Best Time to Drive from Modesto to Menlo Park

Right now (6:49 pm PDT): about 130 minutes via I-580 East and SR-84 South, usually 147 at this time.

Only 19% 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	125	120	204	201	149	124	123	121	121	136	137	149	153	151	134	112	112
Tue	127	124	213	204	185	130	122	119	120	133	147	140	143	137	137	117	112
Wed	128	122	209	204	201	132	121	119	121	129	142	145	137	147	142	127	117
Thu	132	132	210	205	200	123	119	118	124	133	149	148	153	156	147	131	133
Fri	131	116	200	193	135	132	117	120	134	155	172	153	146	133	119	119	117
Sat	112	112	112	112	112	112	112	113	113	115	119	122	117	119	114	114	112
Sun	112	113	112	111	112	112	112	112	113	112	112	115	173	199	144	115	114

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 112 minutes and up to 221 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 124 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Sundays (200 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 173 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 112 minutes then, versus up to 221 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 85-mile drive usually takes 112 to 221 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 124 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Modesto to Menlo Park?

Leaving around 6:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 221 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	125	120	204	201	149	124	123	121	121	136	137	149	153	151	134	112	112
Tue	127	124	213	204	185	130	122	119	120	133	147	140	143	137	137	117	112
Wed	128	122	209	204	201	132	121	119	121	129	142	145	137	147	142	127	117
Thu	132	132	210	205	200	123	119	118	124	133	149	148	153	156	147	131	133
Fri	131	116	200	193	135	132	117	120	134	155	172	153	146	133	119	119	117
Sat	112	112	112	112	112	112	112	113	113	115	119	122	117	119	114	114	112
Sun	112	113	112	111	112	112	112	112	113	112	112	115	173	199	144	115	114

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	125	120	204	201	149	124	123	121	121	136	137	149	153	151	134	112	112
Tue	127	124	213	204	185	130	122	119	120	133	147	140	143	137	137	117	112
Wed	128	122	209	204	201	132	121	119	121	129	142	145	137	147	142	127	117
Thu	132	132	210	205	200	123	119	118	124	133	149	148	153	156	147	131	133
Fri	131	116	200	193	135	132	117	120	134	155	172	153	146	133	119	119	117
Sat	112	112	112	112	112	112	112	113	113	115	119	122	117	119	114	114	112
Sun	112	113	112	111	112	112	112	112	113	112	112	115	173	199	144	115	114

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	125	120	204	201	149	124	123	121	121	136	137	149	153	151	134	112	112
Tue	127	124	213	204	185	130	122	119	120	133	147	140	143	137	137	117	112
Wed	128	122	209	204	201	132	121	119	121	129	142	145	137	147	142	127	117
Thu	132	132	210	205	200	123	119	118	124	133	149	148	153	156	147	131	133
Fri	131	116	200	193	135	132	117	120	134	155	172	153	146	133	119	119	117
Sat	112	112	112	112	112	112	112	113	113	115	119	122	117	119	114	114	112
Sun	112	113	112	111	112	112	112	112	113	112	112	115	173	199	144	115	114