Best Time to Drive from Fremont to Modesto

Right now (7:20 am PST): about 189 minutes via I-580 West, usually 182 at this time.

Only 17% 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 Fremont 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	87	172	179	150	108	99	96	95	94	91	98	112	108	101	88	89	87
Tue	87	171	176	154	116	100	96	94	92	94	104	102	99	104	94	87	87
Wed	87	174	178	178	121	102	95	93	91	92	100	95	110	105	105	91	87
Thu	87	171	179	155	107	98	95	92	93	98	98	110	105	102	99	94	87
Fri	87	176	125	103	103	95	93	94	96	104	106	99	96	91	88	87	87
Sat	87	87	87	87	87	87	87	88	88	89	92	90	98	91	90	87	87
Sun	87	87	87	87	87	87	87	88	88	88	89	109	142	108	90	89	87

About this drive

On weekdays the 69-mile drive from Fremont to Modesto (via I-580 West) usually takes as little as 87 minutes and up to 182 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 94 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Sundays (142 minutes).

About 23 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 46 miles surface streets (58 to 117 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Fremont 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 Fremont to Modesto?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 87 minutes then, versus up to 182 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 69-mile drive usually takes 87 to 182 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 94 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Fremont to Modesto?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 182 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-580 West in Bay Area (19 miles) · I-680 North in Bay Area (3 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	87	172	179	150	108	99	96	95	94	91	98	112	108	101	88	89	87
Tue	87	171	176	154	116	100	96	94	92	94	104	102	99	104	94	87	87
Wed	87	174	178	178	121	102	95	93	91	92	100	95	110	105	105	91	87
Thu	87	171	179	155	107	98	95	92	93	98	98	110	105	102	99	94	87
Fri	87	176	125	103	103	95	93	94	96	104	106	99	96	91	88	87	87
Sat	87	87	87	87	87	87	87	88	88	89	92	90	98	91	90	87	87
Sun	87	87	87	87	87	87	87	88	88	88	89	109	142	108	90	89	87

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	87	172	179	150	108	99	96	95	94	91	98	112	108	101	88	89	87
Tue	87	171	176	154	116	100	96	94	92	94	104	102	99	104	94	87	87
Wed	87	174	178	178	121	102	95	93	91	92	100	95	110	105	105	91	87
Thu	87	171	179	155	107	98	95	92	93	98	98	110	105	102	99	94	87
Fri	87	176	125	103	103	95	93	94	96	104	106	99	96	91	88	87	87
Sat	87	87	87	87	87	87	87	88	88	89	92	90	98	91	90	87	87
Sun	87	87	87	87	87	87	87	88	88	88	89	109	142	108	90	89	87

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	87	172	179	150	108	99	96	95	94	91	98	112	108	101	88	89	87
Tue	87	171	176	154	116	100	96	94	92	94	104	102	99	104	94	87	87
Wed	87	174	178	178	121	102	95	93	91	92	100	95	110	105	105	91	87
Thu	87	171	179	155	107	98	95	92	93	98	98	110	105	102	99	94	87
Fri	87	176	125	103	103	95	93	94	96	104	106	99	96	91	88	87	87
Sat	87	87	87	87	87	87	87	88	88	89	92	90	98	91	90	87	87
Sun	87	87	87	87	87	87	87	88	88	88	89	109	142	108	90	89	87