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Best Time to Drive from Modesto to San Leandro

Right now (6:18 pm PDT): about 119 minutes via I-580 East, usually 101 at this time.

Only 30% 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.

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Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Modesto to San Leandro by day and time you leave (local time)
Leave5am6am7am8am9am10am11am12pm1pm2pm3pm4pm5pm6pm7pm8pm9pm
Mon757511311282818382818497105104107917573
Tue78751171121028782808189103999794877572
Wed797611811211387818181891039897102907673
Thu7976121112112807979819195103100102969791
Fri8076111112929079838810411110410293828079
Sat7272737374747575767880807474747572
Sun73737373737474747474747495108777473

About this drive

On weekdays the 70-mile drive from Modesto to San Leandro (via I-580 East) usually takes as little as 72 minutes and up to 121 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 83 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6:30 pm on Sundays (108 minutes).

About 38 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 32 miles surface streets (26 to 63 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 Leandro 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 Leandro?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 72 minutes then, versus up to 121 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 70-mile drive usually takes 72 to 121 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 83 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Modesto to San Leandro?

Leaving around 7 am on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 121 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-580 East in Bay Area (38 miles)

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