Best Time to Drive from Martinez to Modesto

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 92 minutes via I-580 West and I-680 South, usually 92 at this time.

Only 27% 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 Martinez 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	168	169	143	107	98	96	95	96	93	98	102	107	100	89	89	88
Tue	87	168	169	145	113	100	95	94	94	97	97	99	101	102	93	88	88
Wed	87	174	174	172	118	102	95	95	94	97	99	97	106	103	102	90	88
Thu	87	168	169	141	106	97	94	94	95	99	98	103	106	103	97	93	88
Fri	87	172	123	107	105	96	94	96	100	108	103	96	96	91	88	88	87
Sat	87	88	89	88	89	89	90	90	90	92	95	93	97	92	90	88	88
Sun	88	88	88	88	88	89	90	90	90	90	92	112	136	108	91	91	87

About this drive

On weekdays the 83-mile drive from Martinez to Modesto (via I-580 West and I-680 South) usually takes as little as 87 minutes and up to 176 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 96 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Sundays (136 minutes).

About 53 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 30 miles surface streets (32 to 77 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Martinez 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 Martinez to Modesto?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 87 minutes then, versus up to 176 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 83-mile drive usually takes 87 to 176 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 96 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Martinez to Modesto?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 176 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-580 West in Bay Area (27 miles) · I-680 South in Bay Area (26 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	168	169	143	107	98	96	95	96	93	98	102	107	100	89	89	88
Tue	87	168	169	145	113	100	95	94	94	97	97	99	101	102	93	88	88
Wed	87	174	174	172	118	102	95	95	94	97	99	97	106	103	102	90	88
Thu	87	168	169	141	106	97	94	94	95	99	98	103	106	103	97	93	88
Fri	87	172	123	107	105	96	94	96	100	108	103	96	96	91	88	88	87
Sat	87	88	89	88	89	89	90	90	90	92	95	93	97	92	90	88	88
Sun	88	88	88	88	88	89	90	90	90	90	92	112	136	108	91	91	87

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	87	168	169	143	107	98	96	95	96	93	98	102	107	100	89	89	88
Tue	87	168	169	145	113	100	95	94	94	97	97	99	101	102	93	88	88
Wed	87	174	174	172	118	102	95	95	94	97	99	97	106	103	102	90	88
Thu	87	168	169	141	106	97	94	94	95	99	98	103	106	103	97	93	88
Fri	87	172	123	107	105	96	94	96	100	108	103	96	96	91	88	88	87
Sat	87	88	89	88	89	89	90	90	90	92	95	93	97	92	90	88	88
Sun	88	88	88	88	88	89	90	90	90	90	92	112	136	108	91	91	87

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	87	168	169	143	107	98	96	95	96	93	98	102	107	100	89	89	88
Tue	87	168	169	145	113	100	95	94	94	97	97	99	101	102	93	88	88
Wed	87	174	174	172	118	102	95	95	94	97	99	97	106	103	102	90	88
Thu	87	168	169	141	106	97	94	94	95	99	98	103	106	103	97	93	88
Fri	87	172	123	107	105	96	94	96	100	108	103	96	96	91	88	88	87
Sat	87	88	89	88	89	89	90	90	90	92	95	93	97	92	90	88	88
Sun	88	88	88	88	88	89	90	90	90	90	92	112	136	108	91	91	87