Best Time to Drive from Stockton to Los Altos

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 91 minutes via I-580 East and I-680 South, usually 93 at this time.

Only 6% 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	131	115	95	94	93	93	96	104	114	112	106	94	87	87
Tue	93	92	136	137	121	101	94	92	92	99	116	116	109	103	99	88	86
Wed	93	92	136	135	129	100	94	92	92	97	114	119	111	109	103	94	87
Thu	95	92	134	136	130	96	93	92	93	101	112	119	112	108	102	94	91
Fri	94	90	124	111	96	96	92	92	98	111	122	115	103	97	90	89	87
Sat	86	86	86	86	87	87	87	88	88	89	91	93	95	95	90	88	86
Sun	86	86	86	86	87	87	88	88	88	88	88	89	102	113	93	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 137 minutes, when leaving around 8 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 6 pm on Sundays (113 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 137 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 137 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 94 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Stockton to Los Altos?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 137 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	131	115	95	94	93	93	96	104	114	112	106	94	87	87
Tue	93	92	136	137	121	101	94	92	92	99	116	116	109	103	99	88	86
Wed	93	92	136	135	129	100	94	92	92	97	114	119	111	109	103	94	87
Thu	95	92	134	136	130	96	93	92	93	101	112	119	112	108	102	94	91
Fri	94	90	124	111	96	96	92	92	98	111	122	115	103	97	90	89	87
Sat	86	86	86	86	87	87	87	88	88	89	91	93	95	95	90	88	86
Sun	86	86	86	86	87	87	88	88	88	88	88	89	102	113	93	87	86

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	93	91	130	131	115	95	94	93	93	96	104	114	112	106	94	87	87
Tue	93	92	136	137	121	101	94	92	92	99	116	116	109	103	99	88	86
Wed	93	92	136	135	129	100	94	92	92	97	114	119	111	109	103	94	87
Thu	95	92	134	136	130	96	93	92	93	101	112	119	112	108	102	94	91
Fri	94	90	124	111	96	96	92	92	98	111	122	115	103	97	90	89	87
Sat	86	86	86	86	87	87	87	88	88	89	91	93	95	95	90	88	86
Sun	86	86	86	86	87	87	88	88	88	88	88	89	102	113	93	87	86

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	93	91	130	131	115	95	94	93	93	96	104	114	112	106	94	87	87
Tue	93	92	136	137	121	101	94	92	92	99	116	116	109	103	99	88	86
Wed	93	92	136	135	129	100	94	92	92	97	114	119	111	109	103	94	87
Thu	95	92	134	136	130	96	93	92	93	101	112	119	112	108	102	94	91
Fri	94	90	124	111	96	96	92	92	98	111	122	115	103	97	90	89	87
Sat	86	86	86	86	87	87	87	88	88	89	91	93	95	95	90	88	86
Sun	86	86	86	86	87	87	88	88	88	88	88	89	102	113	93	87	86