Best Time to Drive from South San Francisco to Stockton

Right now (5:17 pm PDT): about 108 minutes via I-580 West and SR-92 East, usually 111 at this time.

Only 40% 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 South San Francisco 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	84	140	135	115	97	94	93	91	92	92	110	105	109	98	89	87	86
Tue	84	140	137	123	104	94	92	90	91	97	107	105	110	103	91	86	84
Wed	84	143	143	138	108	96	91	91	92	98	106	110	114	106	91	86	84
Thu	84	140	138	127	96	94	90	90	92	94	107	105	115	105	98	96	84
Fri	86	148	138	110	103	92	91	91	99	101	107	108	104	97	89	87	84
Sat	84	84	87	86	88	88	91	90	90	95	91	91	92	91	87	87	85
Sun	84	84	84	85	87	88	89	89	90	89	93	114	130	100	90	90	84

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 84 minutes and up to 148 minutes, when leaving around 6 am on Fridays. 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 5 pm on Sundays (130 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 84 minutes then, versus up to 148 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 85-mile drive usually takes 84 to 148 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 am on Fridays is usually slowest, about 148 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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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	84	140	135	115	97	94	93	91	92	92	110	105	109	98	89	87	86
Tue	84	140	137	123	104	94	92	90	91	97	107	105	110	103	91	86	84
Wed	84	143	143	138	108	96	91	91	92	98	106	110	114	106	91	86	84
Thu	84	140	138	127	96	94	90	90	92	94	107	105	115	105	98	96	84
Fri	86	148	138	110	103	92	91	91	99	101	107	108	104	97	89	87	84
Sat	84	84	87	86	88	88	91	90	90	95	91	91	92	91	87	87	85
Sun	84	84	84	85	87	88	89	89	90	89	93	114	130	100	90	90	84

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	84	140	135	115	97	94	93	91	92	92	110	105	109	98	89	87	86
Tue	84	140	137	123	104	94	92	90	91	97	107	105	110	103	91	86	84
Wed	84	143	143	138	108	96	91	91	92	98	106	110	114	106	91	86	84
Thu	84	140	138	127	96	94	90	90	92	94	107	105	115	105	98	96	84
Fri	86	148	138	110	103	92	91	91	99	101	107	108	104	97	89	87	84
Sat	84	84	87	86	88	88	91	90	90	95	91	91	92	91	87	87	85
Sun	84	84	84	85	87	88	89	89	90	89	93	114	130	100	90	90	84

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	84	140	135	115	97	94	93	91	92	92	110	105	109	98	89	87	86
Tue	84	140	137	123	104	94	92	90	91	97	107	105	110	103	91	86	84
Wed	84	143	143	138	108	96	91	91	92	98	106	110	114	106	91	86	84
Thu	84	140	138	127	96	94	90	90	92	94	107	105	115	105	98	96	84
Fri	86	148	138	110	103	92	91	91	99	101	107	108	104	97	89	87	84
Sat	84	84	87	86	88	88	91	90	90	95	91	91	92	91	87	87	85
Sun	84	84	84	85	87	88	89	89	90	89	93	114	130	100	90	90	84