Best Time to Drive from Stockton to Pleasanton

Right now (7:18 pm PDT): about 64 minutes via I-580 East, usually 59 at this time.

Only 19% 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 Pleasanton 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	54	54	73	73	57	56	57	57	56	57	72	79	77	78	64	54	53
Tue	55	54	72	73	67	60	57	56	56	59	72	72	71	70	63	55	53
Wed	56	54	73	73	73	57	57	56	56	59	69	73	72	77	65	56	53
Thu	56	54	72	73	73	56	55	56	56	60	64	77	74	76	70	73	65
Fri	56	54	72	72	62	61	55	56	57	69	81	77	76	68	60	60	58
Sat	52	53	52	52	53	53	53	53	54	55	56	57	53	54	54	54	53
Sun	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	65	71	55	54	53

About this drive

On weekdays the 48-mile drive from Stockton to Pleasanton (via I-580 East) usually takes as little as 53 minutes and up to 81 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 57 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6:30 pm on Sundays (72 minutes).

About 17 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 31 miles surface streets (15 to 35 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Stockton to central Pleasanton 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 Pleasanton?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 53 minutes then, versus up to 81 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 48-mile drive usually takes 53 to 81 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 57 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Stockton to Pleasanton?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 81 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-580 East in Bay Area (17 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	54	73	73	57	56	57	57	56	57	72	79	77	78	64	54	53
Tue	55	54	72	73	67	60	57	56	56	59	72	72	71	70	63	55	53
Wed	56	54	73	73	73	57	57	56	56	59	69	73	72	77	65	56	53
Thu	56	54	72	73	73	56	55	56	56	60	64	77	74	76	70	73	65
Fri	56	54	72	72	62	61	55	56	57	69	81	77	76	68	60	60	58
Sat	52	53	52	52	53	53	53	53	54	55	56	57	53	54	54	54	53
Sun	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	65	71	55	54	53

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	54	73	73	57	56	57	57	56	57	72	79	77	78	64	54	53
Tue	55	54	72	73	67	60	57	56	56	59	72	72	71	70	63	55	53
Wed	56	54	73	73	73	57	57	56	56	59	69	73	72	77	65	56	53
Thu	56	54	72	73	73	56	55	56	56	60	64	77	74	76	70	73	65
Fri	56	54	72	72	62	61	55	56	57	69	81	77	76	68	60	60	58
Sat	52	53	52	52	53	53	53	53	54	55	56	57	53	54	54	54	53
Sun	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	65	71	55	54	53

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	54	73	73	57	56	57	57	56	57	72	79	77	78	64	54	53
Tue	55	54	72	73	67	60	57	56	56	59	72	72	71	70	63	55	53
Wed	56	54	73	73	73	57	57	56	56	59	69	73	72	77	65	56	53
Thu	56	54	72	73	73	56	55	56	56	60	64	77	74	76	70	73	65
Fri	56	54	72	72	62	61	55	56	57	69	81	77	76	68	60	60	58
Sat	52	53	52	52	53	53	53	53	54	55	56	57	53	54	54	54	53
Sun	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	65	71	55	54	53