Best Time to Drive from Antioch to Modesto

Right now (6:06 pm PST): about 75 minutes via SR-4 East, usually 74 at this time.

Only 9% 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.

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 88 minutes, when leaving around 6:30 am on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 2:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 81 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 7 pm on Sundays (75 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 6 am or after 2:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 73 minutes then, versus up to 88 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Antioch to Modesto?

The 60-mile drive usually takes 73 to 88 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 81 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Antioch to Modesto?

Leaving around 6:30 am on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 88 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-4 East in Bay Area (18 miles)

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