Best Time to Drive from Stockton to Berkeley

Right now (7:07 pm PST): about 78 minutes via I-580 East, usually 78 at this time.

Only 41% 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 Stockton to Berkeley 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	75	76	86	86	84	81	82	82	82	88	100	110	98	89	79	75	74
Tue	75	76	88	89	86	82	81	81	83	92	109	113	101	89	84	77	74
Wed	75	77	89	90	87	82	81	81	83	91	111	115	103	92	88	80	75
Thu	76	77	92	90	88	80	80	80	83	94	106	115	104	91	86	81	76
Fri	75	76	86	83	81	82	81	84	94	111	123	114	98	86	79	78	75
Sat	74	74	74	75	76	77	78	79	81	82	82	82	80	79	78	76	73
Sun	74	74	74	74	75	76	76	77	79	78	78	78	82	84	78	76	74

About this drive

On weekdays the 78-mile drive from Stockton to Berkeley (via I-580 East) usually takes as little as 74 minutes and up to 123 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 85 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6:30 pm on Sundays (84 minutes).

About 53 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 26 miles surface streets (5 to 14 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Stockton to central Berkeley 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 Stockton to Berkeley?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 74 minutes then, versus up to 123 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 78-mile drive usually takes 74 to 123 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 85 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Stockton to Berkeley?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 123 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-580 East in Bay Area (50 miles) · I-80 East in Bay Area (3 miles)

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More drives

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	75	76	86	86	84	81	82	82	82	88	100	110	98	89	79	75	74
Tue	75	76	88	89	86	82	81	81	83	92	109	113	101	89	84	77	74
Wed	75	77	89	90	87	82	81	81	83	91	111	115	103	92	88	80	75
Thu	76	77	92	90	88	80	80	80	83	94	106	115	104	91	86	81	76
Fri	75	76	86	83	81	82	81	84	94	111	123	114	98	86	79	78	75
Sat	74	74	74	75	76	77	78	79	81	82	82	82	80	79	78	76	73
Sun	74	74	74	74	75	76	76	77	79	78	78	78	82	84	78	76	74

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	75	76	86	86	84	81	82	82	82	88	100	110	98	89	79	75	74
Tue	75	76	88	89	86	82	81	81	83	92	109	113	101	89	84	77	74
Wed	75	77	89	90	87	82	81	81	83	91	111	115	103	92	88	80	75
Thu	76	77	92	90	88	80	80	80	83	94	106	115	104	91	86	81	76
Fri	75	76	86	83	81	82	81	84	94	111	123	114	98	86	79	78	75
Sat	74	74	74	75	76	77	78	79	81	82	82	82	80	79	78	76	73
Sun	74	74	74	74	75	76	76	77	79	78	78	78	82	84	78	76	74

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	75	76	86	86	84	81	82	82	82	88	100	110	98	89	79	75	74
Tue	75	76	88	89	86	82	81	81	83	92	109	113	101	89	84	77	74
Wed	75	77	89	90	87	82	81	81	83	91	111	115	103	92	88	80	75
Thu	76	77	92	90	88	80	80	80	83	94	106	115	104	91	86	81	76
Fri	75	76	86	83	81	82	81	84	94	111	123	114	98	86	79	78	75
Sat	74	74	74	75	76	77	78	79	81	82	82	82	80	79	78	76	73
Sun	74	74	74	74	75	76	76	77	79	78	78	78	82	84	78	76	74