Best Time to Drive from Redwood City to Modesto

Right now (6:18 pm PDT): about 139 minutes via I-580 West and SR-92 East, usually 118 at this time.

Only 34% 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 Redwood City 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	96	187	184	126	109	109	106	105	104	107	133	126	141	130	100	99	97
Tue	95	187	184	154	121	109	104	103	105	117	120	123	132	121	103	97	96
Wed	96	190	190	165	129	111	105	104	105	115	119	123	134	129	104	98	96
Thu	96	186	184	149	110	106	103	103	105	112	116	125	141	123	119	126	97
Fri	98	195	163	137	120	104	104	103	112	124	124	125	122	114	102	104	98
Sat	96	96	98	98	99	99	102	101	101	112	111	102	102	101	100	98	96
Sun	96	95	95	97	98	99	101	101	101	101	102	142	176	112	102	102	95

About this drive

On weekdays the 88-mile drive from Redwood City to Modesto (via I-580 West and SR-92 East) usually takes as little as 95 minutes and up to 195 minutes, when leaving around 6 am on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 106 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Sundays (176 minutes).

About 56 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 32 miles surface streets (37 to 91 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Redwood City 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 Redwood City to Modesto?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 95 minutes then, versus up to 195 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Redwood City to Modesto?

The 88-mile drive usually takes 95 to 195 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 106 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Redwood City to Modesto?

Leaving around 6 am on Fridays is usually slowest, about 195 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-580 West in Bay Area (36 miles) · SR-92 East in Bay Area (13 miles) · US-101 North in Bay Area (6 miles)

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More drives

Modesto to Redwood City (return trip) · Redwood City to San Jose · Redwood City to San Francisco · Redwood City to Oakland · Redwood City to Stockton · Redwood City 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	96	187	184	126	109	109	106	105	104	107	133	126	141	130	100	99	97
Tue	95	187	184	154	121	109	104	103	105	117	120	123	132	121	103	97	96
Wed	96	190	190	165	129	111	105	104	105	115	119	123	134	129	104	98	96
Thu	96	186	184	149	110	106	103	103	105	112	116	125	141	123	119	126	97
Fri	98	195	163	137	120	104	104	103	112	124	124	125	122	114	102	104	98
Sat	96	96	98	98	99	99	102	101	101	112	111	102	102	101	100	98	96
Sun	96	95	95	97	98	99	101	101	101	101	102	142	176	112	102	102	95

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	96	187	184	126	109	109	106	105	104	107	133	126	141	130	100	99	97
Tue	95	187	184	154	121	109	104	103	105	117	120	123	132	121	103	97	96
Wed	96	190	190	165	129	111	105	104	105	115	119	123	134	129	104	98	96
Thu	96	186	184	149	110	106	103	103	105	112	116	125	141	123	119	126	97
Fri	98	195	163	137	120	104	104	103	112	124	124	125	122	114	102	104	98
Sat	96	96	98	98	99	99	102	101	101	112	111	102	102	101	100	98	96
Sun	96	95	95	97	98	99	101	101	101	101	102	142	176	112	102	102	95

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	96	187	184	126	109	109	106	105	104	107	133	126	141	130	100	99	97
Tue	95	187	184	154	121	109	104	103	105	117	120	123	132	121	103	97	96
Wed	96	190	190	165	129	111	105	104	105	115	119	123	134	129	104	98	96
Thu	96	186	184	149	110	106	103	103	105	112	116	125	141	123	119	126	97
Fri	98	195	163	137	120	104	104	103	112	124	124	125	122	114	102	104	98
Sat	96	96	98	98	99	99	102	101	101	112	111	102	102	101	100	98	96
Sun	96	95	95	97	98	99	101	101	101	101	102	142	176	112	102	102	95