Best Time to Drive from Santa Clara to Stockton

Right now (6:17 pm PDT): about 104 minutes via I-580 West and I-880 North and I-680 North, usually 91 at this time.

Only 39% 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	145	155	113	90	89	87	87	85	87	101	108	118	111	85	82	81
Tue	81	145	149	127	101	89	86	86	85	93	98	109	117	109	93	83	80
Wed	81	148	148	130	103	90	87	87	86	91	104	110	116	113	94	85	80
Thu	81	145	151	123	99	89	86	85	86	91	97	109	121	110	105	102	81
Fri	83	155	133	110	102	87	86	86	92	102	104	109	102	96	87	86	82
Sat	81	81	81	81	82	82	83	84	85	90	93	86	86	85	85	83	82
Sun	81	81	81	80	81	82	82	83	83	84	85	107	139	110	84	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 164 minutes, when leaving around 6:30 am on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 87 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Sundays (139 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 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 80 minutes then, versus up to 164 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 164 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 87 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Santa Clara to Stockton?

Leaving around 6:30 am on Fridays is usually slowest, about 164 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	145	155	113	90	89	87	87	85	87	101	108	118	111	85	82	81
Tue	81	145	149	127	101	89	86	86	85	93	98	109	117	109	93	83	80
Wed	81	148	148	130	103	90	87	87	86	91	104	110	116	113	94	85	80
Thu	81	145	151	123	99	89	86	85	86	91	97	109	121	110	105	102	81
Fri	83	155	133	110	102	87	86	86	92	102	104	109	102	96	87	86	82
Sat	81	81	81	81	82	82	83	84	85	90	93	86	86	85	85	83	82
Sun	81	81	81	80	81	82	82	83	83	84	85	107	139	110	84	84	81

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	81	145	155	113	90	89	87	87	85	87	101	108	118	111	85	82	81
Tue	81	145	149	127	101	89	86	86	85	93	98	109	117	109	93	83	80
Wed	81	148	148	130	103	90	87	87	86	91	104	110	116	113	94	85	80
Thu	81	145	151	123	99	89	86	85	86	91	97	109	121	110	105	102	81
Fri	83	155	133	110	102	87	86	86	92	102	104	109	102	96	87	86	82
Sat	81	81	81	81	82	82	83	84	85	90	93	86	86	85	85	83	82
Sun	81	81	81	80	81	82	82	83	83	84	85	107	139	110	84	84	81

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	81	145	155	113	90	89	87	87	85	87	101	108	118	111	85	82	81
Tue	81	145	149	127	101	89	86	86	85	93	98	109	117	109	93	83	80
Wed	81	148	148	130	103	90	87	87	86	91	104	110	116	113	94	85	80
Thu	81	145	151	123	99	89	86	85	86	91	97	109	121	110	105	102	81
Fri	83	155	133	110	102	87	86	86	92	102	104	109	102	96	87	86	82
Sat	81	81	81	81	82	82	83	84	85	90	93	86	86	85	85	83	82
Sun	81	81	81	80	81	82	82	83	83	84	85	107	139	110	84	84	81