Best Time to Drive from Stockton to Livermore

Right now (5:51 pm PDT): about 61 minutes via I-580 East, usually 62 at this time.

Only 15% 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 Livermore 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	44	44	55	56	45	46	46	46	46	46	59	66	64	64	52	44	43
Tue	44	44	55	55	50	46	46	46	45	46	58	60	59	58	52	45	43
Wed	45	44	55	55	56	46	46	45	45	47	56	59	61	64	54	46	43
Thu	45	44	55	55	56	46	45	45	45	49	50	61	59	62	63	62	47
Fri	46	43	55	55	44	44	45	45	46	55	64	65	68	58	46	48	45
Sat	43	43	43	44	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43
Sun	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	44	43	43	43	43	43	43

About this drive

On weekdays the 41-mile drive from Stockton to Livermore (via I-580 East) usually takes as little as 43 minutes and up to 69 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 46 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 8 am on Saturdays (44 minutes).

About 14 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 27 miles surface streets (9 to 20 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Stockton to central Livermore 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 Livermore?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 43 minutes then, versus up to 69 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 41-mile drive usually takes 43 to 69 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 46 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Stockton to Livermore?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 69 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-580 East in Bay Area (14 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	44	55	56	45	46	46	46	46	46	59	66	64	64	52	44	43
Tue	44	44	55	55	50	46	46	46	45	46	58	60	59	58	52	45	43
Wed	45	44	55	55	56	46	46	45	45	47	56	59	61	64	54	46	43
Thu	45	44	55	55	56	46	45	45	45	49	50	61	59	62	63	62	47
Fri	46	43	55	55	44	44	45	45	46	55	64	65	68	58	46	48	45
Sat	43	43	43	44	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43
Sun	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	44	43	43	43	43	43	43

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	44	55	56	45	46	46	46	46	46	59	66	64	64	52	44	43
Tue	44	44	55	55	50	46	46	46	45	46	58	60	59	58	52	45	43
Wed	45	44	55	55	56	46	46	45	45	47	56	59	61	64	54	46	43
Thu	45	44	55	55	56	46	45	45	45	49	50	61	59	62	63	62	47
Fri	46	43	55	55	44	44	45	45	46	55	64	65	68	58	46	48	45
Sat	43	43	43	44	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43
Sun	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	44	43	43	43	43	43	43

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	44	55	56	45	46	46	46	46	46	59	66	64	64	52	44	43
Tue	44	44	55	55	50	46	46	46	45	46	58	60	59	58	52	45	43
Wed	45	44	55	55	56	46	46	45	45	47	56	59	61	64	54	46	43
Thu	45	44	55	55	56	46	45	45	45	49	50	61	59	62	63	62	47
Fri	46	43	55	55	44	44	45	45	46	55	64	65	68	58	46	48	45
Sat	43	43	43	44	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43
Sun	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	44	43	43	43	43	43	43