Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Modesto to Los Gatos
Right now (5:49 pm PDT): about 184 minutes via I-580 East and I-880 South and I-680 South, usually 104 at this time.
Only 38% 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
| Leave | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 107 | 103 | 168 | 165 | 127 | 108 | 108 | 106 | 106 | 111 | 120 | 134 | 130 | 127 | 113 | 98 | 97 |
| Tue | 109 | 104 | 172 | 169 | 153 | 115 | 107 | 104 | 104 | 113 | 128 | 129 | 125 | 119 | 116 | 101 | 96 |
| Wed | 110 | 105 | 172 | 168 | 163 | 115 | 106 | 104 | 105 | 110 | 127 | 131 | 122 | 125 | 120 | 108 | 100 |
| Thu | 111 | 105 | 172 | 170 | 162 | 108 | 105 | 104 | 107 | 117 | 132 | 135 | 132 | 125 | 119 | 109 | 106 |
| Fri | 112 | 102 | 160 | 155 | 113 | 112 | 104 | 105 | 119 | 142 | 150 | 136 | 120 | 110 | 101 | 101 | 99 |
| Sat | 97 | 97 | 97 | 98 | 99 | 100 | 100 | 101 | 101 | 102 | 104 | 106 | 102 | 104 | 98 | 98 | 96 |
| Sun | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 98 | 99 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 99 | 101 | 141 | 158 | 120 | 98 | 96 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 89-mile drive from Modesto to Los Gatos (via I-580 East and I-880 South and I-680 South) usually takes as little as 96 minutes and up to 174 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 108 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Sundays (158 minutes).
About 49 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 40 miles surface streets (40 to 100 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Modesto to central Los Gatos 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 Los Gatos?
On weekdays, leave after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 96 minutes then, versus up to 174 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Modesto to Los Gatos?
The 89-mile drive usually takes 96 to 174 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 108 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Modesto to Los Gatos?
Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 174 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
I-580 East in Bay Area (19 miles) · I-880 South in Bay Area (14 miles) · I-680 South in Bay Area (10 miles) · SR-17 South in Bay Area (5 miles)
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