Best Time to Drive from Stockton to Menlo Park

Right now (5:51 pm PDT): about 159 minutes via I-580 East and SR-84 South, usually 159 at this time.

Only 21% 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	103	103	166	161	108	105	108	108	106	109	121	133	134	137	126	101	100
Tue	108	107	178	167	144	117	107	105	106	117	133	129	129	123	118	102	99
Wed	110	107	171	165	161	116	107	105	106	113	127	126	123	136	128	113	105
Thu	110	109	173	168	161	106	104	104	106	113	126	130	134	133	126	116	113
Fri	112	102	160	155	115	113	103	105	116	136	145	135	127	115	106	105	102
Sat	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	100	100	101	106	107	103	105	100	101	100
Sun	99	100	99	99	99	99	99	100	99	100	99	101	141	159	106	101	101

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 99 minutes and up to 182 minutes, when leaving around 6:30 am on Tuesdays. 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 (159 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 99 minutes then, versus up to 182 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 79-mile drive usually takes 99 to 182 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 Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 182 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	103	103	166	161	108	105	108	108	106	109	121	133	134	137	126	101	100
Tue	108	107	178	167	144	117	107	105	106	117	133	129	129	123	118	102	99
Wed	110	107	171	165	161	116	107	105	106	113	127	126	123	136	128	113	105
Thu	110	109	173	168	161	106	104	104	106	113	126	130	134	133	126	116	113
Fri	112	102	160	155	115	113	103	105	116	136	145	135	127	115	106	105	102
Sat	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	100	100	101	106	107	103	105	100	101	100
Sun	99	100	99	99	99	99	99	100	99	100	99	101	141	159	106	101	101

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	103	103	166	161	108	105	108	108	106	109	121	133	134	137	126	101	100
Tue	108	107	178	167	144	117	107	105	106	117	133	129	129	123	118	102	99
Wed	110	107	171	165	161	116	107	105	106	113	127	126	123	136	128	113	105
Thu	110	109	173	168	161	106	104	104	106	113	126	130	134	133	126	116	113
Fri	112	102	160	155	115	113	103	105	116	136	145	135	127	115	106	105	102
Sat	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	100	100	101	106	107	103	105	100	101	100
Sun	99	100	99	99	99	99	99	100	99	100	99	101	141	159	106	101	101

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	103	103	166	161	108	105	108	108	106	109	121	133	134	137	126	101	100
Tue	108	107	178	167	144	117	107	105	106	117	133	129	129	123	118	102	99
Wed	110	107	171	165	161	116	107	105	106	113	127	126	123	136	128	113	105
Thu	110	109	173	168	161	106	104	104	106	113	126	130	134	133	126	116	113
Fri	112	102	160	155	115	113	103	105	116	136	145	135	127	115	106	105	102
Sat	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	100	100	101	106	107	103	105	100	101	100
Sun	99	100	99	99	99	99	99	100	99	100	99	101	141	159	106	101	101