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Best Time to Drive from San Ramon to Modesto

Right now (6:53 pm PDT): about 82 minutes via I-580 West, usually 82 at this time.

Only 36% 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.

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Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from San Ramon to Modesto by day and time you leave (local time)
Leave5am6am7am8am9am10am11am12pm1pm2pm3pm4pm5pm6pm7pm8pm9pm
Mon7012915410777767676757388948897737170
Tue70129148132105797675747379817984767069
Wed70130153152116837574747574748892857669
Thu7012715314890777474737471847887829577
Fri70132134102101787474737784828383747273
Sat6970707070707172747672727170717070
Sun696969697070717171717275135105727169

About this drive

On weekdays the 61-mile drive from San Ramon to Modesto (via I-580 West) usually takes as little as 69 minutes and up to 159 minutes, when leaving around 6:30 am on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 74 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Sundays (138 minutes).

About 33 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 29 miles surface streets (31 to 78 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central San Ramon 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 San Ramon to Modesto?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 69 minutes then, versus up to 159 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from San Ramon to Modesto?

The 61-mile drive usually takes 69 to 159 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 74 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from San Ramon to Modesto?

Leaving around 6:30 am on Fridays is usually slowest, about 159 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-580 West in Bay Area (27 miles) · I-680 South in Bay Area (6 miles)

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