Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Elk Grove to Modesto
Right now (5:17 pm PDT): about 64 minutes via SR-99 South, usually 64 at this time.
Only 15% 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
| Leave | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 63 | 64 | 65 | 65 | 66 | 66 | 67 | 67 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 69 | 66 | 63 | 64 | 64 |
| Tue | 63 | 63 | 64 | 64 | 65 | 66 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 66 | 65 | 65 | 63 | 64 | 63 |
| Wed | 63 | 64 | 65 | 64 | 65 | 66 | 65 | 65 | 66 | 65 | 65 | 66 | 65 | 63 | 64 | 64 | 63 |
| Thu | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 65 | 66 | 66 | 65 | 65 | 66 | 66 | 67 | 66 | 63 | 63 | 64 | 63 |
| Fri | 63 | 64 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 66 | 66 | 65 | 65 | 66 | 67 | 73 | 72 | 68 | 63 | 63 | 64 |
| Sat | 63 | 63 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 65 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 65 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 63 |
| Sun | 63 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 63 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 63 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 62-mile drive from Elk Grove to Modesto (via SR-99 South) usually takes as little as 63 minutes and up to 74 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 65 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (65 minutes).
About 21 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 41 miles surface streets (10 to 11 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Elk Grove 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 Elk Grove to Modesto?
On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 63 minutes then, versus up to 74 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Elk Grove to Modesto?
The 62-mile drive usually takes 63 to 74 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 65 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Elk Grove to Modesto?
Leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 74 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
SR-99 South in Bay Area (21 miles)
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