Best Time to Drive from Stockton to Napa

Right now (7:18 pm PDT): about 94 minutes via SR-12 West, usually 92 at this time.

Only 14% 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.

About this drive

On weekdays the 71-mile drive from Stockton to Napa (via SR-12 West) usually takes as little as 91 minutes and up to 111 minutes, when leaving around 6:30 am on Mondays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 96 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Sundays (96 minutes).

About 22 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 49 miles surface streets (57 to 69 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Stockton to central Napa 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 Napa?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8 am. The drive usually takes about 91 minutes then, versus up to 111 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Stockton to Napa?

The 71-mile drive usually takes 91 to 111 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 96 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Stockton to Napa?

Leaving around 6:30 am on Mondays is usually slowest, about 111 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-12 West in Bay Area (18 miles) · I-80 West in Bay Area (4 miles)

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