Best Time to Drive from Orinda to Modesto

Right now (5:06 pm PST): about 96 minutes via I-580 West, usually 101 at this time.

Only 31% 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 Orinda 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	84	160	159	140	104	95	93	91	92	89	92	97	101	93	86	86	84
Tue	83	160	158	137	110	98	93	91	90	92	92	94	97	98	90	85	84
Wed	83	166	163	163	114	100	92	91	90	92	93	92	101	101	97	87	84
Thu	84	163	159	140	105	95	90	90	91	94	92	97	100	98	93	89	84
Fri	83	164	119	106	103	93	91	93	96	101	97	93	93	88	87	85	83
Sat	83	85	87	86	86	87	88	89	88	89	92	90	94	90	88	86	84
Sun	84	84	83	85	87	88	88	88	89	89	90	112	129	101	90	89	84

About this drive

On weekdays the 83-mile drive from Orinda to Modesto (via I-580 West) usually takes as little as 83 minutes and up to 166 minutes, when leaving around 6 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 92 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Sundays (129 minutes).

About 55 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 28 miles surface streets (27 to 66 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Orinda 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 Orinda to Modesto?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 83 minutes then, versus up to 166 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 83-mile drive usually takes 83 to 166 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 92 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Orinda to Modesto?

Leaving around 6 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 166 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-580 West in Bay Area (43 miles) · SR-24 West in Bay Area (11 miles)

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More drives

Modesto to Orinda (return trip) · Orinda to San Francisco · Orinda to San Jose · Orinda to Sacramento · Orinda to Oakland · Orinda to Stockton · Orinda to Fremont

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	84	160	159	140	104	95	93	91	92	89	92	97	101	93	86	86	84
Tue	83	160	158	137	110	98	93	91	90	92	92	94	97	98	90	85	84
Wed	83	166	163	163	114	100	92	91	90	92	93	92	101	101	97	87	84
Thu	84	163	159	140	105	95	90	90	91	94	92	97	100	98	93	89	84
Fri	83	164	119	106	103	93	91	93	96	101	97	93	93	88	87	85	83
Sat	83	85	87	86	86	87	88	89	88	89	92	90	94	90	88	86	84
Sun	84	84	83	85	87	88	88	88	89	89	90	112	129	101	90	89	84

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	84	160	159	140	104	95	93	91	92	89	92	97	101	93	86	86	84
Tue	83	160	158	137	110	98	93	91	90	92	92	94	97	98	90	85	84
Wed	83	166	163	163	114	100	92	91	90	92	93	92	101	101	97	87	84
Thu	84	163	159	140	105	95	90	90	91	94	92	97	100	98	93	89	84
Fri	83	164	119	106	103	93	91	93	96	101	97	93	93	88	87	85	83
Sat	83	85	87	86	86	87	88	89	88	89	92	90	94	90	88	86	84
Sun	84	84	83	85	87	88	88	88	89	89	90	112	129	101	90	89	84

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	84	160	159	140	104	95	93	91	92	89	92	97	101	93	86	86	84
Tue	83	160	158	137	110	98	93	91	90	92	92	94	97	98	90	85	84
Wed	83	166	163	163	114	100	92	91	90	92	93	92	101	101	97	87	84
Thu	84	163	159	140	105	95	90	90	91	94	92	97	100	98	93	89	84
Fri	83	164	119	106	103	93	91	93	96	101	97	93	93	88	87	85	83
Sat	83	85	87	86	86	87	88	89	88	89	92	90	94	90	88	86	84
Sun	84	84	83	85	87	88	88	88	89	89	90	112	129	101	90	89	84