Best Time to Drive from Oakland to Stockton

Right now (6:02 pm PDT): about 78 minutes via I-580 West, usually 99 at this time.

Only 40% 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.

On weekdays the 74-mile drive from Oakland to Stockton (via I-580 West) usually takes as little as 72 minutes and up to 156 minutes, when leaving around 6:30 am on Mondays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 80 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Sundays (81 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Stockton to Oakland

Freeway, about 52 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 22 miles: 27 to 67 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from downtown Oakland to central Stockton along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Oakland 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	73	145	148	105	89	85	83	81	79	77	84	93	97	101	76	76	73
Tue	72	145	148	117	102	86	82	80	78	79	84	85	89	99	85	74	73
Wed	72	146	148	154	92	88	84	80	79	80	86	78	94	100	87	74	73
Thu	73	145	153	136	91	83	80	78	78	78	74	94	79	88	101	89	74
Fri	72	145	111	85	83	81	80	80	83	76	88	99	99	94	75	74	72
Sat	73	75	77	76	76	78	79	79	78	78	78	78	79	77	75	75	73
Sun	73	73	73	75	77	78	78	79	80	79	79	80	80	80	80	80	73

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 Oakland to Stockton?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 72 minutes then, versus up to 156 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 74-mile drive usually takes 72 to 156 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 80 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Oakland to Stockton?

Leaving around 6:30 am on Mondays is usually slowest, about 156 minutes.

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Freeways on this drive

I-580 West in Bay Area (50 miles) · I-980 East in Bay Area (1.9 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	73	145	148	105	89	85	83	81	79	77	84	93	97	101	76	76	73
Tue	72	145	148	117	102	86	82	80	78	79	84	85	89	99	85	74	73
Wed	72	146	148	154	92	88	84	80	79	80	86	78	94	100	87	74	73
Thu	73	145	153	136	91	83	80	78	78	78	74	94	79	88	101	89	74
Fri	72	145	111	85	83	81	80	80	83	76	88	99	99	94	75	74	72
Sat	73	75	77	76	76	78	79	79	78	78	78	78	79	77	75	75	73
Sun	73	73	73	75	77	78	78	79	80	79	79	80	80	80	80	80	73

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	73	145	148	105	89	85	83	81	79	77	84	93	97	101	76	76	73
Tue	72	145	148	117	102	86	82	80	78	79	84	85	89	99	85	74	73
Wed	72	146	148	154	92	88	84	80	79	80	86	78	94	100	87	74	73
Thu	73	145	153	136	91	83	80	78	78	78	74	94	79	88	101	89	74
Fri	72	145	111	85	83	81	80	80	83	76	88	99	99	94	75	74	72
Sat	73	75	77	76	76	78	79	79	78	78	78	78	79	77	75	75	73
Sun	73	73	73	75	77	78	78	79	80	79	79	80	80	80	80	80	73

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	73	145	148	105	89	85	83	81	79	77	84	93	97	101	76	76	73
Tue	72	145	148	117	102	86	82	80	78	79	84	85	89	99	85	74	73
Wed	72	146	148	154	92	88	84	80	79	80	86	78	94	100	87	74	73
Thu	73	145	153	136	91	83	80	78	78	78	74	94	79	88	101	89	74
Fri	72	145	111	85	83	81	80	80	83	76	88	99	99	94	75	74	72
Sat	73	75	77	76	76	78	79	79	78	78	78	78	79	77	75	75	73
Sun	73	73	73	75	77	78	78	79	80	79	79	80	80	80	80	80	73