Best Time to Drive from Concord to Modesto

Right now (5:03 pm PDT): about 88 minutes via I-580 West and I-680 South, usually 110 at this time.

Only 47% 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	164	168	116	98	94	93	92	91	89	99	108	113	117	87	86	85
Tue	84	163	169	145	112	97	92	91	90	93	97	102	100	109	89	85	85
Wed	85	166	175	166	119	100	92	91	90	91	95	92	110	115	93	86	85
Thu	85	163	172	141	102	93	91	90	90	91	93	113	110	108	100	110	86
Fri	88	173	145	123	111	92	91	90	93	96	99	104	104	101	89	89	87
Sat	85	85	86	86	86	86	87	88	89	98	92	88	88	87	86	86	85
Sun	85	85	85	85	86	86	87	87	87	87	88	105	154	113	88	88	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 181 minutes, when leaving around 6:30 am on Fridays. 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 (154 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 181 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 78-mile drive usually takes 84 to 181 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 92 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Concord to Modesto?

Leaving around 6:30 am on Fridays is usually slowest, about 181 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	164	168	116	98	94	93	92	91	89	99	108	113	117	87	86	85
Tue	84	163	169	145	112	97	92	91	90	93	97	102	100	109	89	85	85
Wed	85	166	175	166	119	100	92	91	90	91	95	92	110	115	93	86	85
Thu	85	163	172	141	102	93	91	90	90	91	93	113	110	108	100	110	86
Fri	88	173	145	123	111	92	91	90	93	96	99	104	104	101	89	89	87
Sat	85	85	86	86	86	86	87	88	89	98	92	88	88	87	86	86	85
Sun	85	85	85	85	86	86	87	87	87	87	88	105	154	113	88	88	84

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	85	164	168	116	98	94	93	92	91	89	99	108	113	117	87	86	85
Tue	84	163	169	145	112	97	92	91	90	93	97	102	100	109	89	85	85
Wed	85	166	175	166	119	100	92	91	90	91	95	92	110	115	93	86	85
Thu	85	163	172	141	102	93	91	90	90	91	93	113	110	108	100	110	86
Fri	88	173	145	123	111	92	91	90	93	96	99	104	104	101	89	89	87
Sat	85	85	86	86	86	86	87	88	89	98	92	88	88	87	86	86	85
Sun	85	85	85	85	86	86	87	87	87	87	88	105	154	113	88	88	84

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	85	164	168	116	98	94	93	92	91	89	99	108	113	117	87	86	85
Tue	84	163	169	145	112	97	92	91	90	93	97	102	100	109	89	85	85
Wed	85	166	175	166	119	100	92	91	90	91	95	92	110	115	93	86	85
Thu	85	163	172	141	102	93	91	90	90	91	93	113	110	108	100	110	86
Fri	88	173	145	123	111	92	91	90	93	96	99	104	104	101	89	89	87
Sat	85	85	86	86	86	86	87	88	89	98	92	88	88	87	86	86	85
Sun	85	85	85	85	86	86	87	87	87	87	88	105	154	113	88	88	84