Best Time to Drive from Stockton to Foster City

Right now (5:51 pm PDT): about 102 minutes via I-580 East, usually 98 at this time.

Only 39% 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 Foster City 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	81	87	108	106	88	87	88	86	85	88	101	107	103	104	90	79	78
Tue	83	94	116	109	101	91	87	85	85	92	104	102	99	94	88	80	77
Wed	84	92	114	109	106	91	86	85	85	93	104	102	100	101	94	85	79
Thu	84	95	117	108	106	86	84	84	86	95	99	105	102	100	95	88	83
Fri	83	83	104	101	89	88	84	87	94	108	115	105	100	92	83	82	79
Sat	77	78	77	78	79	80	81	82	84	84	84	83	82	81	79	79	77
Sun	78	78	77	77	78	78	80	80	81	81	80	81	93	98	81	78	77

About this drive

On weekdays the 77-mile drive from Stockton to Foster City (via I-580 East) usually takes as little as 77 minutes and up to 117 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 88 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6:30 pm on Sundays (99 minutes).

About 47 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 29 miles surface streets (13 to 33 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Stockton to central Foster City 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 Foster City?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 77 minutes then, versus up to 117 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Stockton to Foster City?

The 77-mile drive usually takes 77 to 117 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 88 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Stockton to Foster City?

Leaving around 7 am on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 117 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-580 East in Bay Area (35 miles) · SR-92 West in Bay Area (7 miles) · I-880 South in Bay Area (4 miles) · I-238 North in Bay Area (1.4 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	81	87	108	106	88	87	88	86	85	88	101	107	103	104	90	79	78
Tue	83	94	116	109	101	91	87	85	85	92	104	102	99	94	88	80	77
Wed	84	92	114	109	106	91	86	85	85	93	104	102	100	101	94	85	79
Thu	84	95	117	108	106	86	84	84	86	95	99	105	102	100	95	88	83
Fri	83	83	104	101	89	88	84	87	94	108	115	105	100	92	83	82	79
Sat	77	78	77	78	79	80	81	82	84	84	84	83	82	81	79	79	77
Sun	78	78	77	77	78	78	80	80	81	81	80	81	93	98	81	78	77

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	81	87	108	106	88	87	88	86	85	88	101	107	103	104	90	79	78
Tue	83	94	116	109	101	91	87	85	85	92	104	102	99	94	88	80	77
Wed	84	92	114	109	106	91	86	85	85	93	104	102	100	101	94	85	79
Thu	84	95	117	108	106	86	84	84	86	95	99	105	102	100	95	88	83
Fri	83	83	104	101	89	88	84	87	94	108	115	105	100	92	83	82	79
Sat	77	78	77	78	79	80	81	82	84	84	84	83	82	81	79	79	77
Sun	78	78	77	77	78	78	80	80	81	81	80	81	93	98	81	78	77

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	81	87	108	106	88	87	88	86	85	88	101	107	103	104	90	79	78
Tue	83	94	116	109	101	91	87	85	85	92	104	102	99	94	88	80	77
Wed	84	92	114	109	106	91	86	85	85	93	104	102	100	101	94	85	79
Thu	84	95	117	108	106	86	84	84	86	95	99	105	102	100	95	88	83
Fri	83	83	104	101	89	88	84	87	94	108	115	105	100	92	83	82	79
Sat	77	78	77	78	79	80	81	82	84	84	84	83	82	81	79	79	77
Sun	78	78	77	77	78	78	80	80	81	81	80	81	93	98	81	78	77