Best Time to Drive from Modesto to Redwood City

Right now (6:18 pm PDT): about 154 minutes via I-580 East, usually 133 at this time.

Only 41% 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 Redwood City 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	104	111	160	159	112	109	112	108	108	110	123	132	132	134	123	99	98
Tue	111	119	166	161	142	119	110	107	107	118	133	126	127	121	116	100	97
Wed	114	119	164	160	158	119	110	108	108	119	132	125	124	133	119	101	98
Thu	113	122	163	159	157	108	106	106	110	120	128	132	134	134	128	124	124
Fri	112	105	155	156	127	121	105	111	118	137	142	135	130	119	109	105	105
Sat	97	97	98	98	100	100	102	103	105	104	111	111	101	100	99	100	96
Sun	97	97	97	97	98	99	100	100	101	101	101	102	132	151	104	98	97

About this drive

On weekdays the 90-mile drive from Modesto to Redwood City (via I-580 East) usually takes as little as 97 minutes and up to 172 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 111 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6 pm on Sundays (151 minutes).

About 54 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 36 miles surface streets (35 to 88 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Modesto to central Redwood City 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 Redwood City?

On weekdays, leave after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 97 minutes then, versus up to 172 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Modesto to Redwood City?

The 90-mile drive usually takes 97 to 172 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 111 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Modesto to Redwood City?

Leaving around 6:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 172 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-580 East in Bay Area (35 miles) · SR-92 West in Bay Area (8 miles) · US-101 South in Bay Area (5 miles) · I-880 South in Bay Area (4 miles) · I-238 North in Bay Area (1.4 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	104	111	160	159	112	109	112	108	108	110	123	132	132	134	123	99	98
Tue	111	119	166	161	142	119	110	107	107	118	133	126	127	121	116	100	97
Wed	114	119	164	160	158	119	110	108	108	119	132	125	124	133	119	101	98
Thu	113	122	163	159	157	108	106	106	110	120	128	132	134	134	128	124	124
Fri	112	105	155	156	127	121	105	111	118	137	142	135	130	119	109	105	105
Sat	97	97	98	98	100	100	102	103	105	104	111	111	101	100	99	100	96
Sun	97	97	97	97	98	99	100	100	101	101	101	102	132	151	104	98	97

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	104	111	160	159	112	109	112	108	108	110	123	132	132	134	123	99	98
Tue	111	119	166	161	142	119	110	107	107	118	133	126	127	121	116	100	97
Wed	114	119	164	160	158	119	110	108	108	119	132	125	124	133	119	101	98
Thu	113	122	163	159	157	108	106	106	110	120	128	132	134	134	128	124	124
Fri	112	105	155	156	127	121	105	111	118	137	142	135	130	119	109	105	105
Sat	97	97	98	98	100	100	102	103	105	104	111	111	101	100	99	100	96
Sun	97	97	97	97	98	99	100	100	101	101	101	102	132	151	104	98	97

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	104	111	160	159	112	109	112	108	108	110	123	132	132	134	123	99	98
Tue	111	119	166	161	142	119	110	107	107	118	133	126	127	121	116	100	97
Wed	114	119	164	160	158	119	110	108	108	119	132	125	124	133	119	101	98
Thu	113	122	163	159	157	108	106	106	110	120	128	132	134	134	128	124	124
Fri	112	105	155	156	127	121	105	111	118	137	142	135	130	119	109	105	105
Sat	97	97	98	98	100	100	102	103	105	104	111	111	101	100	99	100	96
Sun	97	97	97	97	98	99	100	100	101	101	101	102	132	151	104	98	97