Best Time to Drive from Modesto to Bay Point

Right now (4:50 pm PST): about 82 minutes via SR-4 West, usually 82 at this time.

Only 21% 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 Modesto to Bay Point 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	91	98	93	88	90	92	90	89	89	88	88	85	84	82	81	81	81
Tue	89	102	99	90	90	89	89	89	86	86	86	84	83	83	81	81	81
Wed	88	105	99	91	90	91	90	88	88	88	86	85	83	82	81	81	81
Thu	89	106	100	90	90	89	87	87	87	87	87	85	82	82	83	81	81
Fri	84	95	93	88	88	89	90	89	88	88	88	85	83	82	81	81	81
Sat	81	81	81	81	82	82	82	82	83	82	82	82	82	81	81	82	81
Sun	81	81	81	81	81	82	82	82	82	83	82	82	82	82	82	82	83

About this drive

On weekdays the 69-mile drive from Modesto to Bay Point (via SR-4 West) usually takes as little as 81 minutes and up to 107 minutes, when leaving around 6:30 am on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 11:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 88 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 9 pm on Sundays (83 minutes).

About 22 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 47 miles surface streets (31 to 42 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Modesto to central Bay Point 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 Bay Point?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 11:30 am. The drive usually takes about 81 minutes then, versus up to 107 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Modesto to Bay Point?

The 69-mile drive usually takes 81 to 107 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 88 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Modesto to Bay Point?

Leaving around 6:30 am on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 107 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-4 West in Bay Area (22 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	91	98	93	88	90	92	90	89	89	88	88	85	84	82	81	81	81
Tue	89	102	99	90	90	89	89	89	86	86	86	84	83	83	81	81	81
Wed	88	105	99	91	90	91	90	88	88	88	86	85	83	82	81	81	81
Thu	89	106	100	90	90	89	87	87	87	87	87	85	82	82	83	81	81
Fri	84	95	93	88	88	89	90	89	88	88	88	85	83	82	81	81	81
Sat	81	81	81	81	82	82	82	82	83	82	82	82	82	81	81	82	81
Sun	81	81	81	81	81	82	82	82	82	83	82	82	82	82	82	82	83

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	91	98	93	88	90	92	90	89	89	88	88	85	84	82	81	81	81
Tue	89	102	99	90	90	89	89	89	86	86	86	84	83	83	81	81	81
Wed	88	105	99	91	90	91	90	88	88	88	86	85	83	82	81	81	81
Thu	89	106	100	90	90	89	87	87	87	87	87	85	82	82	83	81	81
Fri	84	95	93	88	88	89	90	89	88	88	88	85	83	82	81	81	81
Sat	81	81	81	81	82	82	82	82	83	82	82	82	82	81	81	82	81
Sun	81	81	81	81	81	82	82	82	82	83	82	82	82	82	82	82	83

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	91	98	93	88	90	92	90	89	89	88	88	85	84	82	81	81	81
Tue	89	102	99	90	90	89	89	89	86	86	86	84	83	83	81	81	81
Wed	88	105	99	91	90	91	90	88	88	88	86	85	83	82	81	81	81
Thu	89	106	100	90	90	89	87	87	87	87	87	85	82	82	83	81	81
Fri	84	95	93	88	88	89	90	89	88	88	88	85	83	82	81	81	81
Sat	81	81	81	81	82	82	82	82	83	82	82	82	82	81	81	82	81
Sun	81	81	81	81	81	82	82	82	82	83	82	82	82	82	82	82	83