Best Time to Drive from Newark to Modesto

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 93 minutes via I-580 West and I-680 North, usually 97 at this time.

None 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 Newark to Modesto 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	171	197	166	118	103	100	97	95	93	103	120	117	109	92	89	88
Tue	89	171	195	173	130	105	99	97	94	98	111	110	108	114	99	90	88
Wed	89	174	201	203	136	112	98	96	94	96	109	105	122	112	112	96	88
Thu	90	170	198	164	116	101	100	95	96	103	104	120	114	110	106	100	89
Fri	89	172	159	111	112	100	97	97	101	110	115	105	103	99	92	90	88
Sat	88	89	89	89	89	89	91	93	92	94	97	93	104	96	96	89	88
Sun	88	88	88	88	88	89	90	91	91	91	90	114	147	123	94	91	88

About this drive

On weekdays the 73-mile drive from Newark to Modesto (via I-580 West and I-680 North) usually takes as little as 88 minutes and up to 207 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 98 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Sundays (151 minutes).

About 33 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 40 miles surface streets (50 to 124 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Newark to central Modesto 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 Newark to Modesto?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 88 minutes then, versus up to 207 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 73-mile drive usually takes 88 to 207 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 98 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Newark to Modesto?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 207 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-580 West in Bay Area (19 miles) · I-680 North in Bay Area (9 miles) · I-880 South in Bay Area (5 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	171	197	166	118	103	100	97	95	93	103	120	117	109	92	89	88
Tue	89	171	195	173	130	105	99	97	94	98	111	110	108	114	99	90	88
Wed	89	174	201	203	136	112	98	96	94	96	109	105	122	112	112	96	88
Thu	90	170	198	164	116	101	100	95	96	103	104	120	114	110	106	100	89
Fri	89	172	159	111	112	100	97	97	101	110	115	105	103	99	92	90	88
Sat	88	89	89	89	89	89	91	93	92	94	97	93	104	96	96	89	88
Sun	88	88	88	88	88	89	90	91	91	91	90	114	147	123	94	91	88

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	89	171	197	166	118	103	100	97	95	93	103	120	117	109	92	89	88
Tue	89	171	195	173	130	105	99	97	94	98	111	110	108	114	99	90	88
Wed	89	174	201	203	136	112	98	96	94	96	109	105	122	112	112	96	88
Thu	90	170	198	164	116	101	100	95	96	103	104	120	114	110	106	100	89
Fri	89	172	159	111	112	100	97	97	101	110	115	105	103	99	92	90	88
Sat	88	89	89	89	89	89	91	93	92	94	97	93	104	96	96	89	88
Sun	88	88	88	88	88	89	90	91	91	91	90	114	147	123	94	91	88

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	89	171	197	166	118	103	100	97	95	93	103	120	117	109	92	89	88
Tue	89	171	195	173	130	105	99	97	94	98	111	110	108	114	99	90	88
Wed	89	174	201	203	136	112	98	96	94	96	109	105	122	112	112	96	88
Thu	90	170	198	164	116	101	100	95	96	103	104	120	114	110	106	100	89
Fri	89	172	159	111	112	100	97	97	101	110	115	105	103	99	92	90	88
Sat	88	89	89	89	89	89	91	93	92	94	97	93	104	96	96	89	88
Sun	88	88	88	88	88	89	90	91	91	91	90	114	147	123	94	91	88