Best Time to Drive from Saratoga to Modesto

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 108 minutes via I-580 West and I-880 North, usually 110 at this time.

Only 4% 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 Saratoga 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	101	197	203	162	123	113	111	110	112	110	127	139	147	124	105	104	102
Tue	101	197	200	174	130	114	109	109	109	118	132	142	156	145	119	103	101
Wed	101	202	205	203	138	118	110	109	109	117	133	148	158	152	128	107	101
Thu	101	197	202	157	124	112	108	109	112	121	139	146	150	147	122	111	101
Fri	101	203	140	122	123	111	108	113	121	136	136	130	125	114	107	104	101
Sat	101	101	102	102	102	102	103	105	106	109	115	111	117	110	108	103	102
Sun	101	101	101	101	101	102	103	103	104	105	107	137	168	126	106	105	101

About this drive

On weekdays the 90-mile drive from Saratoga to Modesto (via I-580 West and I-880 North) usually takes as little as 101 minutes and up to 208 minutes, when leaving around 6:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 112 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Sundays (168 minutes).

About 52 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 38 miles surface streets (46 to 113 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Saratoga 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 Saratoga to Modesto?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 101 minutes then, versus up to 208 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 90-mile drive usually takes 101 to 208 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 112 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Saratoga to Modesto?

Leaving around 6:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 208 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-580 West in Bay Area (20 miles) · I-880 North in Bay Area (14 miles) · I-680 North in Bay Area (10 miles) · SR-17 North in Bay Area (5 miles) · SR-85 South in Bay Area (3 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	101	197	203	162	123	113	111	110	112	110	127	139	147	124	105	104	102
Tue	101	197	200	174	130	114	109	109	109	118	132	142	156	145	119	103	101
Wed	101	202	205	203	138	118	110	109	109	117	133	148	158	152	128	107	101
Thu	101	197	202	157	124	112	108	109	112	121	139	146	150	147	122	111	101
Fri	101	203	140	122	123	111	108	113	121	136	136	130	125	114	107	104	101
Sat	101	101	102	102	102	102	103	105	106	109	115	111	117	110	108	103	102
Sun	101	101	101	101	101	102	103	103	104	105	107	137	168	126	106	105	101

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	101	197	203	162	123	113	111	110	112	110	127	139	147	124	105	104	102
Tue	101	197	200	174	130	114	109	109	109	118	132	142	156	145	119	103	101
Wed	101	202	205	203	138	118	110	109	109	117	133	148	158	152	128	107	101
Thu	101	197	202	157	124	112	108	109	112	121	139	146	150	147	122	111	101
Fri	101	203	140	122	123	111	108	113	121	136	136	130	125	114	107	104	101
Sat	101	101	102	102	102	102	103	105	106	109	115	111	117	110	108	103	102
Sun	101	101	101	101	101	102	103	103	104	105	107	137	168	126	106	105	101

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	101	197	203	162	123	113	111	110	112	110	127	139	147	124	105	104	102
Tue	101	197	200	174	130	114	109	109	109	118	132	142	156	145	119	103	101
Wed	101	202	205	203	138	118	110	109	109	117	133	148	158	152	128	107	101
Thu	101	197	202	157	124	112	108	109	112	121	139	146	150	147	122	111	101
Fri	101	203	140	122	123	111	108	113	121	136	136	130	125	114	107	104	101
Sat	101	101	102	102	102	102	103	105	106	109	115	111	117	110	108	103	102
Sun	101	101	101	101	101	102	103	103	104	105	107	137	168	126	106	105	101