Best Time to Drive from Saratoga to Stockton

Right now (6:06 pm PDT): about 110 minutes via I-580 West and I-880 North, usually 105 at this time.

Only 44% 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 Saratoga 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	87	152	158	128	103	96	94	93	94	95	111	115	125	105	90	88	87
Tue	87	149	152	132	112	97	93	93	93	100	110	120	129	118	100	89	87
Wed	87	152	158	147	118	98	94	93	93	98	109	126	134	124	104	93	87
Thu	87	151	155	132	104	95	92	92	92	97	113	122	129	125	106	97	87
Fri	88	156	132	106	102	93	92	94	99	110	109	112	108	98	93	90	86
Sat	87	87	87	87	87	88	89	90	91	93	94	92	93	91	91	89	87
Sun	87	87	87	87	87	88	89	89	89	90	93	132	146	114	91	90	87

About this drive

On weekdays the 84-mile drive from Saratoga to Stockton (via I-580 West and I-880 North) usually takes as little as 86 minutes and up to 163 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 94 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Sundays (146 minutes).

About 52 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 32 miles surface streets (23 to 56 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Saratoga 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 Saratoga to Stockton?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 86 minutes then, versus up to 163 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Saratoga to Stockton?

The 84-mile drive usually takes 86 to 163 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 94 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Saratoga to Stockton?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 163 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-580 West in Bay Area (19 miles) · I-880 North in Bay Area (14 miles) · I-680 North in Bay Area (10 miles) · SR-17 North in Bay Area (5 miles) · SR-85 South in Bay Area (3 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	87	152	158	128	103	96	94	93	94	95	111	115	125	105	90	88	87
Tue	87	149	152	132	112	97	93	93	93	100	110	120	129	118	100	89	87
Wed	87	152	158	147	118	98	94	93	93	98	109	126	134	124	104	93	87
Thu	87	151	155	132	104	95	92	92	92	97	113	122	129	125	106	97	87
Fri	88	156	132	106	102	93	92	94	99	110	109	112	108	98	93	90	86
Sat	87	87	87	87	87	88	89	90	91	93	94	92	93	91	91	89	87
Sun	87	87	87	87	87	88	89	89	89	90	93	132	146	114	91	90	87

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	87	152	158	128	103	96	94	93	94	95	111	115	125	105	90	88	87
Tue	87	149	152	132	112	97	93	93	93	100	110	120	129	118	100	89	87
Wed	87	152	158	147	118	98	94	93	93	98	109	126	134	124	104	93	87
Thu	87	151	155	132	104	95	92	92	92	97	113	122	129	125	106	97	87
Fri	88	156	132	106	102	93	92	94	99	110	109	112	108	98	93	90	86
Sat	87	87	87	87	87	88	89	90	91	93	94	92	93	91	91	89	87
Sun	87	87	87	87	87	88	89	89	89	90	93	132	146	114	91	90	87

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	87	152	158	128	103	96	94	93	94	95	111	115	125	105	90	88	87
Tue	87	149	152	132	112	97	93	93	93	100	110	120	129	118	100	89	87
Wed	87	152	158	147	118	98	94	93	93	98	109	126	134	124	104	93	87
Thu	87	151	155	132	104	95	92	92	92	97	113	122	129	125	106	97	87
Fri	88	156	132	106	102	93	92	94	99	110	109	112	108	98	93	90	86
Sat	87	87	87	87	87	88	89	90	91	93	94	92	93	91	91	89	87
Sun	87	87	87	87	87	88	89	89	89	90	93	132	146	114	91	90	87