Best Time to Drive from Stockton to Pacifica

Right now (5:33 pm PDT): about 118 minutes via I-580 East, usually 101 at this time.

Only 42% 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 Pacifica 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	101	103	119	117	108	105	105	104	103	105	124	132	120	117	105	96	95
Tue	102	109	126	119	116	110	104	102	103	110	130	141	123	110	104	97	94
Wed	102	108	124	123	120	111	105	102	103	111	134	143	126	118	111	102	96
Thu	102	106	128	120	121	107	104	102	103	114	131	154	128	117	111	104	99
Fri	100	102	114	115	106	104	102	105	112	129	144	139	125	111	102	100	96
Sat	94	94	94	96	98	106	112	111	110	110	107	105	104	99	98	96	94
Sun	94	94	94	95	96	99	102	104	107	105	104	102	107	109	99	96	94

About this drive

On weekdays the 96-mile drive from Stockton to Pacifica (via I-580 East) usually takes as little as 94 minutes and up to 154 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 106 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11 am on Saturdays (112 minutes).

About 71 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 25 miles surface streets (10 to 23 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Stockton to central Pacifica 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 Pacifica?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 94 minutes then, versus up to 154 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 96-mile drive usually takes 94 to 154 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 106 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Stockton to Pacifica?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 154 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-580 East in Bay Area (51 miles) · I-280 South in Bay Area (11 miles) · I-80 West in Bay Area (10 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	101	103	119	117	108	105	105	104	103	105	124	132	120	117	105	96	95
Tue	102	109	126	119	116	110	104	102	103	110	130	141	123	110	104	97	94
Wed	102	108	124	123	120	111	105	102	103	111	134	143	126	118	111	102	96
Thu	102	106	128	120	121	107	104	102	103	114	131	154	128	117	111	104	99
Fri	100	102	114	115	106	104	102	105	112	129	144	139	125	111	102	100	96
Sat	94	94	94	96	98	106	112	111	110	110	107	105	104	99	98	96	94
Sun	94	94	94	95	96	99	102	104	107	105	104	102	107	109	99	96	94

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	101	103	119	117	108	105	105	104	103	105	124	132	120	117	105	96	95
Tue	102	109	126	119	116	110	104	102	103	110	130	141	123	110	104	97	94
Wed	102	108	124	123	120	111	105	102	103	111	134	143	126	118	111	102	96
Thu	102	106	128	120	121	107	104	102	103	114	131	154	128	117	111	104	99
Fri	100	102	114	115	106	104	102	105	112	129	144	139	125	111	102	100	96
Sat	94	94	94	96	98	106	112	111	110	110	107	105	104	99	98	96	94
Sun	94	94	94	95	96	99	102	104	107	105	104	102	107	109	99	96	94

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	101	103	119	117	108	105	105	104	103	105	124	132	120	117	105	96	95
Tue	102	109	126	119	116	110	104	102	103	110	130	141	123	110	104	97	94
Wed	102	108	124	123	120	111	105	102	103	111	134	143	126	118	111	102	96
Thu	102	106	128	120	121	107	104	102	103	114	131	154	128	117	111	104	99
Fri	100	102	114	115	106	104	102	105	112	129	144	139	125	111	102	100	96
Sat	94	94	94	96	98	106	112	111	110	110	107	105	104	99	98	96	94
Sun	94	94	94	95	96	99	102	104	107	105	104	102	107	109	99	96	94