Best Time to Drive from Stockton to Berkeley

Right now (6:03 pm PDT): about 114 minutes via I-580 East, usually 94 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.

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 128 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 86 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (85 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 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 74 minutes then, versus up to 128 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 78-mile drive usually takes 74 to 128 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 86 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Stockton to Berkeley?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 128 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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