Best Time to Drive from Milpitas to Modesto

Right now (7:35 pm PST): about 135 minutes via I-580 West and I-680 North, usually 101 at this time.

Only 32% 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 Milpitas 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	164	189	160	116	95	94	93	92	91	105	118	114	107	90	86	86
Tue	86	164	183	162	123	96	92	93	91	91	115	113	112	119	103	88	85
Wed	86	167	188	186	130	102	93	91	91	93	111	106	123	119	115	95	85
Thu	87	163	188	183	111	93	92	92	91	100	108	125	116	112	107	97	86
Fri	87	166	157	102	104	94	92	93	96	108	119	104	99	96	90	87	86
Sat	85	86	86	86	86	86	86	86	88	92	93	90	93	93	92	86	86
Sun	86	85	86	86	86	86	86	87	87	87	87	110	142	120	91	88	86

About this drive

On weekdays the 74-mile drive from Milpitas to Modesto (via I-580 West and I-680 North) usually takes as little as 85 minutes and up to 191 minutes, when leaving around 6:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 93 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Sundays (146 minutes).

About 35 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 39 miles surface streets (45 to 111 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Milpitas 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 Milpitas to Modesto?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 85 minutes then, versus up to 191 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 74-mile drive usually takes 85 to 191 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 93 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Milpitas to Modesto?

Leaving around 6:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 191 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-580 West in Bay Area (20 miles) · I-680 North in Bay Area (15 miles)

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More drives

Modesto to Milpitas (return trip) · Milpitas to San Jose · Milpitas to San Francisco · Milpitas to Oakland · Milpitas to Stockton · Milpitas to Fremont · Milpitas to Hayward · Milpitas to Salinas · Milpitas to Sunnyvale · Milpitas to Concord · Milpitas to Santa Clara · Milpitas to Vallejo

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	87	164	189	160	116	95	94	93	92	91	105	118	114	107	90	86	86
Tue	86	164	183	162	123	96	92	93	91	91	115	113	112	119	103	88	85
Wed	86	167	188	186	130	102	93	91	91	93	111	106	123	119	115	95	85
Thu	87	163	188	183	111	93	92	92	91	100	108	125	116	112	107	97	86
Fri	87	166	157	102	104	94	92	93	96	108	119	104	99	96	90	87	86
Sat	85	86	86	86	86	86	86	86	88	92	93	90	93	93	92	86	86
Sun	86	85	86	86	86	86	86	87	87	87	87	110	142	120	91	88	86

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	87	164	189	160	116	95	94	93	92	91	105	118	114	107	90	86	86
Tue	86	164	183	162	123	96	92	93	91	91	115	113	112	119	103	88	85
Wed	86	167	188	186	130	102	93	91	91	93	111	106	123	119	115	95	85
Thu	87	163	188	183	111	93	92	92	91	100	108	125	116	112	107	97	86
Fri	87	166	157	102	104	94	92	93	96	108	119	104	99	96	90	87	86
Sat	85	86	86	86	86	86	86	86	88	92	93	90	93	93	92	86	86
Sun	86	85	86	86	86	86	86	87	87	87	87	110	142	120	91	88	86

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	87	164	189	160	116	95	94	93	92	91	105	118	114	107	90	86	86
Tue	86	164	183	162	123	96	92	93	91	91	115	113	112	119	103	88	85
Wed	86	167	188	186	130	102	93	91	91	93	111	106	123	119	115	95	85
Thu	87	163	188	183	111	93	92	92	91	100	108	125	116	112	107	97	86
Fri	87	166	157	102	104	94	92	93	96	108	119	104	99	96	90	87	86
Sat	85	86	86	86	86	86	86	86	88	92	93	90	93	93	92	86	86
Sun	86	85	86	86	86	86	86	87	87	87	87	110	142	120	91	88	86