Best Time to Drive from Martinez to Modesto

Right now (8:52 pm PDT): about 89 minutes via I-580 West and I-680 South, usually 88 at this time.

Only 49% 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	88	172	169	138	107	98	96	95	95	94	101	104	109	105	89	89	88
Tue	87	168	169	148	111	100	95	94	94	98	95	100	104	103	91	88	88
Wed	87	172	175	157	121	99	95	95	94	98	97	95	112	108	101	92	88
Thu	88	168	169	141	103	96	94	94	93	97	96	104	110	104	102	98	88
Fri	89	176	138	112	108	95	94	95	101	111	104	104	101	92	90	89	88
Sat	88	88	89	89	89	89	90	91	91	94	94	91	93	90	89	89	88
Sun	88	88	88	88	88	89	90	90	90	91	93	130	157	119	92	91	88

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 177 minutes, when leaving around 6:30 am on Mondays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 95 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Sundays (157 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 177 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 83-mile drive usually takes 87 to 177 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 95 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Martinez to Modesto?

Leaving around 6:30 am on Mondays is usually slowest, about 177 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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More drives

Modesto to Martinez (return trip) · Martinez to San Jose · Martinez to San Francisco · Martinez to Sacramento · Martinez to Oakland · Martinez to Stockton · Martinez to Fremont

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	88	172	169	138	107	98	96	95	95	94	101	104	109	105	89	89	88
Tue	87	168	169	148	111	100	95	94	94	98	95	100	104	103	91	88	88
Wed	87	172	175	157	121	99	95	95	94	98	97	95	112	108	101	92	88
Thu	88	168	169	141	103	96	94	94	93	97	96	104	110	104	102	98	88
Fri	89	176	138	112	108	95	94	95	101	111	104	104	101	92	90	89	88
Sat	88	88	89	89	89	89	90	91	91	94	94	91	93	90	89	89	88
Sun	88	88	88	88	88	89	90	90	90	91	93	130	157	119	92	91	88

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	88	172	169	138	107	98	96	95	95	94	101	104	109	105	89	89	88
Tue	87	168	169	148	111	100	95	94	94	98	95	100	104	103	91	88	88
Wed	87	172	175	157	121	99	95	95	94	98	97	95	112	108	101	92	88
Thu	88	168	169	141	103	96	94	94	93	97	96	104	110	104	102	98	88
Fri	89	176	138	112	108	95	94	95	101	111	104	104	101	92	90	89	88
Sat	88	88	89	89	89	89	90	91	91	94	94	91	93	90	89	89	88
Sun	88	88	88	88	88	89	90	90	90	91	93	130	157	119	92	91	88

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	88	172	169	138	107	98	96	95	95	94	101	104	109	105	89	89	88
Tue	87	168	169	148	111	100	95	94	94	98	95	100	104	103	91	88	88
Wed	87	172	175	157	121	99	95	95	94	98	97	95	112	108	101	92	88
Thu	88	168	169	141	103	96	94	94	93	97	96	104	110	104	102	98	88
Fri	89	176	138	112	108	95	94	95	101	111	104	104	101	92	90	89	88
Sat	88	88	89	89	89	89	90	91	91	94	94	91	93	90	89	89	88
Sun	88	88	88	88	88	89	90	90	90	91	93	130	157	119	92	91	88