Best Time to Drive from Los Gatos to Stockton

Right now (6:06 pm PDT): about 99 minutes via I-580 West and I-880 North, usually 109 at this time.

Only 43% 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 Los Gatos 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	83	146	152	124	100	93	91	90	90	91	101	107	115	109	87	85	84
Tue	83	143	147	127	109	94	90	89	90	96	100	111	116	109	95	85	83
Wed	84	146	152	142	114	97	91	90	90	94	100	112	118	114	100	89	83
Thu	84	145	149	128	100	92	89	89	89	93	104	111	117	112	100	93	83
Fri	84	150	128	102	98	90	89	91	95	106	103	105	101	94	89	87	83
Sat	83	83	84	84	84	85	85	87	88	90	91	90	93	91	89	88	84
Sun	84	83	83	83	84	85	86	87	87	88	92	129	142	112	89	88	84

About this drive

On weekdays the 82-mile drive from Los Gatos to Stockton (via I-580 West and I-880 North) usually takes as little as 83 minutes and up to 157 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 91 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Sundays (142 minutes).

About 51 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 31 miles surface streets (21 to 52 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Los Gatos 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 Los Gatos to Stockton?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 83 minutes then, versus up to 157 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Los Gatos to Stockton?

The 82-mile drive usually takes 83 to 157 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 91 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Los Gatos to Stockton?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 157 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-580 West in Bay Area (19 miles) · I-880 North in Bay Area (14 miles) · I-680 North in Bay Area (10 miles) · SR-17 North in Bay Area (7 miles)

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More drives

Stockton to Los Gatos (return trip) · Los Gatos to San Jose · Los Gatos to San Francisco · Los Gatos 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	83	146	152	124	100	93	91	90	90	91	101	107	115	109	87	85	84
Tue	83	143	147	127	109	94	90	89	90	96	100	111	116	109	95	85	83
Wed	84	146	152	142	114	97	91	90	90	94	100	112	118	114	100	89	83
Thu	84	145	149	128	100	92	89	89	89	93	104	111	117	112	100	93	83
Fri	84	150	128	102	98	90	89	91	95	106	103	105	101	94	89	87	83
Sat	83	83	84	84	84	85	85	87	88	90	91	90	93	91	89	88	84
Sun	84	83	83	83	84	85	86	87	87	88	92	129	142	112	89	88	84

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	83	146	152	124	100	93	91	90	90	91	101	107	115	109	87	85	84
Tue	83	143	147	127	109	94	90	89	90	96	100	111	116	109	95	85	83
Wed	84	146	152	142	114	97	91	90	90	94	100	112	118	114	100	89	83
Thu	84	145	149	128	100	92	89	89	89	93	104	111	117	112	100	93	83
Fri	84	150	128	102	98	90	89	91	95	106	103	105	101	94	89	87	83
Sat	83	83	84	84	84	85	85	87	88	90	91	90	93	91	89	88	84
Sun	84	83	83	83	84	85	86	87	87	88	92	129	142	112	89	88	84

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	83	146	152	124	100	93	91	90	90	91	101	107	115	109	87	85	84
Tue	83	143	147	127	109	94	90	89	90	96	100	111	116	109	95	85	83
Wed	84	146	152	142	114	97	91	90	90	94	100	112	118	114	100	89	83
Thu	84	145	149	128	100	92	89	89	89	93	104	111	117	112	100	93	83
Fri	84	150	128	102	98	90	89	91	95	106	103	105	101	94	89	87	83
Sat	83	83	84	84	84	85	85	87	88	90	91	90	93	91	89	88	84
Sun	84	83	83	83	84	85	86	87	87	88	92	129	142	112	89	88	84