Best Time to Drive from Redwood City to Stockton

Right now (6:05 pm PST): about 117 minutes via I-580 West and SR-92 East, usually 94 at this time.

Only 38% 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 Redwood City 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	81	138	138	125	97	90	89	88	89	91	102	100	103	94	85	85	83
Tue	81	139	136	124	102	92	89	87	87	93	99	98	105	101	89	83	81
Wed	81	141	142	130	101	92	88	88	88	95	101	102	105	103	91	84	81
Thu	81	141	137	123	95	90	87	87	89	92	100	99	108	99	90	86	82
Fri	81	143	112	96	94	89	88	89	91	97	100	99	98	94	86	83	80
Sat	81	82	84	83	83	84	85	86	86	87	88	88	89	87	85	84	81
Sun	81	81	81	82	84	84	85	85	86	86	87	108	114	94	87	87	81

About this drive

On weekdays the 81-mile drive from Redwood City to Stockton (via I-580 West and SR-92 East) usually takes as little as 80 minutes and up to 143 minutes, when leaving around 6:30 am on Mondays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 89 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Sundays (114 minutes).

About 56 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 25 miles surface streets (14 to 34 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Redwood City 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 Redwood City to Stockton?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 80 minutes then, versus up to 143 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Redwood City to Stockton?

The 81-mile drive usually takes 80 to 143 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 89 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Redwood City to Stockton?

Leaving around 6:30 am on Mondays is usually slowest, about 143 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-580 West in Bay Area (36 miles) · SR-92 East in Bay Area (13 miles) · US-101 North in Bay Area (6 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	81	138	138	125	97	90	89	88	89	91	102	100	103	94	85	85	83
Tue	81	139	136	124	102	92	89	87	87	93	99	98	105	101	89	83	81
Wed	81	141	142	130	101	92	88	88	88	95	101	102	105	103	91	84	81
Thu	81	141	137	123	95	90	87	87	89	92	100	99	108	99	90	86	82
Fri	81	143	112	96	94	89	88	89	91	97	100	99	98	94	86	83	80
Sat	81	82	84	83	83	84	85	86	86	87	88	88	89	87	85	84	81
Sun	81	81	81	82	84	84	85	85	86	86	87	108	114	94	87	87	81

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	81	138	138	125	97	90	89	88	89	91	102	100	103	94	85	85	83
Tue	81	139	136	124	102	92	89	87	87	93	99	98	105	101	89	83	81
Wed	81	141	142	130	101	92	88	88	88	95	101	102	105	103	91	84	81
Thu	81	141	137	123	95	90	87	87	89	92	100	99	108	99	90	86	82
Fri	81	143	112	96	94	89	88	89	91	97	100	99	98	94	86	83	80
Sat	81	82	84	83	83	84	85	86	86	87	88	88	89	87	85	84	81
Sun	81	81	81	82	84	84	85	85	86	86	87	108	114	94	87	87	81

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	81	138	138	125	97	90	89	88	89	91	102	100	103	94	85	85	83
Tue	81	139	136	124	102	92	89	87	87	93	99	98	105	101	89	83	81
Wed	81	141	142	130	101	92	88	88	88	95	101	102	105	103	91	84	81
Thu	81	141	137	123	95	90	87	87	89	92	100	99	108	99	90	86	82
Fri	81	143	112	96	94	89	88	89	91	97	100	99	98	94	86	83	80
Sat	81	82	84	83	83	84	85	86	86	87	88	88	89	87	85	84	81
Sun	81	81	81	82	84	84	85	85	86	86	87	108	114	94	87	87	81