Best Time to Drive from Walnut Creek to Fremont

Right now (12:33 pm PDT): about 36 minutes via I-680 South, usually 36 at this time.

Only 55% 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 Walnut Creek 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	33	38	49	51	44	39	37	37	37	37	39	38	38	37	35	34	34
Tue	33	37	50	58	56	46	38	36	36	37	39	40	40	39	36	34	34
Wed	33	37	49	55	50	44	37	36	36	37	39	41	39	39	36	34	34
Thu	33	37	49	55	52	45	37	36	36	37	39	40	41	39	36	34	34
Fri	33	36	37	37	38	36	36	36	36	38	39	39	39	39	36	35	34
Sat	34	34	34	34	34	34	35	35	35	36	36	37	44	45	36	34	34
Sun	34	34	34	34	34	34	35	35	35	35	36	35	36	40	35	35	34

About this drive

On weekdays the 35-mile drive from Walnut Creek to Fremont (via I-680 South) usually takes as little as 33 minutes and up to 58 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 37 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6 pm on Saturdays (45 minutes).

About 31 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (7 to 11 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Walnut Creek (North Main Street) 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 Walnut Creek to Fremont?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 33 minutes then, versus up to 58 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Walnut Creek to Fremont?

The 35-mile drive usually takes 33 to 58 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 37 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Walnut Creek to Fremont?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 58 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-680 South in Bay Area (31 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	38	49	51	44	39	37	37	37	37	39	38	38	37	35	34	34
Tue	33	37	50	58	56	46	38	36	36	37	39	40	40	39	36	34	34
Wed	33	37	49	55	50	44	37	36	36	37	39	41	39	39	36	34	34
Thu	33	37	49	55	52	45	37	36	36	37	39	40	41	39	36	34	34
Fri	33	36	37	37	38	36	36	36	36	38	39	39	39	39	36	35	34
Sat	34	34	34	34	34	34	35	35	35	36	36	37	44	45	36	34	34
Sun	34	34	34	34	34	34	35	35	35	35	36	35	36	40	35	35	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	38	49	51	44	39	37	37	37	37	39	38	38	37	35	34	34
Tue	33	37	50	58	56	46	38	36	36	37	39	40	40	39	36	34	34
Wed	33	37	49	55	50	44	37	36	36	37	39	41	39	39	36	34	34
Thu	33	37	49	55	52	45	37	36	36	37	39	40	41	39	36	34	34
Fri	33	36	37	37	38	36	36	36	36	38	39	39	39	39	36	35	34
Sat	34	34	34	34	34	34	35	35	35	36	36	37	44	45	36	34	34
Sun	34	34	34	34	34	34	35	35	35	35	36	35	36	40	35	35	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	38	49	51	44	39	37	37	37	37	39	38	38	37	35	34	34
Tue	33	37	50	58	56	46	38	36	36	37	39	40	40	39	36	34	34
Wed	33	37	49	55	50	44	37	36	36	37	39	41	39	39	36	34	34
Thu	33	37	49	55	52	45	37	36	36	37	39	40	41	39	36	34	34
Fri	33	36	37	37	38	36	36	36	36	38	39	39	39	39	36	35	34
Sat	34	34	34	34	34	34	35	35	35	36	36	37	44	45	36	34	34
Sun	34	34	34	34	34	34	35	35	35	35	36	35	36	40	35	35	34