Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Los Gatos to Modesto
Right now (5:49 pm PDT): about 173 minutes via I-580 West and I-880 North, usually 105 at this time.
Only 39% 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 | 98 | 194 | 201 | 150 | 118 | 110 | 108 | 107 | 105 | 108 | 124 | 134 | 140 | 125 | 101 | 99 | 98 |
| Tue | 98 | 191 | 197 | 171 | 129 | 111 | 106 | 106 | 104 | 108 | 117 | 128 | 141 | 135 | 112 | 100 | 98 |
| Wed | 98 | 194 | 197 | 184 | 131 | 113 | 106 | 105 | 104 | 112 | 121 | 135 | 139 | 137 | 119 | 105 | 97 |
| Thu | 98 | 195 | 197 | 165 | 121 | 109 | 106 | 104 | 106 | 116 | 122 | 132 | 142 | 135 | 118 | 109 | 98 |
| Fri | 98 | 197 | 147 | 120 | 118 | 107 | 106 | 110 | 112 | 137 | 128 | 124 | 117 | 109 | 104 | 101 | 97 |
| Sat | 97 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 99 | 100 | 101 | 103 | 104 | 108 | 104 | 110 | 105 | 104 | 102 | 99 |
| Sun | 98 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 99 | 100 | 101 | 102 | 102 | 107 | 161 | 190 | 136 | 104 | 102 | 98 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 89-mile drive from Los Gatos to Modesto (via I-580 West and I-880 North) usually takes as little as 97 minutes and up to 202 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 108 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Sundays (190 minutes).
About 51 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 38 miles surface streets (43 to 109 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Los Gatos 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 Los Gatos to Modesto?
On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 97 minutes then, versus up to 202 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Los Gatos to Modesto?
The 89-mile drive usually takes 97 to 202 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 108 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Los Gatos to Modesto?
Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 202 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
I-580 West in Bay Area (20 miles) · I-880 North in Bay Area (14 miles) · I-680 North in Bay Area (10 miles) · SR-17 North in Bay Area (7 miles)
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