Best Time to Drive from Danville to Modesto

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 75 minutes via I-580 West and I-680 South, usually 79 at this time.

Only 10% 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 Danville 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	73	131	156	135	99	81	79	78	77	76	80	92	87	86	74	73	72
Tue	72	131	150	137	103	82	79	78	76	76	83	83	80	85	80	73	72
Wed	72	133	155	152	105	87	79	77	77	77	81	80	88	88	89	76	72
Thu	73	130	153	127	90	80	78	77	76	81	77	89	83	83	85	78	73
Fri	73	132	132	87	88	80	78	77	77	84	90	79	80	79	73	72	72
Sat	71	72	73	73	73	73	73	73	74	77	77	75	78	78	76	72	72
Sun	72	72	72	72	72	73	73	73	74	74	74	91	116	100	77	74	72

About this drive

On weekdays the 64-mile drive from Danville to Modesto (via I-580 West and I-680 South) usually takes as little as 72 minutes and up to 159 minutes, when leaving around 6:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 78 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Sundays (119 minutes).

About 35 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 29 miles surface streets (32 to 77 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Danville 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 Danville to Modesto?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 72 minutes then, versus up to 159 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 64-mile drive usually takes 72 to 159 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 78 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Danville to Modesto?

Leaving around 6:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 159 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-580 West in Bay Area (27 miles) · I-680 South in Bay Area (8 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	73	131	156	135	99	81	79	78	77	76	80	92	87	86	74	73	72
Tue	72	131	150	137	103	82	79	78	76	76	83	83	80	85	80	73	72
Wed	72	133	155	152	105	87	79	77	77	77	81	80	88	88	89	76	72
Thu	73	130	153	127	90	80	78	77	76	81	77	89	83	83	85	78	73
Fri	73	132	132	87	88	80	78	77	77	84	90	79	80	79	73	72	72
Sat	71	72	73	73	73	73	73	73	74	77	77	75	78	78	76	72	72
Sun	72	72	72	72	72	73	73	73	74	74	74	91	116	100	77	74	72

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	73	131	156	135	99	81	79	78	77	76	80	92	87	86	74	73	72
Tue	72	131	150	137	103	82	79	78	76	76	83	83	80	85	80	73	72
Wed	72	133	155	152	105	87	79	77	77	77	81	80	88	88	89	76	72
Thu	73	130	153	127	90	80	78	77	76	81	77	89	83	83	85	78	73
Fri	73	132	132	87	88	80	78	77	77	84	90	79	80	79	73	72	72
Sat	71	72	73	73	73	73	73	73	74	77	77	75	78	78	76	72	72
Sun	72	72	72	72	72	73	73	73	74	74	74	91	116	100	77	74	72

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	73	131	156	135	99	81	79	78	77	76	80	92	87	86	74	73	72
Tue	72	131	150	137	103	82	79	78	76	76	83	83	80	85	80	73	72
Wed	72	133	155	152	105	87	79	77	77	77	81	80	88	88	89	76	72
Thu	73	130	153	127	90	80	78	77	76	81	77	89	83	83	85	78	73
Fri	73	132	132	87	88	80	78	77	77	84	90	79	80	79	73	72	72
Sat	71	72	73	73	73	73	73	73	74	77	77	75	78	78	76	72	72
Sun	72	72	72	72	72	73	73	73	74	74	74	91	116	100	77	74	72