Best Time to Drive from Menlo Park to Stockton

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 103 minutes via I-580 West and SR-84 North, usually 104 at this time.

Only 6% 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 Menlo Park 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	98	187	193	161	122	107	105	104	106	103	111	119	125	112	101	101	98
Tue	98	187	190	162	129	112	104	103	102	106	110	114	117	123	106	100	98
Wed	98	192	195	196	136	117	104	103	103	109	113	111	123	122	113	103	98
Thu	98	187	193	157	123	109	105	104	106	112	112	122	125	123	112	109	99
Fri	98	193	135	117	115	105	103	106	113	123	118	109	107	104	100	99	98
Sat	98	98	99	98	98	99	99	99	100	100	103	101	110	104	102	99	99
Sun	98	98	98	98	98	99	99	99	99	99	100	127	157	120	101	100	98

About this drive

On weekdays the 79-mile drive from Menlo Park to Stockton (via I-580 West and SR-84 North) usually takes as little as 98 minutes and up to 200 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 106 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Sundays (157 minutes).

About 32 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 47 miles surface streets (52 to 117 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Menlo Park 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 Menlo Park to Stockton?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 98 minutes then, versus up to 200 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Menlo Park to Stockton?

The 79-mile drive usually takes 98 to 200 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 106 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Menlo Park to Stockton?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 200 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-580 West in Bay Area (19 miles) · SR-84 North in Bay Area (9 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	98	187	193	161	122	107	105	104	106	103	111	119	125	112	101	101	98
Tue	98	187	190	162	129	112	104	103	102	106	110	114	117	123	106	100	98
Wed	98	192	195	196	136	117	104	103	103	109	113	111	123	122	113	103	98
Thu	98	187	193	157	123	109	105	104	106	112	112	122	125	123	112	109	99
Fri	98	193	135	117	115	105	103	106	113	123	118	109	107	104	100	99	98
Sat	98	98	99	98	98	99	99	99	100	100	103	101	110	104	102	99	99
Sun	98	98	98	98	98	99	99	99	99	99	100	127	157	120	101	100	98

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	98	187	193	161	122	107	105	104	106	103	111	119	125	112	101	101	98
Tue	98	187	190	162	129	112	104	103	102	106	110	114	117	123	106	100	98
Wed	98	192	195	196	136	117	104	103	103	109	113	111	123	122	113	103	98
Thu	98	187	193	157	123	109	105	104	106	112	112	122	125	123	112	109	99
Fri	98	193	135	117	115	105	103	106	113	123	118	109	107	104	100	99	98
Sat	98	98	99	98	98	99	99	99	100	100	103	101	110	104	102	99	99
Sun	98	98	98	98	98	99	99	99	99	99	100	127	157	120	101	100	98

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	98	187	193	161	122	107	105	104	106	103	111	119	125	112	101	101	98
Tue	98	187	190	162	129	112	104	103	102	106	110	114	117	123	106	100	98
Wed	98	192	195	196	136	117	104	103	103	109	113	111	123	122	113	103	98
Thu	98	187	193	157	123	109	105	104	106	112	112	122	125	123	112	109	99
Fri	98	193	135	117	115	105	103	106	113	123	118	109	107	104	100	99	98
Sat	98	98	99	98	98	99	99	99	100	100	103	101	110	104	102	99	99
Sun	98	98	98	98	98	99	99	99	99	99	100	127	157	120	101	100	98