Traffic Predict

Best Time to Drive from Stockton to Oakland

Right now (6:02 pm PDT): about 98 minutes via I-580 East, usually 107 at this time.

Only 35% 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.

On weekdays the 73-mile drive from Stockton to Oakland (via I-580 East) usually takes as little as 74 minutes and up to 137 minutes, when leaving around 6:30 am on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 85 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (78 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Oakland to Stockton

Freeway, about 47 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 26 miles: 33 to 79 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from central Stockton to downtown Oakland along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Stockton to Oakland by day and time you leave (local time)
Leave5am6am7am8am9am10am11am12pm1pm2pm3pm4pm5pm6pm7pm8pm9pm
Mon7676124123848285848384102112109114987675
Tue78761291231018483828388110110961071018174
Wed797613212412483848283911111081041121038274
Thu8076135123123818181839510010710510610811291
Fri84761231227980808388112116121117100807978
Sat7373747576767776787877767575747473
Sun7474747374757676767676757474747573

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 Oakland?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 74 minutes then, versus up to 137 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 73-mile drive usually takes 74 to 137 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 85 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Stockton to Oakland?

Leaving around 6:30 am on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 137 minutes.

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Freeways on this drive

I-580 East in Bay Area (47 miles)

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