By bus
The AC Transit bus system (http://www.actransit.org/) serves the city of Fremont as well as other cities in the East Bay. Bus routes and schedules are designed for the daily commuter, not the casual traveler. In the middle of the day, buses may run as infrequently as once per hour, so be sure you have an up-to-date bus schedule and know when your bus is coming. The Fremont BART station serves as a bus terminal for transferring between the various bus routes.
By bike
Bike lanes are present on many major roads in Fremont. For maximum safety, avoidthe large roads that lead to the freeway since they are the most congested, and yourbike isn't going to go on the freeway anyway, is it?
The city of Fremont publishes a bikeway path on its website (http://www.ci.fremont.ca....) showing bike paths, trails, alternate routes for bikes, and detailing which intersections are tricky or dangerous. Print copies of the map are available at various government buildings or by ordering through the web site.
By car
Given the large geographic spread of Fremont, driving is the preferred method for getting around. Travel by car is also prevalent in the area given the poor public transit service to the city. Fremont streets are usually easy to navigate as difficult intersections were re-engineered for efficiency several decades ago, though some corridors such as Mission Blvd remain moderately congested but not nearly as bad as most major streets elsewhere in the Bay Area.
The major freeways through Fremont are the bayside Nimitz I-880 and the inland I-680. Although the two freeways are only a mile apart in South Fremont-Warm Springs, they do not intersect. Motorists will find travel to be very slow during commute hours in the unfavorable direction; especially so on the I-880, which is commonly said and probably erroneously to be one of the most congested highways in America.
Mission Blvd crosses I-680 twice at Exits 16 and 12. Locals sometimes refer to Exit 16 as "North Mission" and Exit 12 as "South Mission." Fremont Blvd crosses I-880 twice at Exit 22 and Exit 13. The locals call Exit 22 "North Fremont" and Exit 13 "South Fremont." So if someone tells you to take the "Fremont Blvd" exit or the "Mission Blvd" exit, make sure you know which one they're talking about. The exit number increases as you move north.