Best Time to Drive from Morgan Hill to Stockton

Right now (6:03 pm PDT): about 105 minutes via I-680 North and I-580 West and US-101 North, usually 101 at this time.

Only 52% 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.

About this drive

On weekdays the 92-mile drive from Morgan Hill to Stockton (via I-680 North and I-580 West and US-101 North) usually takes as little as 93 minutes and up to 173 minutes, when leaving around 7 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 102 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Sundays (149 minutes).

About 60 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 33 miles surface streets (23 to 56 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Morgan Hill 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 Morgan Hill to Stockton?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 93 minutes then, versus up to 173 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Morgan Hill to Stockton?

The 92-mile drive usually takes 93 to 173 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 102 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Morgan Hill to Stockton?

Leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 173 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-680 North in Bay Area (22 miles) · I-580 West in Bay Area (20 miles) · US-101 North in Bay Area (18 miles)

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