Best Time to Drive from Newark to Stockton

Right now (6:03 pm PDT): about 83 minutes via I-580 West and I-680 North, usually 91 at this time.

Only 33% 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 66-mile drive from Newark to Stockton (via I-580 West and I-680 North) usually takes as little as 74 minutes and up to 160 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 81 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Sundays (133 minutes).

About 33 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 33 miles surface streets (27 to 67 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Newark 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 Newark to Stockton?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 74 minutes then, versus up to 160 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 66-mile drive usually takes 74 to 160 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 81 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Newark to Stockton?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 160 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-580 West in Bay Area (19 miles) · I-680 North in Bay Area (9 miles) · I-880 South in Bay Area (5 miles)

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