Best Time to Drive from Pleasanton to Stockton

Right now (7:18 pm PDT): about 52 minutes via I-580 West, usually 49 at this time.

Only 29% 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 Pleasanton 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	51	63	101	82	54	53	53	52	51	50	55	56	55	57	50	49	49
Tue	52	63	95	89	69	55	52	52	51	50	52	53	52	55	51	49	49
Wed	52	64	97	96	79	54	52	52	52	51	51	51	54	57	52	49	49
Thu	52	63	97	97	65	53	51	51	51	51	49	54	51	54	52	56	51
Fri	53	78	98	68	67	56	52	52	51	52	54	53	53	53	50	50	50
Sat	49	49	49	49	49	49	50	51	50	51	51	50	50	49	50	49	49
Sun	49	49	49	49	49	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	81	81	52	50	50

About this drive

On weekdays the 48-mile drive from Pleasanton to Stockton (via I-580 West) usually takes as little as 49 minutes and up to 106 minutes, when leaving around 6:30 am on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 52 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Sundays (84 minutes).

About 24 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 24 miles surface streets (10 to 24 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Pleasanton 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 Pleasanton to Stockton?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 49 minutes then, versus up to 106 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 48-mile drive usually takes 49 to 106 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 52 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Pleasanton to Stockton?

Leaving around 6:30 am on Fridays is usually slowest, about 106 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-580 West in Bay Area (24 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	63	101	82	54	53	53	52	51	50	55	56	55	57	50	49	49
Tue	52	63	95	89	69	55	52	52	51	50	52	53	52	55	51	49	49
Wed	52	64	97	96	79	54	52	52	52	51	51	51	54	57	52	49	49
Thu	52	63	97	97	65	53	51	51	51	51	49	54	51	54	52	56	51
Fri	53	78	98	68	67	56	52	52	51	52	54	53	53	53	50	50	50
Sat	49	49	49	49	49	49	50	51	50	51	51	50	50	49	50	49	49
Sun	49	49	49	49	49	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	81	81	52	50	50

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	63	101	82	54	53	53	52	51	50	55	56	55	57	50	49	49
Tue	52	63	95	89	69	55	52	52	51	50	52	53	52	55	51	49	49
Wed	52	64	97	96	79	54	52	52	52	51	51	51	54	57	52	49	49
Thu	52	63	97	97	65	53	51	51	51	51	49	54	51	54	52	56	51
Fri	53	78	98	68	67	56	52	52	51	52	54	53	53	53	50	50	50
Sat	49	49	49	49	49	49	50	51	50	51	51	50	50	49	50	49	49
Sun	49	49	49	49	49	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	81	81	52	50	50

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	63	101	82	54	53	53	52	51	50	55	56	55	57	50	49	49
Tue	52	63	95	89	69	55	52	52	51	50	52	53	52	55	51	49	49
Wed	52	64	97	96	79	54	52	52	52	51	51	51	54	57	52	49	49
Thu	52	63	97	97	65	53	51	51	51	51	49	54	51	54	52	56	51
Fri	53	78	98	68	67	56	52	52	51	52	54	53	53	53	50	50	50
Sat	49	49	49	49	49	49	50	51	50	51	51	50	50	49	50	49	49
Sun	49	49	49	49	49	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	81	81	52	50	50