Best Time to Drive from Foster City to Stockton

Right now (5:51 pm PDT): about 128 minutes via I-580 West and SR-92 East, usually 104 at this time.

Only 30% 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	74	124	132	107	82	82	80	80	81	85	100	96	100	90	79	77	74
Tue	73	123	126	117	91	82	79	79	80	87	92	92	97	91	82	77	73
Wed	73	126	131	128	99	86	79	79	80	90	95	98	97	95	85	79	72
Thu	73	125	128	113	86	81	79	79	81	86	95	93	100	93	85	83	72
Fri	74	130	116	90	85	80	79	81	85	92	95	99	94	86	80	75	73
Sat	73	73	75	75	76	76	77	77	79	79	81	80	82	79	76	75	74
Sun	73	73	72	74	76	76	77	78	78	78	80	100	117	104	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 72 minutes and up to 136 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 82 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Sundays (117 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 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 72 minutes then, versus up to 136 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 72-mile drive usually takes 72 to 136 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 82 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Foster City to Stockton?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 136 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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More drives

Stockton to Foster City (return trip) · Foster City to San Jose · Foster City to San Francisco · Foster 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	74	124	132	107	82	82	80	80	81	85	100	96	100	90	79	77	74
Tue	73	123	126	117	91	82	79	79	80	87	92	92	97	91	82	77	73
Wed	73	126	131	128	99	86	79	79	80	90	95	98	97	95	85	79	72
Thu	73	125	128	113	86	81	79	79	81	86	95	93	100	93	85	83	72
Fri	74	130	116	90	85	80	79	81	85	92	95	99	94	86	80	75	73
Sat	73	73	75	75	76	76	77	77	79	79	81	80	82	79	76	75	74
Sun	73	73	72	74	76	76	77	78	78	78	80	100	117	104	78	78	74

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	74	124	132	107	82	82	80	80	81	85	100	96	100	90	79	77	74
Tue	73	123	126	117	91	82	79	79	80	87	92	92	97	91	82	77	73
Wed	73	126	131	128	99	86	79	79	80	90	95	98	97	95	85	79	72
Thu	73	125	128	113	86	81	79	79	81	86	95	93	100	93	85	83	72
Fri	74	130	116	90	85	80	79	81	85	92	95	99	94	86	80	75	73
Sat	73	73	75	75	76	76	77	77	79	79	81	80	82	79	76	75	74
Sun	73	73	72	74	76	76	77	78	78	78	80	100	117	104	78	78	74

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	74	124	132	107	82	82	80	80	81	85	100	96	100	90	79	77	74
Tue	73	123	126	117	91	82	79	79	80	87	92	92	97	91	82	77	73
Wed	73	126	131	128	99	86	79	79	80	90	95	98	97	95	85	79	72
Thu	73	125	128	113	86	81	79	79	81	86	95	93	100	93	85	83	72
Fri	74	130	116	90	85	80	79	81	85	92	95	99	94	86	80	75	73
Sat	73	73	75	75	76	76	77	77	79	79	81	80	82	79	76	75	74
Sun	73	73	72	74	76	76	77	78	78	78	80	100	117	104	78	78	74