Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Antioch to Modesto
Right now (5:03 pm PDT): about 75 minutes via SR-4 East, usually 76 at this time.
Only 8% 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
| Leave | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 76 | 84 | 83 | 83 | 86 | 85 | 84 | 83 | 82 | 83 | 81 | 77 | 78 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 74 |
| Tue | 75 | 83 | 81 | 82 | 85 | 85 | 84 | 81 | 81 | 80 | 78 | 77 | 79 | 74 | 75 | 75 | 74 |
| Wed | 74 | 83 | 82 | 83 | 85 | 85 | 83 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 78 | 77 | 76 | 74 | 75 | 75 | 75 |
| Thu | 75 | 78 | 75 | 83 | 85 | 83 | 80 | 77 | 77 | 79 | 78 | 77 | 76 | 75 | 78 | 75 | 75 |
| Fri | 75 | 83 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 84 | 82 | 80 | 79 | 80 | 78 | 77 | 75 | 75 | 77 | 75 | 75 |
| Sat | 74 | 73 | 73 | 74 | 73 | 74 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 74 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 74 | 75 | 75 | 74 |
| Sun | 74 | 73 | 73 | 74 | 73 | 74 | 73 | 74 | 73 | 74 | 74 | 75 | 74 | 74 | 75 | 74 | 74 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 60-mile drive from Antioch to Modesto (via SR-4 East) usually takes as little as 73 minutes and up to 86 minutes, when leaving around 9 am on Mondays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 12 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 81 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Saturdays (76 minutes).
About 18 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 42 miles surface streets (28 to 41 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Antioch to central Modesto 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 Antioch to Modesto?
On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 12 pm. The drive usually takes about 73 minutes then, versus up to 86 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Antioch to Modesto?
The 60-mile drive usually takes 73 to 86 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 81 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Antioch to Modesto?
Leaving around 9 am on Mondays is usually slowest, about 86 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
SR-4 East in Bay Area (18 miles)
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