Best Time to Drive from Oakland to Stockton

Right now (3:05 am PDT): about 72 minutes via I-580 West.

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.

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	147	149	134	96	84	82	81	79	77	82	95	89	86	76	76	73
Tue	72	145	150	140	104	86	82	80	78	78	84	86	85	91	80	74	73
Wed	73	147	150	150	106	87	82	79	79	79	82	79	90	86	86	77	73
Thu	73	148	151	140	102	84	80	78	79	83	82	91	86	86	84	80	73
Fri	73	157	121	100	96	82	80	81	82	88	88	86	83	80	76	74	72
Sat	72	74	76	75	75	76	76	77	78	78	79	78	87	79	77	75	73
Sun	73	73	72	74	76	77	77	77	78	78	79	105	140	106	79	78	73

About this drive

On weekdays the 74-mile drive from Oakland to Stockton (via I-580 West) usually takes as little as 72 minutes and up to 157 minutes, when leaving around 6 am on Fridays. 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 pm on Sundays (140 minutes).

About 52 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 22 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 downtown Oakland 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 Oakland to Stockton?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 72 minutes then, versus up to 157 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 74-mile drive usually takes 72 to 157 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 81 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Oakland to Stockton?

Leaving around 6 am on Fridays is usually slowest, about 157 minutes.

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	147	149	134	96	84	82	81	79	77	82	95	89	86	76	76	73
Tue	72	145	150	140	104	86	82	80	78	78	84	86	85	91	80	74	73
Wed	73	147	150	150	106	87	82	79	79	79	82	79	90	86	86	77	73
Thu	73	148	151	140	102	84	80	78	79	83	82	91	86	86	84	80	73
Fri	73	157	121	100	96	82	80	81	82	88	88	86	83	80	76	74	72
Sat	72	74	76	75	75	76	76	77	78	78	79	78	87	79	77	75	73
Sun	73	73	72	74	76	77	77	77	78	78	79	105	140	106	79	78	73

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	73	147	149	134	96	84	82	81	79	77	82	95	89	86	76	76	73
Tue	72	145	150	140	104	86	82	80	78	78	84	86	85	91	80	74	73
Wed	73	147	150	150	106	87	82	79	79	79	82	79	90	86	86	77	73
Thu	73	148	151	140	102	84	80	78	79	83	82	91	86	86	84	80	73
Fri	73	157	121	100	96	82	80	81	82	88	88	86	83	80	76	74	72
Sat	72	74	76	75	75	76	76	77	78	78	79	78	87	79	77	75	73
Sun	73	73	72	74	76	77	77	77	78	78	79	105	140	106	79	78	73

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	73	147	149	134	96	84	82	81	79	77	82	95	89	86	76	76	73
Tue	72	145	150	140	104	86	82	80	78	78	84	86	85	91	80	74	73
Wed	73	147	150	150	106	87	82	79	79	79	82	79	90	86	86	77	73
Thu	73	148	151	140	102	84	80	78	79	83	82	91	86	86	84	80	73
Fri	73	157	121	100	96	82	80	81	82	88	88	86	83	80	76	74	72
Sat	72	74	76	75	75	76	76	77	78	78	79	78	87	79	77	75	73
Sun	73	73	72	74	76	77	77	77	78	78	79	105	140	106	79	78	73