Best Time to Drive from Citrus Heights to Stockton

Right now (5:47 pm PDT): about 74 minutes via SR-99 South, usually 66 at this time.

Only 6% 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.

About this drive

On weekdays the 64-mile drive from Citrus Heights to Stockton (via SR-99 South) usually takes as little as 63 minutes and up to 89 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 1:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 69 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (68 minutes).

About 48 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 15 miles surface streets (about 10 minutes), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Citrus Heights 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 Citrus Heights to Stockton?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 1:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 63 minutes then, versus up to 89 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Citrus Heights to Stockton?

The 64-mile drive usually takes 63 to 89 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 69 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Citrus Heights to Stockton?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 89 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-99 South in Bay Area (22 miles) · SR-99 South in Sacramento (12 miles) · SR-51 South in Sacramento (9 miles) · I-80 West in Sacramento (6 miles)

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Stockton to Citrus Heights (return trip) · Citrus Heights to Sacramento

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