Best Time to Drive from Modesto to Milpitas

Right now (6:53 pm PDT): about 121 minutes via I-580 East and I-680 South, usually 116 at this time.

Only 32% 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 Milpitas 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	89	88	149	149	95	91	95	92	91	94	105	119	120	123	112	86	85
Tue	94	88	150	151	130	103	93	90	90	100	117	112	115	108	103	87	84
Wed	96	89	152	151	148	103	92	91	91	97	111	112	109	122	113	98	90
Thu	96	88	151	151	146	91	90	90	91	98	109	116	123	121	116	113	115
Fri	96	87	145	145	112	106	88	90	95	116	127	120	116	105	96	92	92
Sat	84	84	83	83	84	84	84	85	86	86	96	96	86	86	85	87	84
Sun	84	84	84	84	84	84	85	85	85	85	85	85	121	144	90	85	84

About this drive

On weekdays the 74-mile drive from Modesto to Milpitas (via I-580 East and I-680 South) usually takes as little as 84 minutes and up to 152 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 93 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6:30 pm on Sundays (144 minutes).

About 33 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 41 miles surface streets (41 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 Milpitas 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 Milpitas?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 84 minutes then, versus up to 152 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 74-mile drive usually takes 84 to 152 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 93 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Modesto to Milpitas?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 152 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-580 East in Bay Area (19 miles) · I-680 South in Bay Area (13 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	89	88	149	149	95	91	95	92	91	94	105	119	120	123	112	86	85
Tue	94	88	150	151	130	103	93	90	90	100	117	112	115	108	103	87	84
Wed	96	89	152	151	148	103	92	91	91	97	111	112	109	122	113	98	90
Thu	96	88	151	151	146	91	90	90	91	98	109	116	123	121	116	113	115
Fri	96	87	145	145	112	106	88	90	95	116	127	120	116	105	96	92	92
Sat	84	84	83	83	84	84	84	85	86	86	96	96	86	86	85	87	84
Sun	84	84	84	84	84	84	85	85	85	85	85	85	121	144	90	85	84

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	89	88	149	149	95	91	95	92	91	94	105	119	120	123	112	86	85
Tue	94	88	150	151	130	103	93	90	90	100	117	112	115	108	103	87	84
Wed	96	89	152	151	148	103	92	91	91	97	111	112	109	122	113	98	90
Thu	96	88	151	151	146	91	90	90	91	98	109	116	123	121	116	113	115
Fri	96	87	145	145	112	106	88	90	95	116	127	120	116	105	96	92	92
Sat	84	84	83	83	84	84	84	85	86	86	96	96	86	86	85	87	84
Sun	84	84	84	84	84	84	85	85	85	85	85	85	121	144	90	85	84

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	89	88	149	149	95	91	95	92	91	94	105	119	120	123	112	86	85
Tue	94	88	150	151	130	103	93	90	90	100	117	112	115	108	103	87	84
Wed	96	89	152	151	148	103	92	91	91	97	111	112	109	122	113	98	90
Thu	96	88	151	151	146	91	90	90	91	98	109	116	123	121	116	113	115
Fri	96	87	145	145	112	106	88	90	95	116	127	120	116	105	96	92	92
Sat	84	84	83	83	84	84	84	85	86	86	96	96	86	86	85	87	84
Sun	84	84	84	84	84	84	85	85	85	85	85	85	121	144	90	85	84