Best Time to Drive from Lincoln to Stockton

Right now (7:09 pm PDT): about 79 minutes via SR-99 South, usually 73 at this time.

Only 60% 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 Lincoln 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	72	75	81	87	81	79	80	80	81	83	88	89	87	76	74	75	73
Tue	71	74	86	92	85	79	79	78	79	81	88	89	88	78	73	73	72
Wed	71	74	84	92	83	79	79	79	80	82	87	91	89	80	73	73	72
Thu	72	74	82	90	83	79	80	80	81	83	90	93	89	78	73	73	71
Fri	71	75	78	83	80	80	80	82	84	87	101	96	87	80	74	73	72
Sat	72	72	73	74	74	76	77	79	79	80	81	78	76	75	74	74	72
Sun	72	72	72	72	73	73	76	77	78	77	76	75	74	73	73	74	71

About this drive

On weekdays the 77-mile drive from Lincoln to Stockton (via SR-99 South) usually takes as little as 71 minutes and up to 101 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 81 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (82 minutes).

About 61 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 16 miles surface streets (about 7 minutes), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Lincoln 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 Lincoln to Stockton?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 71 minutes then, versus up to 101 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 77-mile drive usually takes 71 to 101 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 81 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Lincoln to Stockton?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 101 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-99 South in Bay Area (22 miles) · SR-99 South in Sacramento (12 miles) · I-80 West in Sacramento (11 miles) · SR-51 South in Sacramento (9 miles) · SR-65 South in Sacramento (8 miles)

Sacramento traffic right now · Sacramento traffic tomorrow · Bay Area traffic right now · Bay Area traffic tomorrow

More drives

Stockton to Lincoln (return trip) · Lincoln to Sacramento · Lincoln to Boston

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	72	75	81	87	81	79	80	80	81	83	88	89	87	76	74	75	73
Tue	71	74	86	92	85	79	79	78	79	81	88	89	88	78	73	73	72
Wed	71	74	84	92	83	79	79	79	80	82	87	91	89	80	73	73	72
Thu	72	74	82	90	83	79	80	80	81	83	90	93	89	78	73	73	71
Fri	71	75	78	83	80	80	80	82	84	87	101	96	87	80	74	73	72
Sat	72	72	73	74	74	76	77	79	79	80	81	78	76	75	74	74	72
Sun	72	72	72	72	73	73	76	77	78	77	76	75	74	73	73	74	71

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	72	75	81	87	81	79	80	80	81	83	88	89	87	76	74	75	73
Tue	71	74	86	92	85	79	79	78	79	81	88	89	88	78	73	73	72
Wed	71	74	84	92	83	79	79	79	80	82	87	91	89	80	73	73	72
Thu	72	74	82	90	83	79	80	80	81	83	90	93	89	78	73	73	71
Fri	71	75	78	83	80	80	80	82	84	87	101	96	87	80	74	73	72
Sat	72	72	73	74	74	76	77	79	79	80	81	78	76	75	74	74	72
Sun	72	72	72	72	73	73	76	77	78	77	76	75	74	73	73	74	71

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	72	75	81	87	81	79	80	80	81	83	88	89	87	76	74	75	73
Tue	71	74	86	92	85	79	79	78	79	81	88	89	88	78	73	73	72
Wed	71	74	84	92	83	79	79	79	80	82	87	91	89	80	73	73	72
Thu	72	74	82	90	83	79	80	80	81	83	90	93	89	78	73	73	71
Fri	71	75	78	83	80	80	80	82	84	87	101	96	87	80	74	73	72
Sat	72	72	73	74	74	76	77	79	79	80	81	78	76	75	74	74	72
Sun	72	72	72	72	73	73	76	77	78	77	76	75	74	73	73	74	71