Best Time to Drive from Concord to Modesto

Right now (6:06 pm PST): about 93 minutes via I-580 West and I-680 South, usually 105 at this time.

Only 43% 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 Concord 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	85	163	172	142	105	94	93	92	91	89	94	105	104	98	86	86	85
Tue	84	163	169	149	115	97	93	92	90	92	98	98	99	105	92	85	85
Wed	84	166	172	167	115	98	92	91	90	90	97	93	107	102	100	88	84
Thu	85	164	172	143	106	94	92	90	91	95	95	105	105	100	95	90	85
Fri	84	169	122	106	102	93	91	92	94	100	102	95	94	90	85	85	84
Sat	84	85	86	86	85	86	86	87	88	88	91	89	96	89	87	85	85
Sun	85	85	85	85	85	86	87	87	87	87	88	110	135	105	88	87	84

About this drive

On weekdays the 78-mile drive from Concord to Modesto (via I-580 West and I-680 South) usually takes as little as 84 minutes and up to 174 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 92 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Sundays (135 minutes).

About 48 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 30 miles surface streets (33 to 82 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Concord 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 Concord to Modesto?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 84 minutes then, versus up to 174 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 78-mile drive usually takes 84 to 174 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 92 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Concord to Modesto?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 174 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-580 West in Bay Area (27 miles) · I-680 South in Bay Area (21 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	85	163	172	142	105	94	93	92	91	89	94	105	104	98	86	86	85
Tue	84	163	169	149	115	97	93	92	90	92	98	98	99	105	92	85	85
Wed	84	166	172	167	115	98	92	91	90	90	97	93	107	102	100	88	84
Thu	85	164	172	143	106	94	92	90	91	95	95	105	105	100	95	90	85
Fri	84	169	122	106	102	93	91	92	94	100	102	95	94	90	85	85	84
Sat	84	85	86	86	85	86	86	87	88	88	91	89	96	89	87	85	85
Sun	85	85	85	85	85	86	87	87	87	87	88	110	135	105	88	87	84

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	85	163	172	142	105	94	93	92	91	89	94	105	104	98	86	86	85
Tue	84	163	169	149	115	97	93	92	90	92	98	98	99	105	92	85	85
Wed	84	166	172	167	115	98	92	91	90	90	97	93	107	102	100	88	84
Thu	85	164	172	143	106	94	92	90	91	95	95	105	105	100	95	90	85
Fri	84	169	122	106	102	93	91	92	94	100	102	95	94	90	85	85	84
Sat	84	85	86	86	85	86	86	87	88	88	91	89	96	89	87	85	85
Sun	85	85	85	85	85	86	87	87	87	87	88	110	135	105	88	87	84

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	85	163	172	142	105	94	93	92	91	89	94	105	104	98	86	86	85
Tue	84	163	169	149	115	97	93	92	90	92	98	98	99	105	92	85	85
Wed	84	166	172	167	115	98	92	91	90	90	97	93	107	102	100	88	84
Thu	85	164	172	143	106	94	92	90	91	95	95	105	105	100	95	90	85
Fri	84	169	122	106	102	93	91	92	94	100	102	95	94	90	85	85	84
Sat	84	85	86	86	85	86	86	87	88	88	91	89	96	89	87	85	85
Sun	85	85	85	85	85	86	87	87	87	87	88	110	135	105	88	87	84