Best Time to Drive from Stockton to Citrus Heights

Right now (5:47 pm PDT): about 88 minutes via I-5 North and SR-51 North, usually 77 at this time.

Only 3% 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 Citrus Heights 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	67	70	77	73	70	69	70	71	76	79	90	96	85	68	66	66	65
Tue	65	69	77	75	72	71	71	76	84	89	102	113	101	77	66	65	65
Wed	65	69	77	77	73	71	73	74	78	84	97	111	95	72	67	66	66
Thu	64	70	80	76	73	71	71	73	77	86	96	104	93	72	67	66	66
Fri	65	67	77	74	71	72	73	77	82	89	96	91	84	78	69	65	65
Sat	65	65	67	67	69	71	80	80	81	82	89	84	72	73	70	69	65
Sun	65	65	65	66	66	68	69	76	80	80	72	67	66	66	66	66	65

About this drive

On weekdays the 65-mile drive from Stockton to Citrus Heights (via I-5 North and SR-51 North) usually takes as little as 64 minutes and up to 113 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 77 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (89 minutes).

About 41 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 25 miles surface streets (about 8 minutes), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Stockton to central Citrus Heights 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 Citrus Heights?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 64 minutes then, versus up to 113 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Stockton to Citrus Heights?

The 65-mile drive usually takes 64 to 113 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 77 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Stockton to Citrus Heights?

Leaving around 4 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 113 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Bay Area (13 miles) · I-5 North in Sacramento (11 miles) · SR-51 North in Sacramento (8 miles) · I-80 East in Sacramento (6 miles) · US-50 East in Sacramento (1.1 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	67	70	77	73	70	69	70	71	76	79	90	96	85	68	66	66	65
Tue	65	69	77	75	72	71	71	76	84	89	102	113	101	77	66	65	65
Wed	65	69	77	77	73	71	73	74	78	84	97	111	95	72	67	66	66
Thu	64	70	80	76	73	71	71	73	77	86	96	104	93	72	67	66	66
Fri	65	67	77	74	71	72	73	77	82	89	96	91	84	78	69	65	65
Sat	65	65	67	67	69	71	80	80	81	82	89	84	72	73	70	69	65
Sun	65	65	65	66	66	68	69	76	80	80	72	67	66	66	66	66	65

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	67	70	77	73	70	69	70	71	76	79	90	96	85	68	66	66	65
Tue	65	69	77	75	72	71	71	76	84	89	102	113	101	77	66	65	65
Wed	65	69	77	77	73	71	73	74	78	84	97	111	95	72	67	66	66
Thu	64	70	80	76	73	71	71	73	77	86	96	104	93	72	67	66	66
Fri	65	67	77	74	71	72	73	77	82	89	96	91	84	78	69	65	65
Sat	65	65	67	67	69	71	80	80	81	82	89	84	72	73	70	69	65
Sun	65	65	65	66	66	68	69	76	80	80	72	67	66	66	66	66	65

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	67	70	77	73	70	69	70	71	76	79	90	96	85	68	66	66	65
Tue	65	69	77	75	72	71	71	76	84	89	102	113	101	77	66	65	65
Wed	65	69	77	77	73	71	73	74	78	84	97	111	95	72	67	66	66
Thu	64	70	80	76	73	71	71	73	77	86	96	104	93	72	67	66	66
Fri	65	67	77	74	71	72	73	77	82	89	96	91	84	78	69	65	65
Sat	65	65	67	67	69	71	80	80	81	82	89	84	72	73	70	69	65
Sun	65	65	65	66	66	68	69	76	80	80	72	67	66	66	66	66	65