Best Time to Drive from Cupertino to Modesto

Right now (6:35 pm PST): about 145 minutes via I-680 North and I-580 West and I-280 South, usually 135 at this time.

Only 21% 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 Cupertino 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	98	189	188	152	114	108	106	105	107	107	137	141	143	120	102	100	98
Tue	98	184	187	161	120	108	105	105	104	113	141	155	168	153	116	100	98
Wed	98	195	193	189	127	111	105	105	104	114	137	158	168	161	124	102	98
Thu	98	185	187	149	114	106	104	105	107	116	149	158	158	149	120	109	98
Fri	98	193	133	116	116	106	104	108	115	130	134	136	130	117	106	101	98
Sat	98	98	98	98	98	99	99	100	101	104	109	106	111	104	102	99	98
Sun	98	98	98	98	98	99	99	100	100	100	102	127	153	115	102	101	98

About this drive

On weekdays the 91-mile drive from Cupertino to Modesto (via I-680 North and I-580 West and I-280 South) usually takes as little as 98 minutes and up to 195 minutes, when leaving around 6 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 107 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Sundays (153 minutes).

About 53 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 38 miles surface streets (41 to 100 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Cupertino 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 Cupertino to Modesto?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 98 minutes then, versus up to 195 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 91-mile drive usually takes 98 to 195 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 107 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Cupertino to Modesto?

Leaving around 6 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 195 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-680 North in Bay Area (22 miles) · I-580 West in Bay Area (20 miles) · I-280 South in Bay Area (12 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	98	189	188	152	114	108	106	105	107	107	137	141	143	120	102	100	98
Tue	98	184	187	161	120	108	105	105	104	113	141	155	168	153	116	100	98
Wed	98	195	193	189	127	111	105	105	104	114	137	158	168	161	124	102	98
Thu	98	185	187	149	114	106	104	105	107	116	149	158	158	149	120	109	98
Fri	98	193	133	116	116	106	104	108	115	130	134	136	130	117	106	101	98
Sat	98	98	98	98	98	99	99	100	101	104	109	106	111	104	102	99	98
Sun	98	98	98	98	98	99	99	100	100	100	102	127	153	115	102	101	98

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	98	189	188	152	114	108	106	105	107	107	137	141	143	120	102	100	98
Tue	98	184	187	161	120	108	105	105	104	113	141	155	168	153	116	100	98
Wed	98	195	193	189	127	111	105	105	104	114	137	158	168	161	124	102	98
Thu	98	185	187	149	114	106	104	105	107	116	149	158	158	149	120	109	98
Fri	98	193	133	116	116	106	104	108	115	130	134	136	130	117	106	101	98
Sat	98	98	98	98	98	99	99	100	101	104	109	106	111	104	102	99	98
Sun	98	98	98	98	98	99	99	100	100	100	102	127	153	115	102	101	98

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	98	189	188	152	114	108	106	105	107	107	137	141	143	120	102	100	98
Tue	98	184	187	161	120	108	105	105	104	113	141	155	168	153	116	100	98
Wed	98	195	193	189	127	111	105	105	104	114	137	158	168	161	124	102	98
Thu	98	185	187	149	114	106	104	105	107	116	149	158	158	149	120	109	98
Fri	98	193	133	116	116	106	104	108	115	130	134	136	130	117	106	101	98
Sat	98	98	98	98	98	99	99	100	101	104	109	106	111	104	102	99	98
Sun	98	98	98	98	98	99	99	100	100	100	102	127	153	115	102	101	98