Best Time to Drive from Stockton to Cupertino

Right now (6:18 pm PDT): about 140 minutes via I-680 South and I-580 East, usually 106 at this time.

Only 46% 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 Cupertino 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	88	96	121	118	95	91	92	91	91	97	112	122	115	112	98	86	85
Tue	89	99	138	127	112	98	91	90	89	99	118	121	114	101	95	86	84
Wed	90	102	138	126	119	97	91	90	90	98	114	121	117	110	98	87	84
Thu	89	103	133	124	119	93	89	89	90	101	110	127	115	110	103	105	98
Fri	90	91	113	112	98	96	89	89	92	113	128	122	118	103	92	92	89
Sat	84	84	84	84	86	86	87	88	88	91	93	92	87	87	86	86	84
Sun	85	84	84	84	85	86	86	87	87	87	86	87	101	109	88	86	84

About this drive

On weekdays the 85-mile drive from Stockton to Cupertino (via I-680 South and I-580 East) usually takes as little as 84 minutes and up to 140 minutes, when leaving around 6:30 am on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 92 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6 pm on Sundays (109 minutes).

About 51 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 34 miles surface streets (17 to 41 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Stockton to central Cupertino 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 Cupertino?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 84 minutes then, versus up to 140 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 85-mile drive usually takes 84 to 140 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 92 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Stockton to Cupertino?

Leaving around 6:30 am on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 140 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-680 South in Bay Area (23 miles) · I-580 East in Bay Area (19 miles) · I-280 North in Bay Area (9 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	88	96	121	118	95	91	92	91	91	97	112	122	115	112	98	86	85
Tue	89	99	138	127	112	98	91	90	89	99	118	121	114	101	95	86	84
Wed	90	102	138	126	119	97	91	90	90	98	114	121	117	110	98	87	84
Thu	89	103	133	124	119	93	89	89	90	101	110	127	115	110	103	105	98
Fri	90	91	113	112	98	96	89	89	92	113	128	122	118	103	92	92	89
Sat	84	84	84	84	86	86	87	88	88	91	93	92	87	87	86	86	84
Sun	85	84	84	84	85	86	86	87	87	87	86	87	101	109	88	86	84

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	88	96	121	118	95	91	92	91	91	97	112	122	115	112	98	86	85
Tue	89	99	138	127	112	98	91	90	89	99	118	121	114	101	95	86	84
Wed	90	102	138	126	119	97	91	90	90	98	114	121	117	110	98	87	84
Thu	89	103	133	124	119	93	89	89	90	101	110	127	115	110	103	105	98
Fri	90	91	113	112	98	96	89	89	92	113	128	122	118	103	92	92	89
Sat	84	84	84	84	86	86	87	88	88	91	93	92	87	87	86	86	84
Sun	85	84	84	84	85	86	86	87	87	87	86	87	101	109	88	86	84

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	88	96	121	118	95	91	92	91	91	97	112	122	115	112	98	86	85
Tue	89	99	138	127	112	98	91	90	89	99	118	121	114	101	95	86	84
Wed	90	102	138	126	119	97	91	90	90	98	114	121	117	110	98	87	84
Thu	89	103	133	124	119	93	89	89	90	101	110	127	115	110	103	105	98
Fri	90	91	113	112	98	96	89	89	92	113	128	122	118	103	92	92	89
Sat	84	84	84	84	86	86	87	88	88	91	93	92	87	87	86	86	84
Sun	85	84	84	84	85	86	86	87	87	87	86	87	101	109	88	86	84