Best Time to Drive from Milpitas to Modesto

Right now (6:53 pm PDT): about 120 minutes via I-580 West and I-680 North, usually 115 at this time.

Only 31% 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	86	164	189	123	93	95	95	93	93	91	112	123	127	133	93	87	86
Tue	86	164	183	159	127	95	93	93	91	92	111	118	114	126	100	88	85
Wed	87	166	188	186	135	100	93	92	91	94	109	105	125	128	114	97	85
Thu	86	163	188	181	105	92	90	91	91	97	107	126	110	121	115	124	96
Fri	87	168	159	125	125	95	91	91	96	103	114	117	112	108	94	90	91
Sat	86	86	86	86	86	86	87	88	90	94	94	88	88	86	88	87	86
Sun	86	85	85	86	86	86	87	87	87	87	88	113	171	123	89	87	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 194 minutes, when leaving around 6:30 am on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 93 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Sundays (173 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 112 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 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 85 minutes then, versus up to 194 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 74-mile drive usually takes 85 to 194 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 Fridays is usually slowest, about 194 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

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	86	164	189	123	93	95	95	93	93	91	112	123	127	133	93	87	86
Tue	86	164	183	159	127	95	93	93	91	92	111	118	114	126	100	88	85
Wed	87	166	188	186	135	100	93	92	91	94	109	105	125	128	114	97	85
Thu	86	163	188	181	105	92	90	91	91	97	107	126	110	121	115	124	96
Fri	87	168	159	125	125	95	91	91	96	103	114	117	112	108	94	90	91
Sat	86	86	86	86	86	86	87	88	90	94	94	88	88	86	88	87	86
Sun	86	85	85	86	86	86	87	87	87	87	88	113	171	123	89	87	86

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	86	164	189	123	93	95	95	93	93	91	112	123	127	133	93	87	86
Tue	86	164	183	159	127	95	93	93	91	92	111	118	114	126	100	88	85
Wed	87	166	188	186	135	100	93	92	91	94	109	105	125	128	114	97	85
Thu	86	163	188	181	105	92	90	91	91	97	107	126	110	121	115	124	96
Fri	87	168	159	125	125	95	91	91	96	103	114	117	112	108	94	90	91
Sat	86	86	86	86	86	86	87	88	90	94	94	88	88	86	88	87	86
Sun	86	85	85	86	86	86	87	87	87	87	88	113	171	123	89	87	86

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	86	164	189	123	93	95	95	93	93	91	112	123	127	133	93	87	86
Tue	86	164	183	159	127	95	93	93	91	92	111	118	114	126	100	88	85
Wed	87	166	188	186	135	100	93	92	91	94	109	105	125	128	114	97	85
Thu	86	163	188	181	105	92	90	91	91	97	107	126	110	121	115	124	96
Fri	87	168	159	125	125	95	91	91	96	103	114	117	112	108	94	90	91
Sat	86	86	86	86	86	86	87	88	90	94	94	88	88	86	88	87	86
Sun	86	85	85	86	86	86	87	87	87	87	88	113	171	123	89	87	86