Best Time to Drive from Pittsburg to Stockton

Right now (7:18 pm PDT): about 57 minutes via SR-4 East, usually 59 at this time.

Only 22% 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 Pittsburg 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	69	72	73	72	74	72	72	71	71	67	65	62	63	58	56	59	57
Tue	57	69	72	69	70	72	69	71	66	66	63	62	61	64	58	58	58
Wed	57	71	74	67	71	74	71	68	67	66	61	60	60	58	57	58	57
Thu	59	67	69	69	70	69	64	65	62	64	60	60	60	58	65	56	58
Fri	60	71	71	69	70	70	68	68	64	65	62	62	59	58	58	58	58
Sat	57	58	57	56	57	57	58	60	60	59	60	58	59	56	57	56	56
Sun	56	56	56	57	57	56	55	57	58	57	59	58	58	56	55	56	57

About this drive

On weekdays the 42-mile drive from Pittsburg to Stockton (via SR-4 East) usually takes as little as 56 minutes and up to 74 minutes, when leaving around 9 am on Mondays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 4 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 67 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (60 minutes).

About 15 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 28 miles surface streets (41 to 59 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Pittsburg 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 Pittsburg to Stockton?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 4 pm. The drive usually takes about 56 minutes then, versus up to 74 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 42-mile drive usually takes 56 to 74 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 67 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Pittsburg to Stockton?

Leaving around 9 am on Mondays is usually slowest, about 74 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-4 East in Bay Area (15 miles)

Bay Area traffic right now · Bay Area traffic tomorrow

More drives

Stockton to Pittsburg (return trip) · Pittsburg to San Jose · Pittsburg to San Francisco · Pittsburg to Sacramento · Pittsburg to Oakland

Open the live traffic map →

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	69	72	73	72	74	72	72	71	71	67	65	62	63	58	56	59	57
Tue	57	69	72	69	70	72	69	71	66	66	63	62	61	64	58	58	58
Wed	57	71	74	67	71	74	71	68	67	66	61	60	60	58	57	58	57
Thu	59	67	69	69	70	69	64	65	62	64	60	60	60	58	65	56	58
Fri	60	71	71	69	70	70	68	68	64	65	62	62	59	58	58	58	58
Sat	57	58	57	56	57	57	58	60	60	59	60	58	59	56	57	56	56
Sun	56	56	56	57	57	56	55	57	58	57	59	58	58	56	55	56	57

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	69	72	73	72	74	72	72	71	71	67	65	62	63	58	56	59	57
Tue	57	69	72	69	70	72	69	71	66	66	63	62	61	64	58	58	58
Wed	57	71	74	67	71	74	71	68	67	66	61	60	60	58	57	58	57
Thu	59	67	69	69	70	69	64	65	62	64	60	60	60	58	65	56	58
Fri	60	71	71	69	70	70	68	68	64	65	62	62	59	58	58	58	58
Sat	57	58	57	56	57	57	58	60	60	59	60	58	59	56	57	56	56
Sun	56	56	56	57	57	56	55	57	58	57	59	58	58	56	55	56	57

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	69	72	73	72	74	72	72	71	71	67	65	62	63	58	56	59	57
Tue	57	69	72	69	70	72	69	71	66	66	63	62	61	64	58	58	58
Wed	57	71	74	67	71	74	71	68	67	66	61	60	60	58	57	58	57
Thu	59	67	69	69	70	69	64	65	62	64	60	60	60	58	65	56	58
Fri	60	71	71	69	70	70	68	68	64	65	62	62	59	58	58	58	58
Sat	57	58	57	56	57	57	58	60	60	59	60	58	59	56	57	56	56
Sun	56	56	56	57	57	56	55	57	58	57	59	58	58	56	55	56	57