Best Time to Drive from Livermore to Modesto

Right now (8:16 pm PST): about 56 minutes via I-580 West, usually 56 at this time.

Only 13% 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 Livermore 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	60	83	138	130	89	64	62	61	60	59	62	70	69	71	60	57	57
Tue	60	83	135	130	94	66	61	62	60	60	66	65	65	70	65	57	56
Wed	60	85	137	138	104	70	61	60	60	59	63	63	70	71	71	63	57
Thu	61	80	138	132	86	63	61	59	60	62	63	69	68	71	68	61	59
Fri	61	85	122	79	67	64	60	60	62	72	77	67	63	62	57	57	57
Sat	56	56	56	57	56	56	56	56	57	57	60	60	62	64	61	57	56
Sun	56	56	56	56	56	56	57	57	57	57	57	62	93	96	61	58	57

About this drive

On weekdays the 47-mile drive from Livermore to Modesto (via I-580 West) usually takes as little as 56 minutes and up to 138 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Mondays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 61 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Sundays (103 minutes).

About 17 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 30 miles surface streets (32 to 78 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Livermore 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 Livermore to Modesto?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 56 minutes then, versus up to 138 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 47-mile drive usually takes 56 to 138 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 61 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Livermore to Modesto?

Leaving around 7 am on Mondays is usually slowest, about 138 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-580 West in Bay Area (17 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	60	83	138	130	89	64	62	61	60	59	62	70	69	71	60	57	57
Tue	60	83	135	130	94	66	61	62	60	60	66	65	65	70	65	57	56
Wed	60	85	137	138	104	70	61	60	60	59	63	63	70	71	71	63	57
Thu	61	80	138	132	86	63	61	59	60	62	63	69	68	71	68	61	59
Fri	61	85	122	79	67	64	60	60	62	72	77	67	63	62	57	57	57
Sat	56	56	56	57	56	56	56	56	57	57	60	60	62	64	61	57	56
Sun	56	56	56	56	56	56	57	57	57	57	57	62	93	96	61	58	57

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	60	83	138	130	89	64	62	61	60	59	62	70	69	71	60	57	57
Tue	60	83	135	130	94	66	61	62	60	60	66	65	65	70	65	57	56
Wed	60	85	137	138	104	70	61	60	60	59	63	63	70	71	71	63	57
Thu	61	80	138	132	86	63	61	59	60	62	63	69	68	71	68	61	59
Fri	61	85	122	79	67	64	60	60	62	72	77	67	63	62	57	57	57
Sat	56	56	56	57	56	56	56	56	57	57	60	60	62	64	61	57	56
Sun	56	56	56	56	56	56	57	57	57	57	57	62	93	96	61	58	57

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	60	83	138	130	89	64	62	61	60	59	62	70	69	71	60	57	57
Tue	60	83	135	130	94	66	61	62	60	60	66	65	65	70	65	57	56
Wed	60	85	137	138	104	70	61	60	60	59	63	63	70	71	71	63	57
Thu	61	80	138	132	86	63	61	59	60	62	63	69	68	71	68	61	59
Fri	61	85	122	79	67	64	60	60	62	72	77	67	63	62	57	57	57
Sat	56	56	56	57	56	56	56	56	57	57	60	60	62	64	61	57	56
Sun	56	56	56	56	56	56	57	57	57	57	57	62	93	96	61	58	57