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Best Time to Drive from Modesto to Alameda

Right now (6:53 pm PDT): about 128 minutes via I-580 East, usually 121 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.

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Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Modesto to Alameda by day and time you leave (local time)
Leave5am6am7am8am9am10am11am12pm1pm2pm3pm4pm5pm6pm7pm8pm9pm
Mon96961541501061041061031031071181291271271159392
Tue99961581511331111041011031141311241211141099491
Wed1019615614814911210310210311412812411812511710496
Thu10196157149147101100100104114122129128126121118117
Fri103961501471201161021061141331381321241131039999
Sat919192929394949596971021029393939491
Sun929291929293939493939393123142979391

About this drive

On weekdays the 78-mile drive from Modesto to Alameda (via I-580 East) usually takes as little as 91 minutes and up to 166 minutes, when leaving around 6:30 am on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 106 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6 pm on Sundays (142 minutes).

About 38 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 40 miles surface streets (44 to 108 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Modesto to central Alameda 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 Modesto to Alameda?

On weekdays, leave after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 91 minutes then, versus up to 166 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 78-mile drive usually takes 91 to 166 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 106 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Modesto to Alameda?

Leaving around 6:30 am on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 166 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-580 East in Bay Area (38 miles)

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