Best Time to Drive from Cupertino to Modesto

Right now (5:48 pm PDT): about 129 minutes via I-680 North and I-580 West and I-280 South, usually 118 at this time.

Only 41% 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	190	186	122	107	109	106	105	103	109	147	142	154	122	102	100	99
Tue	98	185	187	157	122	108	105	105	106	119	144	157	175	149	115	100	98
Wed	99	193	193	181	131	109	105	105	106	116	137	162	175	159	124	107	98
Thu	98	186	187	148	110	105	104	104	105	114	148	157	163	157	126	115	98
Fri	99	197	150	122	119	104	104	107	116	136	139	145	139	118	106	107	101
Sat	98	98	98	98	99	99	100	101	102	113	113	103	103	100	102	100	98
Sun	98	98	98	98	98	99	100	100	100	100	101	136	178	115	101	101	97

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 197 minutes, when leaving around 6 am on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 108 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Sundays (178 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 99 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 197 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 91-mile drive usually takes 98 to 197 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 108 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Cupertino to Modesto?

Leaving around 6 am on Fridays is usually slowest, about 197 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)

Bay Area traffic right now · Bay Area traffic tomorrow

More drives

Modesto to Cupertino (return trip) · Cupertino to San Jose · Cupertino to San Francisco · Cupertino to Oakland · Cupertino to Stockton · Cupertino to Fremont

Open the live traffic map →

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	98	190	186	122	107	109	106	105	103	109	147	142	154	122	102	100	99
Tue	98	185	187	157	122	108	105	105	106	119	144	157	175	149	115	100	98
Wed	99	193	193	181	131	109	105	105	106	116	137	162	175	159	124	107	98
Thu	98	186	187	148	110	105	104	104	105	114	148	157	163	157	126	115	98
Fri	99	197	150	122	119	104	104	107	116	136	139	145	139	118	106	107	101
Sat	98	98	98	98	99	99	100	101	102	113	113	103	103	100	102	100	98
Sun	98	98	98	98	98	99	100	100	100	100	101	136	178	115	101	101	97

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	98	190	186	122	107	109	106	105	103	109	147	142	154	122	102	100	99
Tue	98	185	187	157	122	108	105	105	106	119	144	157	175	149	115	100	98
Wed	99	193	193	181	131	109	105	105	106	116	137	162	175	159	124	107	98
Thu	98	186	187	148	110	105	104	104	105	114	148	157	163	157	126	115	98
Fri	99	197	150	122	119	104	104	107	116	136	139	145	139	118	106	107	101
Sat	98	98	98	98	99	99	100	101	102	113	113	103	103	100	102	100	98
Sun	98	98	98	98	98	99	100	100	100	100	101	136	178	115	101	101	97

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	98	190	186	122	107	109	106	105	103	109	147	142	154	122	102	100	99
Tue	98	185	187	157	122	108	105	105	106	119	144	157	175	149	115	100	98
Wed	99	193	193	181	131	109	105	105	106	116	137	162	175	159	124	107	98
Thu	98	186	187	148	110	105	104	104	105	114	148	157	163	157	126	115	98
Fri	99	197	150	122	119	104	104	107	116	136	139	145	139	118	106	107	101
Sat	98	98	98	98	99	99	100	101	102	113	113	103	103	100	102	100	98
Sun	98	98	98	98	98	99	100	100	100	100	101	136	178	115	101	101	97