Best Time to Drive from Fremont to Stockton

Right now (8:49 pm PDT): about 72 minutes via I-580 West, usually 73 at this time.

Only 19% 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 Fremont 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	118	142	120	90	81	79	78	78	76	80	91	85	82	73	74	73
Tue	73	116	139	129	98	82	79	78	76	77	82	81	81	85	77	73	72
Wed	73	117	139	138	101	84	79	77	76	76	81	78	86	83	82	75	72
Thu	74	115	140	125	88	81	78	76	77	79	79	87	84	82	80	77	72
Fri	74	118	105	86	84	80	77	77	79	83	85	80	79	76	73	73	72
Sat	72	73	73	73	73	73	73	73	74	74	76	75	81	78	75	73	73
Sun	73	72	73	73	73	73	73	73	73	73	74	92	127	103	77	74	73

About this drive

On weekdays the 62-mile drive from Fremont to Stockton (via I-580 West) usually takes as little as 72 minutes and up to 142 minutes, when leaving around 6:30 am on Mondays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 78 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Sundays (127 minutes).

About 23 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 39 miles surface streets (35 to 69 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Fremont 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 Fremont to Stockton?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 72 minutes then, versus up to 142 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 62-mile drive usually takes 72 to 142 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 78 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Fremont to Stockton?

Leaving around 6:30 am on Mondays is usually slowest, about 142 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-580 West in Bay Area (19 miles) · I-680 North in Bay Area (3 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	74	118	142	120	90	81	79	78	78	76	80	91	85	82	73	74	73
Tue	73	116	139	129	98	82	79	78	76	77	82	81	81	85	77	73	72
Wed	73	117	139	138	101	84	79	77	76	76	81	78	86	83	82	75	72
Thu	74	115	140	125	88	81	78	76	77	79	79	87	84	82	80	77	72
Fri	74	118	105	86	84	80	77	77	79	83	85	80	79	76	73	73	72
Sat	72	73	73	73	73	73	73	73	74	74	76	75	81	78	75	73	73
Sun	73	72	73	73	73	73	73	73	73	73	74	92	127	103	77	74	73

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	74	118	142	120	90	81	79	78	78	76	80	91	85	82	73	74	73
Tue	73	116	139	129	98	82	79	78	76	77	82	81	81	85	77	73	72
Wed	73	117	139	138	101	84	79	77	76	76	81	78	86	83	82	75	72
Thu	74	115	140	125	88	81	78	76	77	79	79	87	84	82	80	77	72
Fri	74	118	105	86	84	80	77	77	79	83	85	80	79	76	73	73	72
Sat	72	73	73	73	73	73	73	73	74	74	76	75	81	78	75	73	73
Sun	73	72	73	73	73	73	73	73	73	73	74	92	127	103	77	74	73

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	74	118	142	120	90	81	79	78	78	76	80	91	85	82	73	74	73
Tue	73	116	139	129	98	82	79	78	76	77	82	81	81	85	77	73	72
Wed	73	117	139	138	101	84	79	77	76	76	81	78	86	83	82	75	72
Thu	74	115	140	125	88	81	78	76	77	79	79	87	84	82	80	77	72
Fri	74	118	105	86	84	80	77	77	79	83	85	80	79	76	73	73	72
Sat	72	73	73	73	73	73	73	73	74	74	76	75	81	78	75	73	73
Sun	73	72	73	73	73	73	73	73	73	73	74	92	127	103	77	74	73