Best Time to Drive from Berkeley to Stockton

Right now (6:03 pm PDT): about 83 minutes via I-580 West, usually 83 at this time.

Only 41% 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 Berkeley 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	74	124	124	97	93	87	85	83	82	82	85	84	88	83	77	77	75
Tue	74	124	122	119	105	89	84	82	80	82	83	85	89	84	78	75	75
Wed	74	123	125	129	96	89	84	83	82	82	84	85	89	86	77	76	74
Thu	74	123	124	126	99	88	83	81	83	83	89	86	93	85	81	82	75
Fri	75	132	126	102	97	83	84	83	87	86	86	86	86	83	79	78	74
Sat	74	75	77	77	78	79	83	84	84	88	85	86	87	86	83	81	76
Sun	74	74	74	75	77	79	82	82	85	86	87	105	119	96	86	83	75

About this drive

On weekdays the 79-mile drive from Berkeley to Stockton (via I-580 West) usually takes as little as 74 minutes and up to 132 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 83 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Sundays (119 minutes).

About 55 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 23 miles surface streets (8 to 20 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Berkeley 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 Berkeley to Stockton?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 74 minutes then, versus up to 132 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Berkeley to Stockton?

The 79-mile drive usually takes 74 to 132 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 83 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Berkeley to Stockton?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 132 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-580 West in Bay Area (51 miles) · I-80 West 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	74	124	124	97	93	87	85	83	82	82	85	84	88	83	77	77	75
Tue	74	124	122	119	105	89	84	82	80	82	83	85	89	84	78	75	75
Wed	74	123	125	129	96	89	84	83	82	82	84	85	89	86	77	76	74
Thu	74	123	124	126	99	88	83	81	83	83	89	86	93	85	81	82	75
Fri	75	132	126	102	97	83	84	83	87	86	86	86	86	83	79	78	74
Sat	74	75	77	77	78	79	83	84	84	88	85	86	87	86	83	81	76
Sun	74	74	74	75	77	79	82	82	85	86	87	105	119	96	86	83	75

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	74	124	124	97	93	87	85	83	82	82	85	84	88	83	77	77	75
Tue	74	124	122	119	105	89	84	82	80	82	83	85	89	84	78	75	75
Wed	74	123	125	129	96	89	84	83	82	82	84	85	89	86	77	76	74
Thu	74	123	124	126	99	88	83	81	83	83	89	86	93	85	81	82	75
Fri	75	132	126	102	97	83	84	83	87	86	86	86	86	83	79	78	74
Sat	74	75	77	77	78	79	83	84	84	88	85	86	87	86	83	81	76
Sun	74	74	74	75	77	79	82	82	85	86	87	105	119	96	86	83	75

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	74	124	124	97	93	87	85	83	82	82	85	84	88	83	77	77	75
Tue	74	124	122	119	105	89	84	82	80	82	83	85	89	84	78	75	75
Wed	74	123	125	129	96	89	84	83	82	82	84	85	89	86	77	76	74
Thu	74	123	124	126	99	88	83	81	83	83	89	86	93	85	81	82	75
Fri	75	132	126	102	97	83	84	83	87	86	86	86	86	83	79	78	74
Sat	74	75	77	77	78	79	83	84	84	88	85	86	87	86	83	81	76
Sun	74	74	74	75	77	79	82	82	85	86	87	105	119	96	86	83	75