95	93	87	80	79	78
Tue	80	110	115	111	95	89	85	84	85	88	90	97	96	89	81	79	78
Wed	81	110	114	109	96	89	86	85	85	88	91	100	96	90	82	79	78
Thu	81	107	112	109	95	89	85	84	87	91	92	99	97	90	82	79	78
Fri	79	94	100	96	87	87	87	86	88	90	91	95	95	89	82	79	78
Sat	78	78	78	79	80	84	87	89	89	90	90	91	91	90	86	82	79
Sun	78	78	78	78	79	81	84	87	91	91	91	92	94	90	87	82	78

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	82	105	112	106	94	88	86	85	85	87	88	95	93	87	80	79	78
Tue	80	110	115	111	95	89	85	84	85	88	90	97	96	89	81	79	78
Wed	81	110	114	109	96	89	86	85	85	88	91	100	96	90	82	79	78
Thu	81	107	112	109	95	89	85	84	87	91	92	99	97	90	82	79	78
Fri	79	94	100	96	87	87	87	86	88	90	91	95	95	89	82	79	78
Sat	78	78	78	79	80	84	87	89	89	90	90	91	91	90	86	82	79
Sun	78	78	78	78	79	81	84	87	91	91	91	92	94	90	87	82	78

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	82	105	112	106	94	88	86	85	85	87	88	95	93	87	80	79	78
Tue	80	110	115	111	95	89	85	84	85	88	90	97	96	89	81	79	78
Wed	81	110	114	109	96	89	86	85	85	88	91	100	96	90	82	79	78
Thu	81	107	112	109	95	89	85	84	87	91	92	99	97	90	82	79	78
Fri	79	94	100	96	87	87	87	86	88	90	91	95	95	89	82	79	78
Sat	78	78	78	79	80	84	87	89	89	90	90	91	91	90	86	82	79
Sun	78	78	78	78	79	81	84	87	91	91	91	92	94	90	87	82	78