Best Time to Drive from Richmond to Stockton

Right now (7:20 pm PST): about 88 minutes via SR-4 East and I-80 East, usually 87 at this time.

Only 42% 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.

About this drive

On weekdays the 74-mile drive from Richmond to Stockton (via SR-4 East and I-80 East) usually takes as little as 83 minutes and up to 110 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 95 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 8:30 pm on Sundays (88 minutes).

About 43 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 32 miles surface streets (43 to 61 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Richmond 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 Richmond to Stockton?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 83 minutes then, versus up to 110 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 74-mile drive usually takes 83 to 110 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 95 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Richmond to Stockton?

Leaving around 5 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 110 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-4 East in Bay Area (28 miles) · I-80 East in Bay Area (14 miles)

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