Best Time to Drive from Stockton to Menlo Park

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 105 minutes via I-580 East and SR-84 South, usually 106 at this time.

Only 2% 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 Menlo Park 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	110	105	167	161	141	108	107	106	106	113	117	126	126	125	110	100	100
Tue	109	107	175	165	145	115	106	104	105	114	126	126	123	120	117	102	98
Wed	109	109	174	164	161	115	108	105	105	112	127	129	123	127	121	112	101
Thu	113	109	174	166	161	108	105	104	108	116	127	129	131	126	121	110	107
Fri	112	102	160	138	112	112	104	106	116	133	139	133	118	111	105	102	100
Sat	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	100	100	101	105	110	109	111	104	102	99
Sun	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	100	100	100	124	144	109	100	100

About this drive

On weekdays the 79-mile drive from Stockton to Menlo Park (via I-580 East and SR-84 South) usually takes as little as 98 minutes and up to 180 minutes, when leaving around 6:30 am on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 108 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6 pm on Sundays (144 minutes).

About 29 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 50 miles surface streets (51 to 124 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Stockton to central Menlo Park 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 Menlo Park?

On weekdays, leave after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 98 minutes then, versus up to 180 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Stockton to Menlo Park?

The 79-mile drive usually takes 98 to 180 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 108 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Stockton to Menlo Park?

Leaving around 6:30 am on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 180 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-580 East in Bay Area (19 miles) · SR-84 South in Bay Area (7 miles) · I-680 South in Bay Area (2 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	110	105	167	161	141	108	107	106	106	113	117	126	126	125	110	100	100
Tue	109	107	175	165	145	115	106	104	105	114	126	126	123	120	117	102	98
Wed	109	109	174	164	161	115	108	105	105	112	127	129	123	127	121	112	101
Thu	113	109	174	166	161	108	105	104	108	116	127	129	131	126	121	110	107
Fri	112	102	160	138	112	112	104	106	116	133	139	133	118	111	105	102	100
Sat	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	100	100	101	105	110	109	111	104	102	99
Sun	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	100	100	100	124	144	109	100	100

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	110	105	167	161	141	108	107	106	106	113	117	126	126	125	110	100	100
Tue	109	107	175	165	145	115	106	104	105	114	126	126	123	120	117	102	98
Wed	109	109	174	164	161	115	108	105	105	112	127	129	123	127	121	112	101
Thu	113	109	174	166	161	108	105	104	108	116	127	129	131	126	121	110	107
Fri	112	102	160	138	112	112	104	106	116	133	139	133	118	111	105	102	100
Sat	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	100	100	101	105	110	109	111	104	102	99
Sun	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	100	100	100	124	144	109	100	100

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	110	105	167	161	141	108	107	106	106	113	117	126	126	125	110	100	100
Tue	109	107	175	165	145	115	106	104	105	114	126	126	123	120	117	102	98
Wed	109	109	174	164	161	115	108	105	105	112	127	129	123	127	121	112	101
Thu	113	109	174	166	161	108	105	104	108	116	127	129	131	126	121	110	107
Fri	112	102	160	138	112	112	104	106	116	133	139	133	118	111	105	102	100
Sat	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	100	100	101	105	110	109	111	104	102	99
Sun	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	100	100	100	124	144	109	100	100