Best Time to Drive from Cupertino to Stockton

Right now (6:18 pm PDT): about 145 minutes via I-680 North and I-580 West and I-280 South, usually 115 at this time.

Only 44% 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	139	144	107	91	91	90	89	88	92	120	121	122	104	87	85	84
Tue	84	138	141	122	102	91	89	89	89	96	120	134	145	128	101	86	83
Wed	84	141	147	139	107	94	89	89	89	96	118	133	149	131	101	87	83
Thu	84	138	144	127	93	89	88	88	89	95	126	131	139	128	110	100	83
Fri	85	152	137	109	100	89	89	89	94	107	116	121	115	101	90	89	84
Sat	84	84	84	84	85	85	86	87	87	91	93	89	88	86	86	85	84
Sun	84	84	83	83	84	84	85	85	86	86	87	102	131	112	86	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 152 minutes, when leaving around 6 am on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 90 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Sundays (131 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 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 83 minutes then, versus up to 152 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 84-mile drive usually takes 83 to 152 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 90 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Cupertino to Stockton?

Leaving around 6 am on Fridays is usually slowest, about 152 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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More drives

Stockton to Cupertino (return trip) · Cupertino to San Jose · Cupertino to San Francisco · Cupertino to Oakland

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	84	139	144	107	91	91	90	89	88	92	120	121	122	104	87	85	84
Tue	84	138	141	122	102	91	89	89	89	96	120	134	145	128	101	86	83
Wed	84	141	147	139	107	94	89	89	89	96	118	133	149	131	101	87	83
Thu	84	138	144	127	93	89	88	88	89	95	126	131	139	128	110	100	83
Fri	85	152	137	109	100	89	89	89	94	107	116	121	115	101	90	89	84
Sat	84	84	84	84	85	85	86	87	87	91	93	89	88	86	86	85	84
Sun	84	84	83	83	84	84	85	85	86	86	87	102	131	112	86	86	83

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	84	139	144	107	91	91	90	89	88	92	120	121	122	104	87	85	84
Tue	84	138	141	122	102	91	89	89	89	96	120	134	145	128	101	86	83
Wed	84	141	147	139	107	94	89	89	89	96	118	133	149	131	101	87	83
Thu	84	138	144	127	93	89	88	88	89	95	126	131	139	128	110	100	83
Fri	85	152	137	109	100	89	89	89	94	107	116	121	115	101	90	89	84
Sat	84	84	84	84	85	85	86	87	87	91	93	89	88	86	86	85	84
Sun	84	84	83	83	84	84	85	85	86	86	87	102	131	112	86	86	83

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	84	139	144	107	91	91	90	89	88	92	120	121	122	104	87	85	84
Tue	84	138	141	122	102	91	89	89	89	96	120	134	145	128	101	86	83
Wed	84	141	147	139	107	94	89	89	89	96	118	133	149	131	101	87	83
Thu	84	138	144	127	93	89	88	88	89	95	126	131	139	128	110	100	83
Fri	85	152	137	109	100	89	89	89	94	107	116	121	115	101	90	89	84
Sat	84	84	84	84	85	85	86	87	87	91	93	89	88	86	86	85	84
Sun	84	84	83	83	84	84	85	85	86	86	87	102	131	112	86	86	83