Best Time to Drive from Campbell to Modesto

Right now (5:34 pm PDT): about 116 minutes via I-580 West and I-880 North and I-680 North, usually 139 at this time.

Only 35% 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 84-mile drive from Campbell to Modesto (via I-580 West and I-880 North and I-680 North) usually takes as little as 95 minutes and up to 204 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 105 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Sundays (187 minutes).

About 46 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 39 miles surface streets (46 to 112 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Campbell 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 Campbell to Modesto?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 95 minutes then, versus up to 204 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 84-mile drive usually takes 95 to 204 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 105 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Campbell to Modesto?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 204 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-580 West in Bay Area (20 miles) · I-880 North in Bay Area (14 miles) · I-680 North in Bay Area (10 miles) · SR-17 North in Bay Area (2 miles)

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