Best Time to Drive from Livermore to Stockton

Right now (5:47 pm PDT): about 45 minutes via I-580 West, usually 48 at this time.

Only 15% 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 Livermore 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	44	55	92	72	46	44	45	44	44	43	47	49	48	50	43	42	42
Tue	45	55	91	81	62	49	44	44	44	43	44	46	45	48	44	42	42
Wed	46	56	91	88	72	45	45	44	44	43	44	44	47	50	45	42	42
Thu	46	55	91	86	65	45	44	44	43	43	42	47	44	47	45	49	44
Fri	46	58	94	83	59	51	44	44	43	44	46	46	46	46	43	43	43
Sat	42	42	42	42	42	42	43	44	43	44	44	43	43	42	43	43	42
Sun	42	42	42	42	43	43	42	43	42	43	43	43	68	73	45	43	43

About this drive

On weekdays the 40-mile drive from Livermore to Stockton (via I-580 West) usually takes as little as 42 minutes and up to 94 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 44 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Sundays (75 minutes).

About 17 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 23 miles surface streets (10 to 23 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Livermore 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 Livermore to Stockton?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 42 minutes then, versus up to 94 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 40-mile drive usually takes 42 to 94 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 44 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Livermore to Stockton?

Leaving around 7 am on Fridays is usually slowest, about 94 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-580 West in Bay Area (17 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	55	92	72	46	44	45	44	44	43	47	49	48	50	43	42	42
Tue	45	55	91	81	62	49	44	44	44	43	44	46	45	48	44	42	42
Wed	46	56	91	88	72	45	45	44	44	43	44	44	47	50	45	42	42
Thu	46	55	91	86	65	45	44	44	43	43	42	47	44	47	45	49	44
Fri	46	58	94	83	59	51	44	44	43	44	46	46	46	46	43	43	43
Sat	42	42	42	42	42	42	43	44	43	44	44	43	43	42	43	43	42
Sun	42	42	42	42	43	43	42	43	42	43	43	43	68	73	45	43	43

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	55	92	72	46	44	45	44	44	43	47	49	48	50	43	42	42
Tue	45	55	91	81	62	49	44	44	44	43	44	46	45	48	44	42	42
Wed	46	56	91	88	72	45	45	44	44	43	44	44	47	50	45	42	42
Thu	46	55	91	86	65	45	44	44	43	43	42	47	44	47	45	49	44
Fri	46	58	94	83	59	51	44	44	43	44	46	46	46	46	43	43	43
Sat	42	42	42	42	42	42	43	44	43	44	44	43	43	42	43	43	42
Sun	42	42	42	42	43	43	42	43	42	43	43	43	68	73	45	43	43

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	55	92	72	46	44	45	44	44	43	47	49	48	50	43	42	42
Tue	45	55	91	81	62	49	44	44	44	43	44	46	45	48	44	42	42
Wed	46	56	91	88	72	45	45	44	44	43	44	44	47	50	45	42	42
Thu	46	55	91	86	65	45	44	44	43	43	42	47	44	47	45	49	44
Fri	46	58	94	83	59	51	44	44	43	44	46	46	46	46	43	43	43
Sat	42	42	42	42	42	42	43	44	43	44	44	43	43	42	43	43	42
Sun	42	42	42	42	43	43	42	43	42	43	43	43	68	73	45	43	43