Best Time to Drive from Hercules to Stockton

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 78 minutes via SR-4 East, usually 79 at this time.

Only 13% 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 Hercules 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	79	85	87	88	89	89	90	87	88	88	87	86	86	82	79	78	78
Tue	77	87	87	88	89	89	88	86	86	86	88	88	89	85	81	78	77
Wed	78	86	89	89	90	89	88	86	88	88	88	89	89	86	80	79	78
Thu	78	88	88	90	89	88	86	85	85	87	89	89	89	85	84	79	78
Fri	78	87	86	87	86	89	87	87	87	88	89	89	89	82	81	79	78
Sat	77	78	79	78	78	79	80	79	79	79	80	80	80	79	79	79	79
Sun	77	77	77	77	78	78	78	79	80	79	79	80	78	80	81	80	78

About this drive

On weekdays the 65-mile drive from Hercules to Stockton (via SR-4 East) usually takes as little as 77 minutes and up to 92 minutes, when leaving around 6:30 am on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 87 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 7 pm on Sundays (81 minutes).

About 33 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 32 miles surface streets (44 to 58 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Hercules 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 Hercules to Stockton?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 77 minutes then, versus up to 92 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 65-mile drive usually takes 77 to 92 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 87 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Hercules to Stockton?

Leaving around 6:30 am on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 92 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-4 East in Bay Area (33 miles)

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More drives

Stockton to Hercules (return trip) · Hercules to San Jose · Hercules to San Francisco · Hercules to Sacramento · Hercules to Oakland · Hercules to Fremont · Hercules to Santa Rosa · Hercules to Elk Grove

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	79	85	87	88	89	89	90	87	88	88	87	86	86	82	79	78	78
Tue	77	87	87	88	89	89	88	86	86	86	88	88	89	85	81	78	77
Wed	78	86	89	89	90	89	88	86	88	88	88	89	89	86	80	79	78
Thu	78	88	88	90	89	88	86	85	85	87	89	89	89	85	84	79	78
Fri	78	87	86	87	86	89	87	87	87	88	89	89	89	82	81	79	78
Sat	77	78	79	78	78	79	80	79	79	79	80	80	80	79	79	79	79
Sun	77	77	77	77	78	78	78	79	80	79	79	80	78	80	81	80	78

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	79	85	87	88	89	89	90	87	88	88	87	86	86	82	79	78	78
Tue	77	87	87	88	89	89	88	86	86	86	88	88	89	85	81	78	77
Wed	78	86	89	89	90	89	88	86	88	88	88	89	89	86	80	79	78
Thu	78	88	88	90	89	88	86	85	85	87	89	89	89	85	84	79	78
Fri	78	87	86	87	86	89	87	87	87	88	89	89	89	82	81	79	78
Sat	77	78	79	78	78	79	80	79	79	79	80	80	80	79	79	79	79
Sun	77	77	77	77	78	78	78	79	80	79	79	80	78	80	81	80	78

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	79	85	87	88	89	89	90	87	88	88	87	86	86	82	79	78	78
Tue	77	87	87	88	89	89	88	86	86	86	88	88	89	85	81	78	77
Wed	78	86	89	89	90	89	88	86	88	88	88	89	89	86	80	79	78
Thu	78	88	88	90	89	88	86	85	85	87	89	89	89	85	84	79	78
Fri	78	87	86	87	86	89	87	87	87	88	89	89	89	82	81	79	78
Sat	77	78	79	78	78	79	80	79	79	79	80	80	80	79	79	79	79
Sun	77	77	77	77	78	78	78	79	80	79	79	80	78	80	81	80	78