Best Time to Drive from Stockton to Newark

Right now (2:36 am PST): about 81 minutes via I-580 East.

None 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 Newark 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	92	89	144	137	118	93	90	89	89	95	101	111	111	104	91	83	82
Tue	92	91	142	136	121	98	90	87	88	95	109	110	106	101	96	84	81
Wed	91	93	144	136	133	97	90	87	88	93	108	111	108	106	100	92	83
Thu	94	92	143	136	132	93	88	87	90	97	107	113	114	107	100	91	87
Fri	92	86	135	113	93	94	88	88	98	115	127	118	103	94	87	84	83
Sat	82	82	81	81	82	86	86	87	87	87	90	94	93	93	85	84	81
Sun	82	82	82	81	82	83	85	85	84	83	82	84	102	116	90	83	82

About this drive

On weekdays the 65-mile drive from Stockton to Newark (via I-580 East) usually takes as little as 81 minutes and up to 144 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 91 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6 pm on Sundays (116 minutes).

About 19 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 46 miles surface streets (42 to 104 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Stockton to central Newark 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 Newark?

On weekdays, leave after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 81 minutes then, versus up to 144 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 65-mile drive usually takes 81 to 144 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 91 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Stockton to Newark?

Leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 144 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-580 East in Bay Area (19 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	92	89	144	137	118	93	90	89	89	95	101	111	111	104	91	83	82
Tue	92	91	142	136	121	98	90	87	88	95	109	110	106	101	96	84	81
Wed	91	93	144	136	133	97	90	87	88	93	108	111	108	106	100	92	83
Thu	94	92	143	136	132	93	88	87	90	97	107	113	114	107	100	91	87
Fri	92	86	135	113	93	94	88	88	98	115	127	118	103	94	87	84	83
Sat	82	82	81	81	82	86	86	87	87	87	90	94	93	93	85	84	81
Sun	82	82	82	81	82	83	85	85	84	83	82	84	102	116	90	83	82

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	92	89	144	137	118	93	90	89	89	95	101	111	111	104	91	83	82
Tue	92	91	142	136	121	98	90	87	88	95	109	110	106	101	96	84	81
Wed	91	93	144	136	133	97	90	87	88	93	108	111	108	106	100	92	83
Thu	94	92	143	136	132	93	88	87	90	97	107	113	114	107	100	91	87
Fri	92	86	135	113	93	94	88	88	98	115	127	118	103	94	87	84	83
Sat	82	82	81	81	82	86	86	87	87	87	90	94	93	93	85	84	81
Sun	82	82	82	81	82	83	85	85	84	83	82	84	102	116	90	83	82

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	92	89	144	137	118	93	90	89	89	95	101	111	111	104	91	83	82
Tue	92	91	142	136	121	98	90	87	88	95	109	110	106	101	96	84	81
Wed	91	93	144	136	133	97	90	87	88	93	108	111	108	106	100	92	83
Thu	94	92	143	136	132	93	88	87	90	97	107	113	114	107	100	91	87
Fri	92	86	135	113	93	94	88	88	98	115	127	118	103	94	87	84	83
Sat	82	82	81	81	82	86	86	87	87	87	90	94	93	93	85	84	81
Sun	82	82	82	81	82	83	85	85	84	83	82	84	102	116	90	83	82