Best Time to Drive from Stockton to Los Altos

Right now (6:06 pm PDT): about 107 minutes via I-580 East and I-680 South, usually 117 at this time.

Only 35% 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 Los Altos 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	93	91	130	130	107	95	95	94	93	97	107	118	117	117	104	88	86
Tue	92	92	138	139	122	102	94	92	92	100	119	117	112	106	99	88	86
Wed	94	92	136	136	130	101	94	92	92	98	117	117	111	114	106	96	89
Thu	93	92	136	136	130	94	92	91	92	100	111	123	116	112	106	99	94
Fri	94	90	124	121	98	97	91	92	98	112	125	119	112	101	91	91	88
Sat	86	86	86	86	87	87	88	88	88	89	92	92	91	92	88	87	86
Sun	86	86	86	86	86	87	88	88	88	88	88	89	112	121	100	87	86

About this drive

On weekdays the 78-mile drive from Stockton to Los Altos (via I-580 East and I-680 South) usually takes as little as 86 minutes and up to 139 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 94 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Sundays (121 minutes).

About 42 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 36 miles surface streets (26 to 63 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Stockton to central Los Altos 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 Los Altos?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 86 minutes then, versus up to 139 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Stockton to Los Altos?

The 78-mile drive usually takes 86 to 139 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 94 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Stockton to Los Altos?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 139 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-580 East in Bay Area (19 miles) · I-680 South in Bay Area (10 miles) · SR-237 West in Bay Area (8 miles) · I-880 South in Bay Area (5 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	93	91	130	130	107	95	95	94	93	97	107	118	117	117	104	88	86
Tue	92	92	138	139	122	102	94	92	92	100	119	117	112	106	99	88	86
Wed	94	92	136	136	130	101	94	92	92	98	117	117	111	114	106	96	89
Thu	93	92	136	136	130	94	92	91	92	100	111	123	116	112	106	99	94
Fri	94	90	124	121	98	97	91	92	98	112	125	119	112	101	91	91	88
Sat	86	86	86	86	87	87	88	88	88	89	92	92	91	92	88	87	86
Sun	86	86	86	86	86	87	88	88	88	88	88	89	112	121	100	87	86

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	93	91	130	130	107	95	95	94	93	97	107	118	117	117	104	88	86
Tue	92	92	138	139	122	102	94	92	92	100	119	117	112	106	99	88	86
Wed	94	92	136	136	130	101	94	92	92	98	117	117	111	114	106	96	89
Thu	93	92	136	136	130	94	92	91	92	100	111	123	116	112	106	99	94
Fri	94	90	124	121	98	97	91	92	98	112	125	119	112	101	91	91	88
Sat	86	86	86	86	87	87	88	88	88	89	92	92	91	92	88	87	86
Sun	86	86	86	86	86	87	88	88	88	88	88	89	112	121	100	87	86

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	93	91	130	130	107	95	95	94	93	97	107	118	117	117	104	88	86
Tue	92	92	138	139	122	102	94	92	92	100	119	117	112	106	99	88	86
Wed	94	92	136	136	130	101	94	92	92	98	117	117	111	114	106	96	89
Thu	93	92	136	136	130	94	92	91	92	100	111	123	116	112	106	99	94
Fri	94	90	124	121	98	97	91	92	98	112	125	119	112	101	91	91	88
Sat	86	86	86	86	87	87	88	88	88	89	92	92	91	92	88	87	86
Sun	86	86	86	86	86	87	88	88	88	88	88	89	112	121	100	87	86