Best Time to Drive from South San Francisco to Stockton

Right now (6:06 pm PST): about 109 minutes via I-580 West and SR-92 East, usually 103 at this time.

Only 42% 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.

About this drive

On weekdays the 85-mile drive from South San Francisco to Stockton (via I-580 West and SR-92 East) usually takes as little as 83 minutes and up to 144 minutes, when leaving around 6:30 am on Mondays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 93 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Sundays (118 minutes).

About 61 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 24 miles surface streets (13 to 32 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central South San Francisco 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 South San Francisco to Stockton?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 83 minutes then, versus up to 144 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from South San Francisco to Stockton?

The 85-mile drive usually takes 83 to 144 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 93 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from South San Francisco to Stockton?

Leaving around 6:30 am on Mondays is usually slowest, about 144 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-580 West in Bay Area (36 miles) · SR-92 East in Bay Area (14 miles) · US-101 South in Bay Area (10 miles)

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