Best Time to Drive from Modesto to San Bruno

Right now (5:50 pm PST): about 125 minutes via I-580 East, usually 112 at this time.

Only 18% 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 San Bruno 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	114	115	164	161	143	114	113	110	110	116	121	129	129	125	111	101	100
Tue	115	120	168	163	146	120	112	109	109	118	132	128	124	120	117	103	99
Wed	115	122	168	161	160	120	113	110	110	119	134	132	126	127	121	111	101
Thu	119	123	167	162	158	113	109	108	113	124	131	133	132	126	120	111	107
Fri	116	107	159	139	117	116	109	112	124	138	146	135	119	112	104	102	101
Sat	100	100	100	101	102	104	105	106	107	107	109	112	111	111	105	102	99
Sun	100	100	99	99	100	102	103	103	104	104	103	105	123	141	110	101	99

About this drive

On weekdays the 93-mile drive from Modesto to San Bruno (via I-580 East) usually takes as little as 99 minutes and up to 175 minutes, when leaving around 6:30 am on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 113 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6 pm on Sundays (141 minutes).

About 57 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 36 miles surface streets (35 to 87 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Modesto to central San Bruno 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 San Bruno?

On weekdays, leave after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 99 minutes then, versus up to 175 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Modesto to San Bruno?

The 93-mile drive usually takes 99 to 175 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 113 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Modesto to San Bruno?

Leaving around 6:30 am on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 175 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-580 East in Bay Area (35 miles) · US-101 North in Bay Area (8 miles) · SR-92 West in Bay Area (8 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	114	115	164	161	143	114	113	110	110	116	121	129	129	125	111	101	100
Tue	115	120	168	163	146	120	112	109	109	118	132	128	124	120	117	103	99
Wed	115	122	168	161	160	120	113	110	110	119	134	132	126	127	121	111	101
Thu	119	123	167	162	158	113	109	108	113	124	131	133	132	126	120	111	107
Fri	116	107	159	139	117	116	109	112	124	138	146	135	119	112	104	102	101
Sat	100	100	100	101	102	104	105	106	107	107	109	112	111	111	105	102	99
Sun	100	100	99	99	100	102	103	103	104	104	103	105	123	141	110	101	99

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	114	115	164	161	143	114	113	110	110	116	121	129	129	125	111	101	100
Tue	115	120	168	163	146	120	112	109	109	118	132	128	124	120	117	103	99
Wed	115	122	168	161	160	120	113	110	110	119	134	132	126	127	121	111	101
Thu	119	123	167	162	158	113	109	108	113	124	131	133	132	126	120	111	107
Fri	116	107	159	139	117	116	109	112	124	138	146	135	119	112	104	102	101
Sat	100	100	100	101	102	104	105	106	107	107	109	112	111	111	105	102	99
Sun	100	100	99	99	100	102	103	103	104	104	103	105	123	141	110	101	99

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	114	115	164	161	143	114	113	110	110	116	121	129	129	125	111	101	100
Tue	115	120	168	163	146	120	112	109	109	118	132	128	124	120	117	103	99
Wed	115	122	168	161	160	120	113	110	110	119	134	132	126	127	121	111	101
Thu	119	123	167	162	158	113	109	108	113	124	131	133	132	126	120	111	107
Fri	116	107	159	139	117	116	109	112	124	138	146	135	119	112	104	102	101
Sat	100	100	100	101	102	104	105	106	107	107	109	112	111	111	105	102	99
Sun	100	100	99	99	100	102	103	103	104	104	103	105	123	141	110	101	99