Best Time to Drive from Daly City to Stockton

Right now (6:17 pm PDT): about 97 minutes via I-580 West, usually 89 at this time.

Only 42% 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 Daly City 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	93	138	137	112	105	97	94	91	90	89	95	93	97	91	88	88	86
Tue	92	136	141	129	114	98	93	91	90	92	91	93	97	93	88	87	86
Wed	84	137	142	140	112	102	93	92	92	91	91	93	97	93	87	88	86
Thu	84	137	138	127	109	98	92	91	91	89	93	92	99	92	93	91	86
Fri	97	145	138	114	104	94	94	94	96	95	93	95	97	93	89	87	85
Sat	85	85	88	87	89	91	92	96	93	96	92	92	92	90	89	89	86
Sun	85	85	85	86	88	89	91	94	93	92	94	114	127	101	92	91	85

About this drive

On weekdays the 89-mile drive from Daly City to Stockton (via I-580 West) usually takes as little as 84 minutes and up to 145 minutes, when leaving around 6 am on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 92 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Sundays (127 minutes).

About 65 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 24 miles surface streets (10 to 24 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Daly City 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 Daly City to Stockton?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 84 minutes then, versus up to 145 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Daly City to Stockton?

The 89-mile drive usually takes 84 to 145 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 92 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Daly City to Stockton?

Leaving around 6 am on Fridays is usually slowest, about 145 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-580 West in Bay Area (51 miles) · I-80 East in Bay Area (5 miles) · I-280 North in Bay Area (4 miles) · US-101 North in Bay Area (4 miles)

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More drives

Stockton to Daly City (return trip) · Daly City to San Jose · Daly City to San Francisco · Daly City 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	93	138	137	112	105	97	94	91	90	89	95	93	97	91	88	88	86
Tue	92	136	141	129	114	98	93	91	90	92	91	93	97	93	88	87	86
Wed	84	137	142	140	112	102	93	92	92	91	91	93	97	93	87	88	86
Thu	84	137	138	127	109	98	92	91	91	89	93	92	99	92	93	91	86
Fri	97	145	138	114	104	94	94	94	96	95	93	95	97	93	89	87	85
Sat	85	85	88	87	89	91	92	96	93	96	92	92	92	90	89	89	86
Sun	85	85	85	86	88	89	91	94	93	92	94	114	127	101	92	91	85

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	93	138	137	112	105	97	94	91	90	89	95	93	97	91	88	88	86
Tue	92	136	141	129	114	98	93	91	90	92	91	93	97	93	88	87	86
Wed	84	137	142	140	112	102	93	92	92	91	91	93	97	93	87	88	86
Thu	84	137	138	127	109	98	92	91	91	89	93	92	99	92	93	91	86
Fri	97	145	138	114	104	94	94	94	96	95	93	95	97	93	89	87	85
Sat	85	85	88	87	89	91	92	96	93	96	92	92	92	90	89	89	86
Sun	85	85	85	86	88	89	91	94	93	92	94	114	127	101	92	91	85

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	93	138	137	112	105	97	94	91	90	89	95	93	97	91	88	88	86
Tue	92	136	141	129	114	98	93	91	90	92	91	93	97	93	88	87	86
Wed	84	137	142	140	112	102	93	92	92	91	91	93	97	93	87	88	86
Thu	84	137	138	127	109	98	92	91	91	89	93	92	99	92	93	91	86
Fri	97	145	138	114	104	94	94	94	96	95	93	95	97	93	89	87	85
Sat	85	85	88	87	89	91	92	96	93	96	92	92	92	90	89	89	86
Sun	85	85	85	86	88	89	91	94	93	92	94	114	127	101	92	91	85