Best Time to Drive from Stockton to Pittsburg

Right now (7:18 pm PDT): about 57 minutes via SR-4 West, usually 59 at this time.

Only 27% 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 Pittsburg 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	74	72	74	67	73	78	76	71	74	70	67	64	61	61	56	58	57
Tue	56	70	75	69	72	74	72	72	67	67	64	62	60	64	58	59	57
Wed	60	71	75	70	71	74	72	69	68	67	64	63	60	60	57	58	57
Thu	57	70	67	64	70	72	67	66	63	64	61	59	58	58	65	56	56
Fri	58	70	74	70	68	70	71	69	66	65	63	60	59	58	58	59	59
Sat	56	59	57	57	59	58	59	62	61	59	59	58	60	57	58	57	59
Sun	56	57	57	57	57	58	57	58	57	58	58	59	59	57	56	57	57

About this drive

On weekdays the 42-mile drive from Stockton to Pittsburg (via SR-4 West) usually takes as little as 56 minutes and up to 78 minutes, when leaving around 6:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 4:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 68 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Saturdays (62 minutes).

About 14 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 28 miles surface streets (42 to 62 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Stockton to central Pittsburg 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 Pittsburg?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 4:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 56 minutes then, versus up to 78 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 42-mile drive usually takes 56 to 78 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 68 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Stockton to Pittsburg?

Leaving around 6:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 78 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-4 West in Bay Area (14 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	74	72	74	67	73	78	76	71	74	70	67	64	61	61	56	58	57
Tue	56	70	75	69	72	74	72	72	67	67	64	62	60	64	58	59	57
Wed	60	71	75	70	71	74	72	69	68	67	64	63	60	60	57	58	57
Thu	57	70	67	64	70	72	67	66	63	64	61	59	58	58	65	56	56
Fri	58	70	74	70	68	70	71	69	66	65	63	60	59	58	58	59	59
Sat	56	59	57	57	59	58	59	62	61	59	59	58	60	57	58	57	59
Sun	56	57	57	57	57	58	57	58	57	58	58	59	59	57	56	57	57

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	74	72	74	67	73	78	76	71	74	70	67	64	61	61	56	58	57
Tue	56	70	75	69	72	74	72	72	67	67	64	62	60	64	58	59	57
Wed	60	71	75	70	71	74	72	69	68	67	64	63	60	60	57	58	57
Thu	57	70	67	64	70	72	67	66	63	64	61	59	58	58	65	56	56
Fri	58	70	74	70	68	70	71	69	66	65	63	60	59	58	58	59	59
Sat	56	59	57	57	59	58	59	62	61	59	59	58	60	57	58	57	59
Sun	56	57	57	57	57	58	57	58	57	58	58	59	59	57	56	57	57

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	74	72	74	67	73	78	76	71	74	70	67	64	61	61	56	58	57
Tue	56	70	75	69	72	74	72	72	67	67	64	62	60	64	58	59	57
Wed	60	71	75	70	71	74	72	69	68	67	64	63	60	60	57	58	57
Thu	57	70	67	64	70	72	67	66	63	64	61	59	58	58	65	56	56
Fri	58	70	74	70	68	70	71	69	66	65	63	60	59	58	58	59	59
Sat	56	59	57	57	59	58	59	62	61	59	59	58	60	57	58	57	59
Sun	56	57	57	57	57	58	57	58	57	58	58	59	59	57	56	57	57