Best Time to Drive from Foster City to Stockton

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 76 minutes via I-580 West and SR-92 East, usually 81 at this time.

Only 5% 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 Foster 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	73	123	129	115	90	82	80	80	82	85	97	97	96	90	79	77	75
Tue	73	123	126	116	91	82	80	79	80	86	92	91	95	92	83	77	73
Wed	73	128	131	126	101	86	79	79	81	89	96	98	97	95	86	77	73
Thu	73	123	128	114	87	81	79	79	82	85	94	92	99	92	84	80	73
Fri	73	129	104	86	84	81	79	81	85	90	93	97	92	86	79	75	73
Sat	72	74	76	75	76	76	77	77	79	79	81	81	83	79	77	76	74
Sun	73	73	72	73	76	76	77	77	78	78	79	89	105	91	78	78	74

About this drive

On weekdays the 72-mile drive from Foster City to Stockton (via I-580 West and SR-92 East) usually takes as little as 73 minutes and up to 135 minutes, when leaving around 6:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 81 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Sundays (105 minutes).

About 47 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 25 miles surface streets (13 to 32 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Foster 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 Foster City to Stockton?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 73 minutes then, versus up to 135 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 72-mile drive usually takes 73 to 135 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 81 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Foster City to Stockton?

Leaving around 6:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 135 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-580 West in Bay Area (27 miles) · SR-92 East 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	73	123	129	115	90	82	80	80	82	85	97	97	96	90	79	77	75
Tue	73	123	126	116	91	82	80	79	80	86	92	91	95	92	83	77	73
Wed	73	128	131	126	101	86	79	79	81	89	96	98	97	95	86	77	73
Thu	73	123	128	114	87	81	79	79	82	85	94	92	99	92	84	80	73
Fri	73	129	104	86	84	81	79	81	85	90	93	97	92	86	79	75	73
Sat	72	74	76	75	76	76	77	77	79	79	81	81	83	79	77	76	74
Sun	73	73	72	73	76	76	77	77	78	78	79	89	105	91	78	78	74

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	73	123	129	115	90	82	80	80	82	85	97	97	96	90	79	77	75
Tue	73	123	126	116	91	82	80	79	80	86	92	91	95	92	83	77	73
Wed	73	128	131	126	101	86	79	79	81	89	96	98	97	95	86	77	73
Thu	73	123	128	114	87	81	79	79	82	85	94	92	99	92	84	80	73
Fri	73	129	104	86	84	81	79	81	85	90	93	97	92	86	79	75	73
Sat	72	74	76	75	76	76	77	77	79	79	81	81	83	79	77	76	74
Sun	73	73	72	73	76	76	77	77	78	78	79	89	105	91	78	78	74

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	73	123	129	115	90	82	80	80	82	85	97	97	96	90	79	77	75
Tue	73	123	126	116	91	82	80	79	80	86	92	91	95	92	83	77	73
Wed	73	128	131	126	101	86	79	79	81	89	96	98	97	95	86	77	73
Thu	73	123	128	114	87	81	79	79	82	85	94	92	99	92	84	80	73
Fri	73	129	104	86	84	81	79	81	85	90	93	97	92	86	79	75	73
Sat	72	74	76	75	76	76	77	77	79	79	81	81	83	79	77	76	74
Sun	73	73	72	73	76	76	77	77	78	78	79	89	105	91	78	78	74