Best Time to Drive from San Mateo to Stockton

Right now (7:17 pm PDT): about 92 minutes via I-580 West and SR-92 East, usually 80 at this time.

Only 35% 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 Mateo 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	77	127	128	104	87	85	84	83	83	85	99	94	100	94	81	79	78
Tue	76	127	129	108	91	86	83	82	81	86	95	95	103	95	83	78	76
Wed	76	129	129	123	92	87	83	82	83	89	98	99	104	98	83	78	76
Thu	76	127	131	120	87	85	82	82	83	86	96	95	109	97	88	89	77
Fri	78	140	129	101	93	84	83	83	86	91	97	96	95	89	81	80	76
Sat	76	77	79	78	79	79	81	81	82	84	85	82	83	81	79	79	76
Sun	76	76	76	77	79	80	80	81	81	81	82	94	119	107	81	82	76

About this drive

On weekdays the 77-mile drive from San Mateo to Stockton (via I-580 West and SR-92 East) usually takes as little as 76 minutes and up to 140 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 83 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Sundays (119 minutes).

About 52 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 25 miles surface streets (13 to 31 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central San Mateo 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 Mateo to Stockton?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 76 minutes then, versus up to 140 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 77-mile drive usually takes 76 to 140 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 83 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from San Mateo to Stockton?

Leaving around 6 am on Fridays is usually slowest, about 140 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-580 West in Bay Area (36 miles) · SR-92 East in Bay Area (15 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	77	127	128	104	87	85	84	83	83	85	99	94	100	94	81	79	78
Tue	76	127	129	108	91	86	83	82	81	86	95	95	103	95	83	78	76
Wed	76	129	129	123	92	87	83	82	83	89	98	99	104	98	83	78	76
Thu	76	127	131	120	87	85	82	82	83	86	96	95	109	97	88	89	77
Fri	78	140	129	101	93	84	83	83	86	91	97	96	95	89	81	80	76
Sat	76	77	79	78	79	79	81	81	82	84	85	82	83	81	79	79	76
Sun	76	76	76	77	79	80	80	81	81	81	82	94	119	107	81	82	76

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	77	127	128	104	87	85	84	83	83	85	99	94	100	94	81	79	78
Tue	76	127	129	108	91	86	83	82	81	86	95	95	103	95	83	78	76
Wed	76	129	129	123	92	87	83	82	83	89	98	99	104	98	83	78	76
Thu	76	127	131	120	87	85	82	82	83	86	96	95	109	97	88	89	77
Fri	78	140	129	101	93	84	83	83	86	91	97	96	95	89	81	80	76
Sat	76	77	79	78	79	79	81	81	82	84	85	82	83	81	79	79	76
Sun	76	76	76	77	79	80	80	81	81	81	82	94	119	107	81	82	76

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	77	127	128	104	87	85	84	83	83	85	99	94	100	94	81	79	78
Tue	76	127	129	108	91	86	83	82	81	86	95	95	103	95	83	78	76
Wed	76	129	129	123	92	87	83	82	83	89	98	99	104	98	83	78	76
Thu	76	127	131	120	87	85	82	82	83	86	96	95	109	97	88	89	77
Fri	78	140	129	101	93	84	83	83	86	91	97	96	95	89	81	80	76
Sat	76	77	79	78	79	79	81	81	82	84	85	82	83	81	79	79	76
Sun	76	76	76	77	79	80	80	81	81	81	82	94	119	107	81	82	76