Best Time to Drive from Newark to Modesto

Right now (5:48 pm PDT): about 95 minutes via I-580 West and I-680 North, usually 137 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.

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	172	199	154	117	104	100	97	95	93	110	126	131	137	96	90	89
Tue	89	171	195	169	131	104	99	96	94	99	108	116	110	124	97	90	88
Wed	89	173	201	185	136	109	99	96	94	97	106	102	123	122	114	99	88
Thu	89	170	197	169	112	100	98	94	95	99	101	121	111	116	112	106	92
Fri	89	173	144	119	117	100	96	98	100	111	117	113	112	102	95	91	90
Sat	88	88	88	88	89	89	91	93	93	97	96	92	99	92	92	90	88
Sun	88	89	88	88	88	89	90	91	91	91	91	129	183	145	95	91	89

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 210 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 98 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Sundays (183 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 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 88 minutes then, versus up to 210 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 73-mile drive usually takes 88 to 210 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 210 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	172	199	154	117	104	100	97	95	93	110	126	131	137	96	90	89
Tue	89	171	195	169	131	104	99	96	94	99	108	116	110	124	97	90	88
Wed	89	173	201	185	136	109	99	96	94	97	106	102	123	122	114	99	88
Thu	89	170	197	169	112	100	98	94	95	99	101	121	111	116	112	106	92
Fri	89	173	144	119	117	100	96	98	100	111	117	113	112	102	95	91	90
Sat	88	88	88	88	89	89	91	93	93	97	96	92	99	92	92	90	88
Sun	88	89	88	88	88	89	90	91	91	91	91	129	183	145	95	91	89

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	89	172	199	154	117	104	100	97	95	93	110	126	131	137	96	90	89
Tue	89	171	195	169	131	104	99	96	94	99	108	116	110	124	97	90	88
Wed	89	173	201	185	136	109	99	96	94	97	106	102	123	122	114	99	88
Thu	89	170	197	169	112	100	98	94	95	99	101	121	111	116	112	106	92
Fri	89	173	144	119	117	100	96	98	100	111	117	113	112	102	95	91	90
Sat	88	88	88	88	89	89	91	93	93	97	96	92	99	92	92	90	88
Sun	88	89	88	88	88	89	90	91	91	91	91	129	183	145	95	91	89

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	89	172	199	154	117	104	100	97	95	93	110	126	131	137	96	90	89
Tue	89	171	195	169	131	104	99	96	94	99	108	116	110	124	97	90	88
Wed	89	173	201	185	136	109	99	96	94	97	106	102	123	122	114	99	88
Thu	89	170	197	169	112	100	98	94	95	99	101	121	111	116	112	106	92
Fri	89	173	144	119	117	100	96	98	100	111	117	113	112	102	95	91	90
Sat	88	88	88	88	89	89	91	93	93	97	96	92	99	92	92	90	88
Sun	88	89	88	88	88	89	90	91	91	91	91	129	183	145	95	91	89