Best Time to Drive from Redwood City to Stockton

Right now (5:47 pm PDT): about 112 minutes via I-580 West and SR-92 East, usually 100 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	82	139	136	111	93	91	89	88	88	89	105	99	106	94	85	85	83
Tue	81	139	136	120	101	91	88	87	87	94	100	99	105	100	88	83	81
Wed	81	139	137	126	98	92	88	88	88	95	102	102	106	102	88	83	81
Thu	81	138	136	124	93	90	87	87	88	90	101	98	110	101	94	94	82
Fri	83	147	135	108	100	89	88	88	92	98	101	102	101	94	86	85	81
Sat	81	82	84	83	85	85	88	87	87	91	91	87	87	86	85	84	81
Sun	81	81	81	82	84	85	86	86	86	86	87	113	128	97	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 81 minutes and up to 147 minutes, when leaving around 6 am on Fridays. 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 (128 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 81 minutes then, versus up to 147 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 81-mile drive usually takes 81 to 147 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 am on Fridays is usually slowest, about 147 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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More drives

Stockton to Redwood City (return trip) · Redwood City to San Jose · Redwood City to San Francisco · Redwood City to Oakland

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	82	139	136	111	93	91	89	88	88	89	105	99	106	94	85	85	83
Tue	81	139	136	120	101	91	88	87	87	94	100	99	105	100	88	83	81
Wed	81	139	137	126	98	92	88	88	88	95	102	102	106	102	88	83	81
Thu	81	138	136	124	93	90	87	87	88	90	101	98	110	101	94	94	82
Fri	83	147	135	108	100	89	88	88	92	98	101	102	101	94	86	85	81
Sat	81	82	84	83	85	85	88	87	87	91	91	87	87	86	85	84	81
Sun	81	81	81	82	84	85	86	86	86	86	87	113	128	97	87	87	81

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	82	139	136	111	93	91	89	88	88	89	105	99	106	94	85	85	83
Tue	81	139	136	120	101	91	88	87	87	94	100	99	105	100	88	83	81
Wed	81	139	137	126	98	92	88	88	88	95	102	102	106	102	88	83	81
Thu	81	138	136	124	93	90	87	87	88	90	101	98	110	101	94	94	82
Fri	83	147	135	108	100	89	88	88	92	98	101	102	101	94	86	85	81
Sat	81	82	84	83	85	85	88	87	87	91	91	87	87	86	85	84	81
Sun	81	81	81	82	84	85	86	86	86	86	87	113	128	97	87	87	81

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	82	139	136	111	93	91	89	88	88	89	105	99	106	94	85	85	83
Tue	81	139	136	120	101	91	88	87	87	94	100	99	105	100	88	83	81
Wed	81	139	137	126	98	92	88	88	88	95	102	102	106	102	88	83	81
Thu	81	138	136	124	93	90	87	87	88	90	101	98	110	101	94	94	82
Fri	83	147	135	108	100	89	88	88	92	98	101	102	101	94	86	85	81
Sat	81	82	84	83	85	85	88	87	87	91	91	87	87	86	85	84	81
Sun	81	81	81	82	84	85	86	86	86	86	87	113	128	97	87	87	81