Best Time to Drive from Tracy to Fremont

Right now (5:17 pm PDT): about 83 minutes via I-580 East, usually 78 at this time.

Only 26% 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 Tracy 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	57	71	97	96	76	59	58	59	60	56	71	80	77	81	68	53	52
Tue	56	69	96	97	90	80	62	56	56	58	72	72	74	71	64	54	52
Wed	56	72	97	97	99	80	58	56	55	58	68	73	71	79	68	55	52
Thu	56	73	99	99	100	70	57	55	56	60	64	76	77	79	71	72	69
Fri	56	55	79	80	64	62	54	55	55	70	84	80	82	73	60	59	58
Sat	51	51	51	51	52	51	53	55	53	60	66	71	65	64	57	54	52
Sun	52	52	52	51	52	52	52	52	53	54	54	55	71	79	54	54	52

About this drive

On weekdays the 42-mile drive from Tracy to Fremont (via I-580 East) usually takes as little as 52 minutes and up to 100 minutes, when leaving around 9 am on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 57 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6 pm on Sundays (79 minutes).

About 19 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 22 miles surface streets (34 to 80 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Tracy 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 Tracy to Fremont?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 52 minutes then, versus up to 100 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 42-mile drive usually takes 52 to 100 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 57 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Tracy to Fremont?

Leaving around 9 am on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 100 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-580 East in Bay Area (19 miles)

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More drives

Fremont to Tracy (return trip) · Tracy to San Jose · Tracy to San Francisco · Tracy to Sacramento · Tracy to Oakland

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	71	97	96	76	59	58	59	60	56	71	80	77	81	68	53	52
Tue	56	69	96	97	90	80	62	56	56	58	72	72	74	71	64	54	52
Wed	56	72	97	97	99	80	58	56	55	58	68	73	71	79	68	55	52
Thu	56	73	99	99	100	70	57	55	56	60	64	76	77	79	71	72	69
Fri	56	55	79	80	64	62	54	55	55	70	84	80	82	73	60	59	58
Sat	51	51	51	51	52	51	53	55	53	60	66	71	65	64	57	54	52
Sun	52	52	52	51	52	52	52	52	53	54	54	55	71	79	54	54	52

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	71	97	96	76	59	58	59	60	56	71	80	77	81	68	53	52
Tue	56	69	96	97	90	80	62	56	56	58	72	72	74	71	64	54	52
Wed	56	72	97	97	99	80	58	56	55	58	68	73	71	79	68	55	52
Thu	56	73	99	99	100	70	57	55	56	60	64	76	77	79	71	72	69
Fri	56	55	79	80	64	62	54	55	55	70	84	80	82	73	60	59	58
Sat	51	51	51	51	52	51	53	55	53	60	66	71	65	64	57	54	52
Sun	52	52	52	51	52	52	52	52	53	54	54	55	71	79	54	54	52

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	71	97	96	76	59	58	59	60	56	71	80	77	81	68	53	52
Tue	56	69	96	97	90	80	62	56	56	58	72	72	74	71	64	54	52
Wed	56	72	97	97	99	80	58	56	55	58	68	73	71	79	68	55	52
Thu	56	73	99	99	100	70	57	55	56	60	64	76	77	79	71	72	69
Fri	56	55	79	80	64	62	54	55	55	70	84	80	82	73	60	59	58
Sat	51	51	51	51	52	51	53	55	53	60	66	71	65	64	57	54	52
Sun	52	52	52	51	52	52	52	52	53	54	54	55	71	79	54	54	52