Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Madera to Tulare
Right now (12:51 am PST): about 62 minutes via SR-99 South.
Only 64% 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 | 60 | 62 | 63 | 67 | 66 | 67 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 69 | 68 | 68 | 66 | 64 | 64 | 62 |
| Tue | 60 | 63 | 63 | 69 | 67 | 68 | 70 | 70 | 69 | 70 | 69 | 69 | 68 | 65 | 66 | 65 | 62 |
| Wed | 60 | 63 | 64 | 68 | 67 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 67 | 67 | 65 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 61 |
| Thu | 60 | 63 | 63 | 68 | 67 | 67 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 69 | 71 | 73 | 66 | 64 | 64 | 61 |
| Fri | 60 | 64 | 64 | 67 | 67 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 70 | 73 | 74 | 73 | 68 | 67 | 65 | 62 |
| Sat | 61 | 63 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 64 | 64 | 63 | 63 | 62 | 63 | 63 | 62 | 61 |
| Sun | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 61 | 62 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 62 | 63 | 62 | 62 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 60 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 67-mile drive from Madera to Tulare (via SR-99 South) usually takes as little as 60 minutes and up to 74 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 69 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 10:30 am on Saturdays (65 minutes).
About 62 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (5 to 6 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Madera to central Tulare 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 Madera to Tulare?
On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 60 minutes then, versus up to 74 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Madera to Tulare?
The 67-mile drive usually takes 60 to 74 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 69 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Madera to Tulare?
Leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 74 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
SR-99 South in Fresno (38 miles)
Fresno traffic right now · Fresno traffic tomorrow
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