Best Time to Drive from Cupertino to Stockton

Right now (3:34 am PST): about 83 minutes via I-680 North and I-580 West and I-280 South.

Only 45% 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 Cupertino 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	84	138	144	125	96	91	90	89	90	91	113	119	117	105	88	85	84
Tue	84	138	141	123	100	91	89	89	88	94	118	133	143	131	102	86	83
Wed	84	141	144	133	103	93	89	89	89	95	117	132	142	135	106	88	83
Thu	84	138	144	127	96	90	89	88	90	96	123	133	135	125	103	91	83
Fri	84	144	114	96	94	90	89	91	94	105	112	116	113	102	91	86	83
Sat	83	84	84	84	84	85	85	86	87	88	91	90	92	88	87	85	83
Sun	84	84	83	83	84	85	85	85	86	86	87	100	117	100	87	86	83

About this drive

On weekdays the 84-mile drive from Cupertino to Stockton (via I-680 North and I-580 West and I-280 South) usually takes as little as 83 minutes and up to 147 minutes, when leaving around 6:30 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 90 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Sundays (117 minutes).

About 53 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 31 miles surface streets (19 to 45 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Cupertino 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 Cupertino to Stockton?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 83 minutes then, versus up to 147 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 84-mile drive usually takes 83 to 147 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 90 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Cupertino to Stockton?

Leaving around 6:30 am on Mondays is usually slowest, about 147 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-680 North in Bay Area (22 miles) · I-580 West in Bay Area (19 miles) · I-280 South in Bay Area (12 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	84	138	144	125	96	91	90	89	90	91	113	119	117	105	88	85	84
Tue	84	138	141	123	100	91	89	89	88	94	118	133	143	131	102	86	83
Wed	84	141	144	133	103	93	89	89	89	95	117	132	142	135	106	88	83
Thu	84	138	144	127	96	90	89	88	90	96	123	133	135	125	103	91	83
Fri	84	144	114	96	94	90	89	91	94	105	112	116	113	102	91	86	83
Sat	83	84	84	84	84	85	85	86	87	88	91	90	92	88	87	85	83
Sun	84	84	83	83	84	85	85	85	86	86	87	100	117	100	87	86	83

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	84	138	144	125	96	91	90	89	90	91	113	119	117	105	88	85	84
Tue	84	138	141	123	100	91	89	89	88	94	118	133	143	131	102	86	83
Wed	84	141	144	133	103	93	89	89	89	95	117	132	142	135	106	88	83
Thu	84	138	144	127	96	90	89	88	90	96	123	133	135	125	103	91	83
Fri	84	144	114	96	94	90	89	91	94	105	112	116	113	102	91	86	83
Sat	83	84	84	84	84	85	85	86	87	88	91	90	92	88	87	85	83
Sun	84	84	83	83	84	85	85	85	86	86	87	100	117	100	87	86	83

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	84	138	144	125	96	91	90	89	90	91	113	119	117	105	88	85	84
Tue	84	138	141	123	100	91	89	89	88	94	118	133	143	131	102	86	83
Wed	84	141	144	133	103	93	89	89	89	95	117	132	142	135	106	88	83
Thu	84	138	144	127	96	90	89	88	90	96	123	133	135	125	103	91	83
Fri	84	144	114	96	94	90	89	91	94	105	112	116	113	102	91	86	83
Sat	83	84	84	84	84	85	85	86	87	88	91	90	92	88	87	85	83
Sun	84	84	83	83	84	85	85	85	86	86	87	100	117	100	87	86	83