Best Time to Drive from Stockton to Los Gatos

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 88 minutes via I-580 East and I-880 South and I-680 South, usually 92 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 Gatos 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	90	89	124	123	110	93	92	91	90	93	101	110	109	102	91	85	84
Tue	89	90	134	131	117	98	91	90	89	93	107	110	106	100	96	86	84
Wed	90	91	134	130	123	97	91	89	89	92	105	110	108	105	100	91	84
Thu	91	91	134	130	124	94	91	90	91	97	103	113	109	103	99	92	88
Fri	91	88	118	106	93	94	90	89	95	108	119	112	102	95	87	87	85
Sat	84	84	84	85	85	88	88	88	88	90	91	92	92	92	88	86	83
Sun	84	84	84	84	85	86	87	87	87	87	86	87	98	107	90	85	84

About this drive

On weekdays the 82-mile drive from Stockton to Los Gatos (via I-580 East and I-880 South and I-680 South) usually takes as little as 84 minutes and up to 134 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 92 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6 pm on Sundays (107 minutes).

About 49 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 33 miles surface streets (19 to 47 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 Gatos 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 Gatos?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 84 minutes then, versus up to 134 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 82-mile drive usually takes 84 to 134 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 92 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Stockton to Los Gatos?

Leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 134 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-580 East in Bay Area (19 miles) · I-880 South in Bay Area (14 miles) · I-680 South in Bay Area (10 miles) · SR-17 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	90	89	124	123	110	93	92	91	90	93	101	110	109	102	91	85	84
Tue	89	90	134	131	117	98	91	90	89	93	107	110	106	100	96	86	84
Wed	90	91	134	130	123	97	91	89	89	92	105	110	108	105	100	91	84
Thu	91	91	134	130	124	94	91	90	91	97	103	113	109	103	99	92	88
Fri	91	88	118	106	93	94	90	89	95	108	119	112	102	95	87	87	85
Sat	84	84	84	85	85	88	88	88	88	90	91	92	92	92	88	86	83
Sun	84	84	84	84	85	86	87	87	87	87	86	87	98	107	90	85	84

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	90	89	124	123	110	93	92	91	90	93	101	110	109	102	91	85	84
Tue	89	90	134	131	117	98	91	90	89	93	107	110	106	100	96	86	84
Wed	90	91	134	130	123	97	91	89	89	92	105	110	108	105	100	91	84
Thu	91	91	134	130	124	94	91	90	91	97	103	113	109	103	99	92	88
Fri	91	88	118	106	93	94	90	89	95	108	119	112	102	95	87	87	85
Sat	84	84	84	85	85	88	88	88	88	90	91	92	92	92	88	86	83
Sun	84	84	84	84	85	86	87	87	87	87	86	87	98	107	90	85	84

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	90	89	124	123	110	93	92	91	90	93	101	110	109	102	91	85	84
Tue	89	90	134	131	117	98	91	90	89	93	107	110	106	100	96	86	84
Wed	90	91	134	130	123	97	91	89	89	92	105	110	108	105	100	91	84
Thu	91	91	134	130	124	94	91	90	91	97	103	113	109	103	99	92	88
Fri	91	88	118	106	93	94	90	89	95	108	119	112	102	95	87	87	85
Sat	84	84	84	85	85	88	88	88	88	90	91	92	92	92	88	86	83
Sun	84	84	84	84	85	86	87	87	87	87	86	87	98	107	90	85	84