Best Time to Drive from Fremont to Modesto

Right now (5:03 pm PDT): about 92 minutes via I-580 West, usually 114 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	182	121	97	98	96	94	94	92	103	117	120	124	90	88	87
Tue	87	171	175	151	117	98	96	95	92	95	102	106	101	112	92	87	87
Wed	87	173	181	166	123	103	95	94	92	94	98	96	114	118	96	88	87
Thu	87	171	178	149	104	95	93	91	92	94	96	119	100	111	105	116	88
Fri	91	180	150	124	117	95	93	92	96	100	104	110	109	104	91	92	90
Sat	87	87	87	87	88	88	88	88	90	99	93	89	88	88	89	87	87
Sun	87	87	87	87	87	88	88	88	88	88	88	108	161	114	89	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 189 minutes, when leaving around 6:30 am on Fridays. 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 (161 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 116 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 189 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 69-mile drive usually takes 87 to 189 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 94 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Fremont to Modesto?

Leaving around 6:30 am on Fridays is usually slowest, about 189 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	182	121	97	98	96	94	94	92	103	117	120	124	90	88	87
Tue	87	171	175	151	117	98	96	95	92	95	102	106	101	112	92	87	87
Wed	87	173	181	166	123	103	95	94	92	94	98	96	114	118	96	88	87
Thu	87	171	178	149	104	95	93	91	92	94	96	119	100	111	105	116	88
Fri	91	180	150	124	117	95	93	92	96	100	104	110	109	104	91	92	90
Sat	87	87	87	87	88	88	88	88	90	99	93	89	88	88	89	87	87
Sun	87	87	87	87	87	88	88	88	88	88	88	108	161	114	89	89	87

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	87	172	182	121	97	98	96	94	94	92	103	117	120	124	90	88	87
Tue	87	171	175	151	117	98	96	95	92	95	102	106	101	112	92	87	87
Wed	87	173	181	166	123	103	95	94	92	94	98	96	114	118	96	88	87
Thu	87	171	178	149	104	95	93	91	92	94	96	119	100	111	105	116	88
Fri	91	180	150	124	117	95	93	92	96	100	104	110	109	104	91	92	90
Sat	87	87	87	87	88	88	88	88	90	99	93	89	88	88	89	87	87
Sun	87	87	87	87	87	88	88	88	88	88	88	108	161	114	89	89	87

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	87	172	182	121	97	98	96	94	94	92	103	117	120	124	90	88	87
Tue	87	171	175	151	117	98	96	95	92	95	102	106	101	112	92	87	87
Wed	87	173	181	166	123	103	95	94	92	94	98	96	114	118	96	88	87
Thu	87	171	178	149	104	95	93	91	92	94	96	119	100	111	105	116	88
Fri	91	180	150	124	117	95	93	92	96	100	104	110	109	104	91	92	90
Sat	87	87	87	87	88	88	88	88	90	99	93	89	88	88	89	87	87
Sun	87	87	87	87	87	88	88	88	88	88	88	108	161	114	89	89	87