Best Time to Drive from SFO to Fremont

Right now (1:18 pm PDT): about 38 minutes via I-880 South and SR-92 East and US-101 South, usually 44 at this time.

Only 46% 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 SFO 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	35	39	55	63	56	46	42	41	40	40	46	46	50	46	40	36	36
Tue	34	40	59	66	60	46	43	40	40	42	47	51	56	49	40	36	36
Wed	34	40	60	66	57	46	44	40	39	42	46	51	56	48	40	36	35
Thu	34	39	58	65	56	47	44	41	39	41	48	51	57	49	41	37	35
Fri	34	38	48	51	46	42	43	42	43	44	49	53	52	48	42	37	35
Sat	35	35	35	35	36	37	43	45	43	43	44	46	49	46	40	37	36
Sun	35	35	35	35	35	36	38	40	39	38	38	37	38	38	38	37	35

About this drive

On weekdays the 32-mile drive from SFO to Fremont (via I-880 South and SR-92 East and US-101 South) usually takes as little as 34 minutes and up to 66 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 41 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Saturdays (49 minutes).

About 23 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 9 miles surface streets (15 to 29 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) (Departures) 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 SFO to Fremont?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 34 minutes then, versus up to 66 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 32-mile drive usually takes 34 to 66 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 41 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from SFO to Fremont?

Leaving around 8 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 66 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-880 South in Bay Area (8 miles) · SR-92 East in Bay Area (7 miles) · US-101 South in Bay Area (7 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	39	55	63	56	46	42	41	40	40	46	46	50	46	40	36	36
Tue	34	40	59	66	60	46	43	40	40	42	47	51	56	49	40	36	36
Wed	34	40	60	66	57	46	44	40	39	42	46	51	56	48	40	36	35
Thu	34	39	58	65	56	47	44	41	39	41	48	51	57	49	41	37	35
Fri	34	38	48	51	46	42	43	42	43	44	49	53	52	48	42	37	35
Sat	35	35	35	35	36	37	43	45	43	43	44	46	49	46	40	37	36
Sun	35	35	35	35	35	36	38	40	39	38	38	37	38	38	38	37	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	39	55	63	56	46	42	41	40	40	46	46	50	46	40	36	36
Tue	34	40	59	66	60	46	43	40	40	42	47	51	56	49	40	36	36
Wed	34	40	60	66	57	46	44	40	39	42	46	51	56	48	40	36	35
Thu	34	39	58	65	56	47	44	41	39	41	48	51	57	49	41	37	35
Fri	34	38	48	51	46	42	43	42	43	44	49	53	52	48	42	37	35
Sat	35	35	35	35	36	37	43	45	43	43	44	46	49	46	40	37	36
Sun	35	35	35	35	35	36	38	40	39	38	38	37	38	38	38	37	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	39	55	63	56	46	42	41	40	40	46	46	50	46	40	36	36
Tue	34	40	59	66	60	46	43	40	40	42	47	51	56	49	40	36	36
Wed	34	40	60	66	57	46	44	40	39	42	46	51	56	48	40	36	35
Thu	34	39	58	65	56	47	44	41	39	41	48	51	57	49	41	37	35
Fri	34	38	48	51	46	42	43	42	43	44	49	53	52	48	42	37	35
Sat	35	35	35	35	36	37	43	45	43	43	44	46	49	46	40	37	36
Sun	35	35	35	35	35	36	38	40	39	38	38	37	38	38	38	37	35