Best Time to Drive from San Ramon to Stockton

Right now (7:18 pm PDT): about 58 minutes via I-580 West, usually 56 at this time.

Only 40% 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 Ramon 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	56	81	106	88	62	60	60	59	59	57	60	62	62	64	56	56	56
Tue	55	81	101	94	74	62	59	59	58	58	59	59	58	62	57	56	55
Wed	56	82	103	103	86	62	59	59	58	58	60	58	61	62	57	55	55
Thu	56	81	103	97	72	60	58	58	58	57	57	62	58	61	59	62	55
Fri	57	85	104	75	73	62	59	58	59	59	59	60	60	59	56	56	56
Sat	55	56	56	56	56	56	57	58	58	60	59	57	57	56	56	56	55
Sun	55	55	55	55	56	56	57	57	57	57	57	65	88	87	58	57	55

About this drive

On weekdays the 55-mile drive from San Ramon to Stockton (via I-580 West) usually takes as little as 55 minutes and up to 112 minutes, when leaving around 6:30 am on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 58 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Sundays (91 minutes).

About 33 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 22 miles surface streets (9 to 21 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central San Ramon 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 Ramon to Stockton?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 55 minutes then, versus up to 112 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 55-mile drive usually takes 55 to 112 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 58 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from San Ramon to Stockton?

Leaving around 6:30 am on Fridays is usually slowest, about 112 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-580 West in Bay Area (27 miles) · I-680 South in Bay Area (6 miles)

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More drives

Stockton to San Ramon (return trip) · San Ramon to San Jose · San Ramon to San Francisco · San Ramon to Sacramento · San Ramon 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	56	81	106	88	62	60	60	59	59	57	60	62	62	64	56	56	56
Tue	55	81	101	94	74	62	59	59	58	58	59	59	58	62	57	56	55
Wed	56	82	103	103	86	62	59	59	58	58	60	58	61	62	57	55	55
Thu	56	81	103	97	72	60	58	58	58	57	57	62	58	61	59	62	55
Fri	57	85	104	75	73	62	59	58	59	59	59	60	60	59	56	56	56
Sat	55	56	56	56	56	56	57	58	58	60	59	57	57	56	56	56	55
Sun	55	55	55	55	56	56	57	57	57	57	57	65	88	87	58	57	55

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	56	81	106	88	62	60	60	59	59	57	60	62	62	64	56	56	56
Tue	55	81	101	94	74	62	59	59	58	58	59	59	58	62	57	56	55
Wed	56	82	103	103	86	62	59	59	58	58	60	58	61	62	57	55	55
Thu	56	81	103	97	72	60	58	58	58	57	57	62	58	61	59	62	55
Fri	57	85	104	75	73	62	59	58	59	59	59	60	60	59	56	56	56
Sat	55	56	56	56	56	56	57	58	58	60	59	57	57	56	56	56	55
Sun	55	55	55	55	56	56	57	57	57	57	57	65	88	87	58	57	55

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	56	81	106	88	62	60	60	59	59	57	60	62	62	64	56	56	56
Tue	55	81	101	94	74	62	59	59	58	58	59	59	58	62	57	56	55
Wed	56	82	103	103	86	62	59	59	58	58	60	58	61	62	57	55	55
Thu	56	81	103	97	72	60	58	58	58	57	57	62	58	61	59	62	55
Fri	57	85	104	75	73	62	59	58	59	59	59	60	60	59	56	56	56
Sat	55	56	56	56	56	56	57	58	58	60	59	57	57	56	56	56	55
Sun	55	55	55	55	56	56	57	57	57	57	57	65	88	87	58	57	55