Best Time to Drive from Bay Point to Modesto

Right now (4:50 pm PST): about 81 minutes via SR-4 East, usually 80 at this time.

Only 20% 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 Bay Point to Modesto 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	80	86	87	89	90	91	91	89	89	89	87	84	83	81	81	80	81
Tue	80	88	89	88	89	90	89	86	87	86	85	84	84	82	81	80	80
Wed	81	88	91	90	91	91	89	89	89	89	86	85	84	84	81	81	82
Thu	80	90	92	91	90	89	87	86	86	88	87	84	83	83	84	81	81
Fri	81	89	89	90	89	91	89	89	89	89	87	85	83	82	82	81	81
Sat	80	80	80	80	81	81	82	81	81	80	81	82	81	81	81	81	81
Sun	80	80	80	80	81	81	80	81	82	81	81	81	80	81	82	82	81

About this drive

On weekdays the 69-mile drive from Bay Point to Modesto (via SR-4 East) usually takes as little as 80 minutes and up to 95 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 88 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 8 pm on Sundays (82 minutes).

About 27 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 42 miles surface streets (27 to 39 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Bay Point 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 Bay Point to Modesto?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 2:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 80 minutes then, versus up to 95 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Bay Point to Modesto?

The 69-mile drive usually takes 80 to 95 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 88 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Bay Point to Modesto?

Leaving around 6:30 am on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 95 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-4 East in Bay Area (27 miles)

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More drives

Modesto to Bay Point (return trip) · Bay Point to San Jose · Bay Point to San Francisco · Bay Point to Sacramento · Bay Point to Oakland · Bay Point to Stockton · Bay Point to Fremont

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	80	86	87	89	90	91	91	89	89	89	87	84	83	81	81	80	81
Tue	80	88	89	88	89	90	89	86	87	86	85	84	84	82	81	80	80
Wed	81	88	91	90	91	91	89	89	89	89	86	85	84	84	81	81	82
Thu	80	90	92	91	90	89	87	86	86	88	87	84	83	83	84	81	81
Fri	81	89	89	90	89	91	89	89	89	89	87	85	83	82	82	81	81
Sat	80	80	80	80	81	81	82	81	81	80	81	82	81	81	81	81	81
Sun	80	80	80	80	81	81	80	81	82	81	81	81	80	81	82	82	81

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	80	86	87	89	90	91	91	89	89	89	87	84	83	81	81	80	81
Tue	80	88	89	88	89	90	89	86	87	86	85	84	84	82	81	80	80
Wed	81	88	91	90	91	91	89	89	89	89	86	85	84	84	81	81	82
Thu	80	90	92	91	90	89	87	86	86	88	87	84	83	83	84	81	81
Fri	81	89	89	90	89	91	89	89	89	89	87	85	83	82	82	81	81
Sat	80	80	80	80	81	81	82	81	81	80	81	82	81	81	81	81	81
Sun	80	80	80	80	81	81	80	81	82	81	81	81	80	81	82	82	81

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	80	86	87	89	90	91	91	89	89	89	87	84	83	81	81	80	81
Tue	80	88	89	88	89	90	89	86	87	86	85	84	84	82	81	80	80
Wed	81	88	91	90	91	91	89	89	89	89	86	85	84	84	81	81	82
Thu	80	90	92	91	90	89	87	86	86	88	87	84	83	83	84	81	81
Fri	81	89	89	90	89	91	89	89	89	89	87	85	83	82	82	81	81
Sat	80	80	80	80	81	81	82	81	81	80	81	82	81	81	81	81	81
Sun	80	80	80	80	81	81	80	81	82	81	81	81	80	81	82	82	81