Best Time to Drive from Folsom to Stockton

Right now (7:18 pm PDT): about 78 minutes via SR-99 South, usually 78 at this time.

Only 4% 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 Folsom 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	77	80	83	82	85	86	87	87	85	83	81	79	78	78	78	80	78
Tue	77	79	82	83	86	88	83	83	82	82	80	79	77	77	78	78	77
Wed	77	80	82	82	84	87	85	85	84	82	82	82	78	77	78	79	77
Thu	77	80	81	81	84	86	86	84	84	83	81	79	78	77	78	79	77
Fri	77	80	82	84	84	85	85	84	81	81	81	82	80	78	77	78	77
Sat	77	77	80	80	80	80	80	80	79	79	79	79	78	78	78	78	77
Sun	77	78	77	78	78	78	78	79	79	79	78	79	78	78	79	79	77

About this drive

On weekdays the 60-mile drive from Folsom to Stockton (via SR-99 South) usually takes as little as 77 minutes and up to 88 minutes, when leaving around 10 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 9 am or after 11:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 84 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 10:30 am on Saturdays (81 minutes).

About 20 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 41 miles surface streets (49 to 56 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Folsom 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 Folsom to Stockton?

On weekdays, leave before 9 am or after 11:30 am. The drive usually takes about 77 minutes then, versus up to 88 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 60-mile drive usually takes 77 to 88 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 84 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Folsom to Stockton?

Leaving around 10 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 88 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-99 South in Bay Area (20 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	77	80	83	82	85	86	87	87	85	83	81	79	78	78	78	80	78
Tue	77	79	82	83	86	88	83	83	82	82	80	79	77	77	78	78	77
Wed	77	80	82	82	84	87	85	85	84	82	82	82	78	77	78	79	77
Thu	77	80	81	81	84	86	86	84	84	83	81	79	78	77	78	79	77
Fri	77	80	82	84	84	85	85	84	81	81	81	82	80	78	77	78	77
Sat	77	77	80	80	80	80	80	80	79	79	79	79	78	78	78	78	77
Sun	77	78	77	78	78	78	78	79	79	79	78	79	78	78	79	79	77

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	77	80	83	82	85	86	87	87	85	83	81	79	78	78	78	80	78
Tue	77	79	82	83	86	88	83	83	82	82	80	79	77	77	78	78	77
Wed	77	80	82	82	84	87	85	85	84	82	82	82	78	77	78	79	77
Thu	77	80	81	81	84	86	86	84	84	83	81	79	78	77	78	79	77
Fri	77	80	82	84	84	85	85	84	81	81	81	82	80	78	77	78	77
Sat	77	77	80	80	80	80	80	80	79	79	79	79	78	78	78	78	77
Sun	77	78	77	78	78	78	78	79	79	79	78	79	78	78	79	79	77

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	77	80	83	82	85	86	87	87	85	83	81	79	78	78	78	80	78
Tue	77	79	82	83	86	88	83	83	82	82	80	79	77	77	78	78	77
Wed	77	80	82	82	84	87	85	85	84	82	82	82	78	77	78	79	77
Thu	77	80	81	81	84	86	86	84	84	83	81	79	78	77	78	79	77
Fri	77	80	82	84	84	85	85	84	81	81	81	82	80	78	77	78	77
Sat	77	77	80	80	80	80	80	80	79	79	79	79	78	78	78	78	77
Sun	77	78	77	78	78	78	78	79	79	79	78	79	78	78	79	79	77