Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Stockton to Citrus Heights
Right now (8:20 pm PST): about 66 minutes via I-5 North and SR-51 North, usually 65 at this time.
Only 43% 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
| Leave | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 64 | 66 | 69 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 67 | 67 | 69 | 76 | 80 | 71 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 65 |
| Tue | 64 | 66 | 76 | 72 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 68 | 69 | 72 | 80 | 87 | 80 | 66 | 65 | 65 | 64 |
| Wed | 64 | 66 | 75 | 70 | 67 | 67 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 72 | 80 | 88 | 79 | 66 | 65 | 65 | 64 |
| Thu | 64 | 67 | 75 | 71 | 68 | 68 | 67 | 68 | 68 | 72 | 81 | 87 | 78 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 64 |
| Fri | 64 | 66 | 68 | 67 | 66 | 67 | 67 | 68 | 70 | 73 | 79 | 78 | 73 | 68 | 66 | 65 | 64 |
| Sat | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 65 | 66 | 67 | 68 | 69 | 68 | 67 | 66 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 64 | 64 |
| Sun | 64 | 63 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 66 | 66 | 65 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 |
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 88 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 5:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 68 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (69 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 7 am or after 5:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 64 minutes then, versus up to 88 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 88 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 68 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Stockton to Citrus Heights?
Leaving around 4 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 88 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)
Bay Area traffic right now · Bay Area traffic tomorrow · Sacramento traffic right now · Sacramento traffic tomorrow
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