Best Time to Drive from Stockton to Redwood City

Right now (7:50 pm PST): about 90 minutes via I-580 East, usually 85 at this time.

Only 44% 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 Redwood City 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	90	97	119	115	108	95	95	93	92	96	103	112	108	103	91	85	85
Tue	91	103	129	119	114	99	94	92	92	99	110	109	105	100	97	87	85
Wed	91	102	127	118	116	98	93	93	92	100	113	111	108	104	102	92	86
Thu	93	104	128	118	115	95	93	92	94	105	109	114	110	103	99	92	88
Fri	91	91	113	104	96	96	92	95	102	114	122	110	103	96	89	87	85
Sat	85	85	85	86	87	88	89	90	92	92	93	93	93	92	89	87	84
Sun	85	85	84	84	85	86	87	88	88	88	88	89	96	102	90	86	84

About this drive

On weekdays the 84-mile drive from Stockton to Redwood City (via I-580 East) usually takes as little as 85 minutes and up to 129 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 95 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6 pm on Sundays (102 minutes).

About 54 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 30 miles surface streets (14 to 36 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Stockton to central Redwood City 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 Redwood City?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 85 minutes then, versus up to 129 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Stockton to Redwood City?

The 84-mile drive usually takes 85 to 129 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 95 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Stockton to Redwood City?

Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 129 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-580 East in Bay Area (35 miles) · SR-92 West in Bay Area (8 miles) · US-101 South in Bay Area (5 miles) · I-880 South in Bay Area (4 miles) · I-238 North in Bay Area (1.4 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	90	97	119	115	108	95	95	93	92	96	103	112	108	103	91	85	85
Tue	91	103	129	119	114	99	94	92	92	99	110	109	105	100	97	87	85
Wed	91	102	127	118	116	98	93	93	92	100	113	111	108	104	102	92	86
Thu	93	104	128	118	115	95	93	92	94	105	109	114	110	103	99	92	88
Fri	91	91	113	104	96	96	92	95	102	114	122	110	103	96	89	87	85
Sat	85	85	85	86	87	88	89	90	92	92	93	93	93	92	89	87	84
Sun	85	85	84	84	85	86	87	88	88	88	88	89	96	102	90	86	84

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	90	97	119	115	108	95	95	93	92	96	103	112	108	103	91	85	85
Tue	91	103	129	119	114	99	94	92	92	99	110	109	105	100	97	87	85
Wed	91	102	127	118	116	98	93	93	92	100	113	111	108	104	102	92	86
Thu	93	104	128	118	115	95	93	92	94	105	109	114	110	103	99	92	88
Fri	91	91	113	104	96	96	92	95	102	114	122	110	103	96	89	87	85
Sat	85	85	85	86	87	88	89	90	92	92	93	93	93	92	89	87	84
Sun	85	85	84	84	85	86	87	88	88	88	88	89	96	102	90	86	84

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	90	97	119	115	108	95	95	93	92	96	103	112	108	103	91	85	85
Tue	91	103	129	119	114	99	94	92	92	99	110	109	105	100	97	87	85
Wed	91	102	127	118	116	98	93	93	92	100	113	111	108	104	102	92	86
Thu	93	104	128	118	115	95	93	92	94	105	109	114	110	103	99	92	88
Fri	91	91	113	104	96	96	92	95	102	114	122	110	103	96	89	87	85
Sat	85	85	85	86	87	88	89	90	92	92	93	93	93	92	89	87	84
Sun	85	85	84	84	85	86	87	88	88	88	88	89	96	102	90	86	84