Best Time to Drive from San Jose to Stockton

Right now (5:36 pm PDT): about 104 minutes via I-580 West and I-880 North and I-680 North, usually 121 at this time.

Only 36% 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 San Jose 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	80	144	154	112	88	88	86	85	85	85	99	104	113	106	84	81	80
Tue	80	144	148	126	99	88	86	85	84	87	96	104	106	104	90	81	79
Wed	80	147	147	149	100	88	86	85	84	90	101	104	116	111	92	82	79
Thu	79	144	153	131	100	88	85	84	84	86	91	105	111	107	112	95	79
Fri	80	144	114	86	86	85	84	84	89	94	104	114	101	90	83	82	79
Sat	80	80	81	81	81	81	83	84	84	84	85	85	84	83	83	82	80
Sun	80	79	79	79	80	81	82	82	83	83	84	84	84	84	83	83	80

About this drive

On weekdays the 73-mile drive from San Jose to Stockton (via I-580 West and I-880 North and I-680 North) usually takes as little as 79 minutes and up to 154 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Mondays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 85 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Sundays (85 minutes).

About 41 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 32 miles surface streets (25 to 62 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from downtown San Jose 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 San Jose to Stockton?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 79 minutes then, versus up to 154 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from San Jose to Stockton?

The 73-mile drive usually takes 79 to 154 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 85 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from San Jose to Stockton?

Leaving around 7 am on Mondays is usually slowest, about 154 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-580 West in Bay Area (19 miles) · I-880 North in Bay Area (12 miles) · I-680 North in Bay Area (10 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	80	144	154	112	88	88	86	85	85	85	99	104	113	106	84	81	80
Tue	80	144	148	126	99	88	86	85	84	87	96	104	106	104	90	81	79
Wed	80	147	147	149	100	88	86	85	84	90	101	104	116	111	92	82	79
Thu	79	144	153	131	100	88	85	84	84	86	91	105	111	107	112	95	79
Fri	80	144	114	86	86	85	84	84	89	94	104	114	101	90	83	82	79
Sat	80	80	81	81	81	81	83	84	84	84	85	85	84	83	83	82	80
Sun	80	79	79	79	80	81	82	82	83	83	84	84	84	84	83	83	80

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	80	144	154	112	88	88	86	85	85	85	99	104	113	106	84	81	80
Tue	80	144	148	126	99	88	86	85	84	87	96	104	106	104	90	81	79
Wed	80	147	147	149	100	88	86	85	84	90	101	104	116	111	92	82	79
Thu	79	144	153	131	100	88	85	84	84	86	91	105	111	107	112	95	79
Fri	80	144	114	86	86	85	84	84	89	94	104	114	101	90	83	82	79
Sat	80	80	81	81	81	81	83	84	84	84	85	85	84	83	83	82	80
Sun	80	79	79	79	80	81	82	82	83	83	84	84	84	84	83	83	80

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	80	144	154	112	88	88	86	85	85	85	99	104	113	106	84	81	80
Tue	80	144	148	126	99	88	86	85	84	87	96	104	106	104	90	81	79
Wed	80	147	147	149	100	88	86	85	84	90	101	104	116	111	92	82	79
Thu	79	144	153	131	100	88	85	84	84	86	91	105	111	107	112	95	79
Fri	80	144	114	86	86	85	84	84	89	94	104	114	101	90	83	82	79
Sat	80	80	81	81	81	81	83	84	84	84	85	85	84	83	83	82	80
Sun	80	79	79	79	80	81	82	82	83	83	84	84	84	84	83	83	80