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Modesto · United States

Car hire and driving in Modesto

Driving distances to the cities around, the rules that change at the border, and where to compare rental prices.

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In United States traffic drives on the right. Picking up at SJC means 88 km (55 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q533806.

Drives from Modesto

Car rental from Modesto: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Modesto to StocktonUnited States44 km (27 mi)about 36 min
Modesto to AntiochUnited States82 km (51 mi)about 1 h 7 min
Modesto to San JoseUnited States86 km (53 mi)about 1 h 10 min
Modesto to FremontUnited States88 km (55 mi)about 1 h 12 min
Modesto to Santa ClaraUnited States90 km (56 mi)about 1 h 13 min
Modesto to Elk GroveUnited States92 km (57 mi)about 1 h 15 min
Modesto to HaywardUnited States95 km (59 mi)about 1 h 18 min
Modesto to SunnyvaleUnited States96 km (60 mi)about 1 h 18 min
Modesto to ConcordUnited States98 km (61 mi)about 1 h 20 min
Modesto to SacramentoUnited States113 km (71 mi)about 1 h 32 min
Modesto to OaklandUnited States114 km (71 mi)about 1 h 32 min
Modesto to FairfieldUnited States114 km (71 mi)about 1 h 33 min
Modesto to Los AngelesUnited States470 km (292 mi)about 6 h 22 min
Modesto to TijuanaMexico677 km (421 mi)about 9 h 10 min
Modesto to PhoenixUnited States932 km (579 mi)about 12 h 38 min
Modesto to Ciudad JuárezMexico1,481 km (920 mi)about 20 h 4 min
Modesto to San DiegoUnited States649 km (403 mi)about 8 h 48 min
Modesto to CalgaryCanada1,588 km (986 mi)about 21 h 31 min
Modesto to MexicaliMexico751 km (467 mi)about 10 h 11 min
Modesto to ChihuahuaMexico1,708 km (1,061 mi)about 23 h 9 min

Distances are straight-line; road and rail routes run about 15–25% longer. Times are estimates from distance and typical speeds, not timetables.

Where to compare car hire

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Common questions

Which side of the road do they drive on in Modesto?

The right, as everywhere in United States.

How are the journey times on this page worked out?

From straight-line distance and typical speeds for each mode, so they are estimates for planning, not timetables. Road and rail routes run 15–25% longer than the straight line.

Where these facts come from

  • GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
  • Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
  • OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
  • Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines

Data compiled 13 September 2026. Hotel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.