Best Time to Drive from Saratoga to Stockton

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 92 minutes via I-580 West and I-880 North, usually 94 at this time.

Only 5% 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	149	155	134	104	96	94	93	94	94	111	116	122	107	90	89	87
Tue	87	149	152	135	112	96	93	93	93	98	111	121	132	123	102	89	87
Wed	87	154	158	145	117	100	94	93	93	98	111	128	132	130	105	91	87
Thu	87	149	155	133	106	95	92	93	94	100	115	123	128	123	103	94	87
Fri	87	155	118	102	101	94	93	95	99	109	110	112	108	100	92	90	86
Sat	86	87	87	87	87	88	89	91	91	93	97	95	98	94	92	89	87
Sun	87	87	87	87	87	88	89	89	90	90	92	109	127	105	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 161 minutes, when leaving around 6:30 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 95 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Sundays (127 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 161 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 84-mile drive usually takes 86 to 161 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 95 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Saratoga to Stockton?

Leaving around 6:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 161 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	149	155	134	104	96	94	93	94	94	111	116	122	107	90	89	87
Tue	87	149	152	135	112	96	93	93	93	98	111	121	132	123	102	89	87
Wed	87	154	158	145	117	100	94	93	93	98	111	128	132	130	105	91	87
Thu	87	149	155	133	106	95	92	93	94	100	115	123	128	123	103	94	87
Fri	87	155	118	102	101	94	93	95	99	109	110	112	108	100	92	90	86
Sat	86	87	87	87	87	88	89	91	91	93	97	95	98	94	92	89	87
Sun	87	87	87	87	87	88	89	89	90	90	92	109	127	105	91	90	87

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	87	149	155	134	104	96	94	93	94	94	111	116	122	107	90	89	87
Tue	87	149	152	135	112	96	93	93	93	98	111	121	132	123	102	89	87
Wed	87	154	158	145	117	100	94	93	93	98	111	128	132	130	105	91	87
Thu	87	149	155	133	106	95	92	93	94	100	115	123	128	123	103	94	87
Fri	87	155	118	102	101	94	93	95	99	109	110	112	108	100	92	90	86
Sat	86	87	87	87	87	88	89	91	91	93	97	95	98	94	92	89	87
Sun	87	87	87	87	87	88	89	89	90	90	92	109	127	105	91	90	87

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	87	149	155	134	104	96	94	93	94	94	111	116	122	107	90	89	87
Tue	87	149	152	135	112	96	93	93	93	98	111	121	132	123	102	89	87
Wed	87	154	158	145	117	100	94	93	93	98	111	128	132	130	105	91	87
Thu	87	149	155	133	106	95	92	93	94	100	115	123	128	123	103	94	87
Fri	87	155	118	102	101	94	93	95	99	109	110	112	108	100	92	90	86
Sat	86	87	87	87	87	88	89	91	91	93	97	95	98	94	92	89	87
Sun	87	87	87	87	87	88	89	89	90	90	92	109	127	105	91	90	87