Best Time to Drive from Modesto to Menlo Park

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 120 minutes via I-580 East and SR-84 South, usually 121 at this time.

Only 2% 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 Menlo Park 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	129	119	204	201	172	124	123	121	120	132	134	143	145	147	128	113	113
Tue	127	124	209	203	176	133	122	119	120	131	145	143	141	136	137	116	111
Wed	127	131	210	203	201	133	124	119	120	129	144	148	139	149	140	129	114
Thu	133	131	208	204	199	123	119	118	123	131	149	146	149	146	141	124	124
Fri	131	115	200	168	129	130	119	120	134	153	162	152	129	127	115	114	114
Sat	112	112	112	112	111	112	112	113	113	114	119	127	123	128	118	116	112
Sun	111	112	112	111	112	112	112	112	112	112	112	113	147	178	125	114	113

About this drive

On weekdays the 85-mile drive from Modesto to Menlo Park (via I-580 East and SR-84 South) usually takes as little as 111 minutes and up to 218 minutes, when leaving around 6:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 123 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6 pm on Sundays (178 minutes).

About 29 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 57 miles surface streets (71 to 171 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Modesto to central Menlo Park 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 Menlo Park?

On weekdays, leave after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 111 minutes then, versus up to 218 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Modesto to Menlo Park?

The 85-mile drive usually takes 111 to 218 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 123 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Modesto to Menlo Park?

Leaving around 6:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 218 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-580 East in Bay Area (19 miles) · SR-84 South in Bay Area (7 miles) · I-680 South 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	129	119	204	201	172	124	123	121	120	132	134	143	145	147	128	113	113
Tue	127	124	209	203	176	133	122	119	120	131	145	143	141	136	137	116	111
Wed	127	131	210	203	201	133	124	119	120	129	144	148	139	149	140	129	114
Thu	133	131	208	204	199	123	119	118	123	131	149	146	149	146	141	124	124
Fri	131	115	200	168	129	130	119	120	134	153	162	152	129	127	115	114	114
Sat	112	112	112	112	111	112	112	113	113	114	119	127	123	128	118	116	112
Sun	111	112	112	111	112	112	112	112	112	112	112	113	147	178	125	114	113

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	129	119	204	201	172	124	123	121	120	132	134	143	145	147	128	113	113
Tue	127	124	209	203	176	133	122	119	120	131	145	143	141	136	137	116	111
Wed	127	131	210	203	201	133	124	119	120	129	144	148	139	149	140	129	114
Thu	133	131	208	204	199	123	119	118	123	131	149	146	149	146	141	124	124
Fri	131	115	200	168	129	130	119	120	134	153	162	152	129	127	115	114	114
Sat	112	112	112	112	111	112	112	113	113	114	119	127	123	128	118	116	112
Sun	111	112	112	111	112	112	112	112	112	112	112	113	147	178	125	114	113

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	129	119	204	201	172	124	123	121	120	132	134	143	145	147	128	113	113
Tue	127	124	209	203	176	133	122	119	120	131	145	143	141	136	137	116	111
Wed	127	131	210	203	201	133	124	119	120	129	144	148	139	149	140	129	114
Thu	133	131	208	204	199	123	119	118	123	131	149	146	149	146	141	124	124
Fri	131	115	200	168	129	130	119	120	134	153	162	152	129	127	115	114	114
Sat	112	112	112	112	111	112	112	113	113	114	119	127	123	128	118	116	112
Sun	111	112	112	111	112	112	112	112	112	112	112	113	147	178	125	114	113