Best Time to Drive from Redwood City to Modesto

Right now (3:58 am PST): about 96 minutes via I-580 West and SR-92 East, usually 100 at this time.

Only 35% 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	186	185	153	116	108	106	105	106	106	125	124	128	117	100	99	97
Tue	95	187	184	152	120	110	105	104	104	112	118	119	128	125	105	98	96
Wed	96	189	189	179	122	109	104	104	104	114	120	126	130	128	113	100	96
Thu	96	189	184	152	114	106	103	103	106	113	118	124	133	123	108	105	96
Fri	96	190	133	117	116	106	104	107	113	123	120	117	115	108	100	98	95
Sat	95	96	99	98	98	98	99	100	100	103	107	104	108	103	100	98	96
Sun	95	95	95	97	98	99	99	100	100	100	102	129	152	115	102	101	96

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 190 minutes, when leaving around 6:30 am on Mondays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 106 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Sundays (152 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 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 95 minutes then, versus up to 190 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 190 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 106 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Redwood City to Modesto?

Leaving around 6:30 am on Mondays is usually slowest, about 190 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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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	96	186	185	153	116	108	106	105	106	106	125	124	128	117	100	99	97
Tue	95	187	184	152	120	110	105	104	104	112	118	119	128	125	105	98	96
Wed	96	189	189	179	122	109	104	104	104	114	120	126	130	128	113	100	96
Thu	96	189	184	152	114	106	103	103	106	113	118	124	133	123	108	105	96
Fri	96	190	133	117	116	106	104	107	113	123	120	117	115	108	100	98	95
Sat	95	96	99	98	98	98	99	100	100	103	107	104	108	103	100	98	96
Sun	95	95	95	97	98	99	99	100	100	100	102	129	152	115	102	101	96

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	96	186	185	153	116	108	106	105	106	106	125	124	128	117	100	99	97
Tue	95	187	184	152	120	110	105	104	104	112	118	119	128	125	105	98	96
Wed	96	189	189	179	122	109	104	104	104	114	120	126	130	128	113	100	96
Thu	96	189	184	152	114	106	103	103	106	113	118	124	133	123	108	105	96
Fri	96	190	133	117	116	106	104	107	113	123	120	117	115	108	100	98	95
Sat	95	96	99	98	98	98	99	100	100	103	107	104	108	103	100	98	96
Sun	95	95	95	97	98	99	99	100	100	100	102	129	152	115	102	101	96

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	96	186	185	153	116	108	106	105	106	106	125	124	128	117	100	99	97
Tue	95	187	184	152	120	110	105	104	104	112	118	119	128	125	105	98	96
Wed	96	189	189	179	122	109	104	104	104	114	120	126	130	128	113	100	96
Thu	96	189	184	152	114	106	103	103	106	113	118	124	133	123	108	105	96
Fri	96	190	133	117	116	106	104	107	113	123	120	117	115	108	100	98	95
Sat	95	96	99	98	98	98	99	100	100	103	107	104	108	103	100	98	96
Sun	95	95	95	97	98	99	99	100	100	100	102	129	152	115	102	101	96