Best Time to Drive from Stockton to Lafayette

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 70 minutes via I-580 East and I-680 North, usually 71 at this time.

Only 26% 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 68-mile drive from Stockton to Lafayette (via I-580 East and I-680 North) usually takes as little as 66 minutes and up to 104 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 74 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6 pm on Sundays (74 minutes).

About 43 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 25 miles surface streets (6 to 16 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Stockton to central Lafayette 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 Lafayette?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 66 minutes then, versus up to 104 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 68-mile drive usually takes 66 to 104 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 74 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Stockton to Lafayette?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 104 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-580 East in Bay Area (25 miles) · I-680 North in Bay Area (16 miles) · SR-24 West in Bay Area (2 miles)

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