Best Time to Drive from Stockton to Oakland

Right now (8:05 pm PDT): about 76 minutes via I-580 East, usually 75 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.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Stockton to Oakland 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	81	76	124	123	105	85	84	83	82	87	95	108	106	103	88	75	74
Tue	80	76	128	123	115	88	84	82	82	90	107	105	101	96	92	79	74
Wed	81	76	130	124	124	89	83	82	83	90	105	106	100	100	97	85	76
Thu	83	77	133	124	124	83	82	81	83	98	105	110	108	100	95	85	82
Fri	84	76	123	119	88	88	82	83	94	113	125	110	98	89	80	79	76
Sat	74	73	74	75	75	76	76	76	78	79	81	81	82	86	81	78	73
Sun	74	74	74	74	74	75	76	76	76	76	76	76	110	120	85	76	74

About this drive

On weekdays the 73-mile drive from Stockton to Oakland (via I-580 East) usually takes as little as 74 minutes and up to 133 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 86 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6 pm on Sundays (120 minutes).

About 47 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 26 miles surface streets (33 to 80 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Stockton to downtown Oakland 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 Oakland?

On weekdays, leave after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 74 minutes then, versus up to 133 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 73-mile drive usually takes 74 to 133 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 86 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Stockton to Oakland?

Leaving around 7 am on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 133 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-580 East in Bay Area (47 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	81	76	124	123	105	85	84	83	82	87	95	108	106	103	88	75	74
Tue	80	76	128	123	115	88	84	82	82	90	107	105	101	96	92	79	74
Wed	81	76	130	124	124	89	83	82	83	90	105	106	100	100	97	85	76
Thu	83	77	133	124	124	83	82	81	83	98	105	110	108	100	95	85	82
Fri	84	76	123	119	88	88	82	83	94	113	125	110	98	89	80	79	76
Sat	74	73	74	75	75	76	76	76	78	79	81	81	82	86	81	78	73
Sun	74	74	74	74	74	75	76	76	76	76	76	76	110	120	85	76	74

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	81	76	124	123	105	85	84	83	82	87	95	108	106	103	88	75	74
Tue	80	76	128	123	115	88	84	82	82	90	107	105	101	96	92	79	74
Wed	81	76	130	124	124	89	83	82	83	90	105	106	100	100	97	85	76
Thu	83	77	133	124	124	83	82	81	83	98	105	110	108	100	95	85	82
Fri	84	76	123	119	88	88	82	83	94	113	125	110	98	89	80	79	76
Sat	74	73	74	75	75	76	76	76	78	79	81	81	82	86	81	78	73
Sun	74	74	74	74	74	75	76	76	76	76	76	76	110	120	85	76	74

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	81	76	124	123	105	85	84	83	82	87	95	108	106	103	88	75	74
Tue	80	76	128	123	115	88	84	82	82	90	107	105	101	96	92	79	74
Wed	81	76	130	124	124	89	83	82	83	90	105	106	100	100	97	85	76
Thu	83	77	133	124	124	83	82	81	83	98	105	110	108	100	95	85	82
Fri	84	76	123	119	88	88	82	83	94	113	125	110	98	89	80	79	76
Sat	74	73	74	75	75	76	76	76	78	79	81	81	82	86	81	78	73
Sun	74	74	74	74	74	75	76	76	76	76	76	76	110	120	85	76	74