Best Time to Drive from Watsonville to Fremont

Right now (7:20 pm PST): about 68 minutes via SR-17 North and I-880 North and SR-1 North, usually 63 at this time.

Only 47% 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 Watsonville 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	59	62	75	85	72	68	67	65	65	68	76	81	79	71	62	60	59
Tue	58	64	80	97	79	69	66	65	65	69	79	87	89	77	66	60	59
Wed	58	63	81	98	81	70	67	65	65	70	81	90	89	79	67	60	59
Thu	58	64	80	97	78	69	66	65	66	73	81	87	86	77	67	60	59
Fri	58	62	70	76	68	67	67	67	70	73	79	81	79	71	66	61	59
Sat	59	59	59	60	60	62	66	69	69	69	71	73	75	71	68	65	59
Sun	59	59	59	59	60	62	64	67	69	69	72	70	70	67	65	64	60

About this drive

On weekdays the 63-mile drive from Watsonville to Fremont (via SR-17 North and I-880 North and SR-1 North) usually takes as little as 58 minutes and up to 98 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 67 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Saturdays (75 minutes).

About 56 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 8 miles surface streets (10 to 16 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Watsonville 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 Watsonville to Fremont?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 58 minutes then, versus up to 98 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 63-mile drive usually takes 58 to 98 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 67 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Watsonville to Fremont?

Leaving around 8 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 98 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-17 North in Bay Area (22 miles) · I-880 North in Bay Area (17 miles) · SR-1 North in Bay Area (15 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	59	62	75	85	72	68	67	65	65	68	76	81	79	71	62	60	59
Tue	58	64	80	97	79	69	66	65	65	69	79	87	89	77	66	60	59
Wed	58	63	81	98	81	70	67	65	65	70	81	90	89	79	67	60	59
Thu	58	64	80	97	78	69	66	65	66	73	81	87	86	77	67	60	59
Fri	58	62	70	76	68	67	67	67	70	73	79	81	79	71	66	61	59
Sat	59	59	59	60	60	62	66	69	69	69	71	73	75	71	68	65	59
Sun	59	59	59	59	60	62	64	67	69	69	72	70	70	67	65	64	60

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	59	62	75	85	72	68	67	65	65	68	76	81	79	71	62	60	59
Tue	58	64	80	97	79	69	66	65	65	69	79	87	89	77	66	60	59
Wed	58	63	81	98	81	70	67	65	65	70	81	90	89	79	67	60	59
Thu	58	64	80	97	78	69	66	65	66	73	81	87	86	77	67	60	59
Fri	58	62	70	76	68	67	67	67	70	73	79	81	79	71	66	61	59
Sat	59	59	59	60	60	62	66	69	69	69	71	73	75	71	68	65	59
Sun	59	59	59	59	60	62	64	67	69	69	72	70	70	67	65	64	60

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	59	62	75	85	72	68	67	65	65	68	76	81	79	71	62	60	59
Tue	58	64	80	97	79	69	66	65	65	69	79	87	89	77	66	60	59
Wed	58	63	81	98	81	70	67	65	65	70	81	90	89	79	67	60	59
Thu	58	64	80	97	78	69	66	65	66	73	81	87	86	77	67	60	59
Fri	58	62	70	76	68	67	67	67	70	73	79	81	79	71	66	61	59
Sat	59	59	59	60	60	62	66	69	69	69	71	73	75	71	68	65	59
Sun	59	59	59	59	60	62	64	67	69	69	72	70	70	67	65	64	60