Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Alum Rock to Stockton
Right now (7:06 pm PDT): about 75 minutes via I-680 North and I-580 West, usually 78 at this time.
Only 40% 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
| Leave | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 76 | 136 | 144 | 123 | 91 | 82 | 81 | 81 | 80 | 80 | 90 | 93 | 93 | 88 | 78 | 77 | 75 |
| Tue | 75 | 134 | 140 | 131 | 99 | 82 | 80 | 80 | 79 | 81 | 90 | 93 | 94 | 95 | 85 | 76 | 75 |
| Wed | 76 | 136 | 140 | 134 | 101 | 83 | 80 | 80 | 79 | 81 | 92 | 93 | 97 | 98 | 90 | 79 | 74 |
| Thu | 76 | 134 | 140 | 120 | 88 | 81 | 80 | 79 | 80 | 84 | 89 | 97 | 96 | 91 | 86 | 81 | 75 |
| Fri | 76 | 140 | 106 | 89 | 87 | 81 | 80 | 80 | 82 | 93 | 96 | 88 | 84 | 81 | 79 | 76 | 75 |
| Sat | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 76 | 76 | 77 | 77 | 78 | 80 | 78 | 84 | 80 | 78 | 76 | 75 |
| Sun | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 77 | 77 | 107 | 129 | 99 | 78 | 77 | 75 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 72-mile drive from Alum Rock to Stockton (via I-680 North and I-580 West) usually takes as little as 74 minutes and up to 144 minutes, when leaving around 7 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 81 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Sundays (129 minutes).
About 40 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 32 miles surface streets (21 to 52 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Alum Rock to central Stockton 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 Alum Rock to Stockton?
On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 74 minutes then, versus up to 144 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Alum Rock to Stockton?
The 72-mile drive usually takes 74 to 144 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 81 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Alum Rock to Stockton?
Leaving around 7 am on Mondays is usually slowest, about 144 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
I-680 North in Bay Area (21 miles) · I-580 West in Bay Area (19 miles)
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More drives
Stockton to Alum Rock (return trip) · Alum Rock to San Francisco · Alum Rock to Oakland