Best Time to Drive from Richmond to Stockton

Right now (6:17 pm PDT): about 91 minutes via SR-4 East and I-80 East, usually 88 at this time.

Only 41% 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 Richmond 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	94	101	101	100	104	102	101	99	98	99	102	99	103	93	87	86	85
Tue	86	100	98	99	102	104	99	97	97	96	102	106	115	100	92	87	84
Wed	85	97	99	101	103	103	99	95	95	95	99	106	111	100	91	88	84
Thu	87	93	93	100	104	102	95	94	91	95	100	107	110	101	97	85	85
Fri	89	99	97	98	99	99	97	94	93	95	103	109	104	95	92	87	85
Sat	83	85	84	83	83	86	87	86	89	87	90	88	88	86	86	87	85
Sun	83	83	83	83	83	84	84	85	85	86	87	87	88	85	86	86	83

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 84 minutes and up to 115 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 96 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (90 minutes).

About 43 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 32 miles surface streets (44 to 63 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 5:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 84 minutes then, versus up to 115 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 74-mile drive usually takes 84 to 115 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 96 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Richmond to Stockton?

Leaving around 5 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 115 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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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	94	101	101	100	104	102	101	99	98	99	102	99	103	93	87	86	85
Tue	86	100	98	99	102	104	99	97	97	96	102	106	115	100	92	87	84
Wed	85	97	99	101	103	103	99	95	95	95	99	106	111	100	91	88	84
Thu	87	93	93	100	104	102	95	94	91	95	100	107	110	101	97	85	85
Fri	89	99	97	98	99	99	97	94	93	95	103	109	104	95	92	87	85
Sat	83	85	84	83	83	86	87	86	89	87	90	88	88	86	86	87	85
Sun	83	83	83	83	83	84	84	85	85	86	87	87	88	85	86	86	83

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	94	101	101	100	104	102	101	99	98	99	102	99	103	93	87	86	85
Tue	86	100	98	99	102	104	99	97	97	96	102	106	115	100	92	87	84
Wed	85	97	99	101	103	103	99	95	95	95	99	106	111	100	91	88	84
Thu	87	93	93	100	104	102	95	94	91	95	100	107	110	101	97	85	85
Fri	89	99	97	98	99	99	97	94	93	95	103	109	104	95	92	87	85
Sat	83	85	84	83	83	86	87	86	89	87	90	88	88	86	86	87	85
Sun	83	83	83	83	83	84	84	85	85	86	87	87	88	85	86	86	83

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	94	101	101	100	104	102	101	99	98	99	102	99	103	93	87	86	85
Tue	86	100	98	99	102	104	99	97	97	96	102	106	115	100	92	87	84
Wed	85	97	99	101	103	103	99	95	95	95	99	106	111	100	91	88	84
Thu	87	93	93	100	104	102	95	94	91	95	100	107	110	101	97	85	85
Fri	89	99	97	98	99	99	97	94	93	95	103	109	104	95	92	87	85
Sat	83	85	84	83	83	86	87	86	89	87	90	88	88	86	86	87	85
Sun	83	83	83	83	83	84	84	85	85	86	87	87	88	85	86	86	83