Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Madera to Visalia
Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 60 minutes via SR-99 South, usually 60 at this time.
Only 69% 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 | 57 | 59 | 61 | 64 | 63 | 64 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 66 | 65 | 64 | 62 | 60 | 60 | 58 |
| Tue | 57 | 60 | 61 | 66 | 64 | 65 | 66 | 67 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 65 | 61 | 63 | 62 | 59 |
| Wed | 57 | 60 | 62 | 65 | 64 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 63 | 60 | 59 | 60 | 58 |
| Thu | 57 | 60 | 61 | 65 | 63 | 64 | 64 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 66 | 67 | 70 | 62 | 61 | 61 | 58 |
| Fri | 57 | 61 | 62 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 65 | 65 | 66 | 70 | 70 | 69 | 65 | 63 | 61 | 58 |
| Sat | 58 | 60 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 61 | 60 | 60 | 58 | 59 | 60 | 58 | 58 |
| Sun | 58 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 59 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 59 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 58 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 65-mile drive from Madera to Visalia (via SR-99 South) usually takes as little as 57 minutes and up to 72 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 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 65 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Saturdays (63 minutes).
About 63 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (2 to 3 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Madera to central Visalia 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 Visalia?
On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 57 minutes then, versus up to 72 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Madera to Visalia?
The 65-mile drive usually takes 57 to 72 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 65 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Madera to Visalia?
Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 72 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
SR-99 South in Fresno (38 miles)
Fresno traffic right now · Fresno traffic tomorrow
More drives
Visalia to Madera (return trip) · Madera to Fresno · Madera to Clovis