Best Time to Drive from Santa Clara to Stockton

Right now (7:20 pm PST): about 85 minutes via I-580 West and I-880 North and I-680 North, usually 84 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 Santa Clara 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	81	148	155	131	100	89	87	87	87	87	96	108	112	101	84	83	81
Tue	81	145	151	141	107	90	86	86	85	91	96	107	116	109	93	83	80
Wed	81	148	151	145	112	92	87	86	86	90	100	113	114	112	98	85	80
Thu	81	146	151	128	100	89	86	85	87	92	99	109	115	110	95	87	80
Fri	81	151	113	96	95	88	86	89	92	102	103	100	97	93	86	83	81
Sat	80	81	81	81	81	82	82	83	84	86	89	88	91	87	84	82	81
Sun	81	81	81	80	81	81	82	83	83	84	85	119	142	107	85	84	81

About this drive

On weekdays the 75-mile drive from Santa Clara to Stockton (via I-580 West and I-880 North and I-680 North) usually takes as little as 80 minutes and up to 155 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 88 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Sundays (142 minutes).

About 42 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 33 miles surface streets (26 to 62 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Santa Clara 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 Santa Clara to Stockton?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 80 minutes then, versus up to 155 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Santa Clara to Stockton?

The 75-mile drive usually takes 80 to 155 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 88 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Santa Clara to Stockton?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 155 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-580 West in Bay Area (19 miles) · I-880 North in Bay Area (13 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	81	148	155	131	100	89	87	87	87	87	96	108	112	101	84	83	81
Tue	81	145	151	141	107	90	86	86	85	91	96	107	116	109	93	83	80
Wed	81	148	151	145	112	92	87	86	86	90	100	113	114	112	98	85	80
Thu	81	146	151	128	100	89	86	85	87	92	99	109	115	110	95	87	80
Fri	81	151	113	96	95	88	86	89	92	102	103	100	97	93	86	83	81
Sat	80	81	81	81	81	82	82	83	84	86	89	88	91	87	84	82	81
Sun	81	81	81	80	81	81	82	83	83	84	85	119	142	107	85	84	81

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	81	148	155	131	100	89	87	87	87	87	96	108	112	101	84	83	81
Tue	81	145	151	141	107	90	86	86	85	91	96	107	116	109	93	83	80
Wed	81	148	151	145	112	92	87	86	86	90	100	113	114	112	98	85	80
Thu	81	146	151	128	100	89	86	85	87	92	99	109	115	110	95	87	80
Fri	81	151	113	96	95	88	86	89	92	102	103	100	97	93	86	83	81
Sat	80	81	81	81	81	82	82	83	84	86	89	88	91	87	84	82	81
Sun	81	81	81	80	81	81	82	83	83	84	85	119	142	107	85	84	81

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	81	148	155	131	100	89	87	87	87	87	96	108	112	101	84	83	81
Tue	81	145	151	141	107	90	86	86	85	91	96	107	116	109	93	83	80
Wed	81	148	151	145	112	92	87	86	86	90	100	113	114	112	98	85	80
Thu	81	146	151	128	100	89	86	85	87	92	99	109	115	110	95	87	80
Fri	81	151	113	96	95	88	86	89	92	102	103	100	97	93	86	83	81
Sat	80	81	81	81	81	82	82	83	84	86	89	88	91	87	84	82	81
Sun	81	81	81	80	81	81	82	83	83	84	85	119	142	107	85	84	81