Best Time to Drive from American Canyon to Stockton

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 86 minutes via SR-12 East and I-80 East, usually 89 at this time.

Only 12% 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 American Canyon to Stockton 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	87	86	87	87	87	89	90	92	91	91	88	88	89	87	86	87	86
Tue	86	86	86	87	86	90	89	91	93	90	92	89	89	89	87	86	87
Wed	86	86	87	87	88	89	90	89	91	92	90	91	90	89	86	87	86
Thu	87	87	87	88	87	89	92	95	92	91	92	90	91	90	87	86	86
Fri	86	86	86	86	88	90	89	100	91	91	95	91	91	90	87	86	86
Sat	86	86	86	87	86	87	86	92	89	87	87	89	86	87	86	86	86
Sun	87	86	86	87	86	87	88	88	88	88	89	87	87	87	87	87	86

About this drive

On weekdays the 68-mile drive from American Canyon to Stockton (via SR-12 East and I-80 East) usually takes as little as 85 minutes and up to 100 minutes, when leaving around 12 pm on Fridays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 92 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Saturdays (92 minutes).

About 24 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 43 miles surface streets (53 to 54 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central American Canyon 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 American Canyon to Stockton?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 85 minutes then, versus up to 100 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from American Canyon to Stockton?

The 68-mile drive usually takes 85 to 100 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 92 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from American Canyon to Stockton?

Leaving around 12 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 100 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-12 East in Bay Area (16 miles) · I-80 East in Bay Area (9 miles)

Bay Area traffic right now · Bay Area traffic tomorrow

More drives

Stockton to American Canyon (return trip) · American Canyon to San Jose · American Canyon to San Francisco · American Canyon to Sacramento · American Canyon to Oakland · American Canyon to Fremont

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