Best Time to Drive from Modesto to Lafayette

Right now (6:51 pm PDT): about 107 minutes via I-580 East and I-680 North, usually 95 at this time.

Only 44% 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 Lafayette 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	81	124	123	106	88	88	87	87	91	100	111	108	103	89	80	80
Tue	86	81	126	124	118	94	87	86	87	94	113	109	105	99	95	83	79
Wed	86	82	125	123	124	92	86	85	87	95	112	112	105	104	99	89	81
Thu	88	82	127	123	124	87	86	85	89	102	114	118	110	103	98	89	86
Fri	89	81	122	119	91	91	85	87	100	120	130	117	101	91	84	84	81
Sat	80	79	79	80	80	80	81	82	82	83	85	86	87	90	85	82	79
Sun	79	79	79	79	80	80	81	81	81	81	80	81	112	121	89	80	79

About this drive

On weekdays the 75-mile drive from Modesto to Lafayette (via I-580 East and I-680 North) usually takes as little as 79 minutes and up to 130 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 90 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6 pm on Sundays (121 minutes).

About 43 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 32 miles surface streets (27 to 68 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Modesto to central Lafayette 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 Lafayette?

On weekdays, leave after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 79 minutes then, versus up to 130 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 75-mile drive usually takes 79 to 130 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 90 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Modesto to Lafayette?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 130 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-580 East in Bay Area (25 miles) · I-680 North in Bay Area (16 miles) · SR-24 West in Bay Area (2 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	86	81	124	123	106	88	88	87	87	91	100	111	108	103	89	80	80
Tue	86	81	126	124	118	94	87	86	87	94	113	109	105	99	95	83	79
Wed	86	82	125	123	124	92	86	85	87	95	112	112	105	104	99	89	81
Thu	88	82	127	123	124	87	86	85	89	102	114	118	110	103	98	89	86
Fri	89	81	122	119	91	91	85	87	100	120	130	117	101	91	84	84	81
Sat	80	79	79	80	80	80	81	82	82	83	85	86	87	90	85	82	79
Sun	79	79	79	79	80	80	81	81	81	81	80	81	112	121	89	80	79

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	86	81	124	123	106	88	88	87	87	91	100	111	108	103	89	80	80
Tue	86	81	126	124	118	94	87	86	87	94	113	109	105	99	95	83	79
Wed	86	82	125	123	124	92	86	85	87	95	112	112	105	104	99	89	81
Thu	88	82	127	123	124	87	86	85	89	102	114	118	110	103	98	89	86
Fri	89	81	122	119	91	91	85	87	100	120	130	117	101	91	84	84	81
Sat	80	79	79	80	80	80	81	82	82	83	85	86	87	90	85	82	79
Sun	79	79	79	79	80	80	81	81	81	81	80	81	112	121	89	80	79

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	86	81	124	123	106	88	88	87	87	91	100	111	108	103	89	80	80
Tue	86	81	126	124	118	94	87	86	87	94	113	109	105	99	95	83	79
Wed	86	82	125	123	124	92	86	85	87	95	112	112	105	104	99	89	81
Thu	88	82	127	123	124	87	86	85	89	102	114	118	110	103	98	89	86
Fri	89	81	122	119	91	91	85	87	100	120	130	117	101	91	84	84	81
Sat	80	79	79	80	80	80	81	82	82	83	85	86	87	90	85	82	79
Sun	79	79	79	79	80	80	81	81	81	81	80	81	112	121	89	80	79