Best Time to Drive from Stockton to Richmond

Right now (6:17 pm PDT): about 83 minutes via SR-4 West, usually 82 at this time.

Only 43% 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 Richmond 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	103	115	112	98	100	104	102	97	100	98	94	91	87	86	81	82	81
Tue	84	118	120	100	98	100	98	99	93	95	92	91	88	89	83	83	81
Wed	88	121	118	102	98	100	98	95	94	94	91	90	87	85	82	82	81
Thu	84	121	114	95	96	98	92	92	88	92	90	87	85	83	89	81	80
Fri	84	107	108	96	94	95	96	95	92	92	90	88	85	83	83	83	83
Sat	80	83	82	82	84	83	84	87	86	85	85	84	85	82	83	81	83
Sun	80	81	81	81	82	83	82	83	83	84	84	85	84	82	81	82	81

About this drive

On weekdays the 73-mile drive from Stockton to Richmond (via SR-4 West) usually takes as little as 80 minutes and up to 126 minutes, when leaving around 6:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are after 4:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 94 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Saturdays (87 minutes).

About 44 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 29 miles surface streets (40 to 59 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Stockton to central Richmond 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 Richmond?

On weekdays, leave after 4:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 80 minutes then, versus up to 126 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 73-mile drive usually takes 80 to 126 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 94 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Stockton to Richmond?

Leaving around 6:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 126 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-4 West in Bay Area (37 miles) · I-80 West in Bay Area (7 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	103	115	112	98	100	104	102	97	100	98	94	91	87	86	81	82	81
Tue	84	118	120	100	98	100	98	99	93	95	92	91	88	89	83	83	81
Wed	88	121	118	102	98	100	98	95	94	94	91	90	87	85	82	82	81
Thu	84	121	114	95	96	98	92	92	88	92	90	87	85	83	89	81	80
Fri	84	107	108	96	94	95	96	95	92	92	90	88	85	83	83	83	83
Sat	80	83	82	82	84	83	84	87	86	85	85	84	85	82	83	81	83
Sun	80	81	81	81	82	83	82	83	83	84	84	85	84	82	81	82	81

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	103	115	112	98	100	104	102	97	100	98	94	91	87	86	81	82	81
Tue	84	118	120	100	98	100	98	99	93	95	92	91	88	89	83	83	81
Wed	88	121	118	102	98	100	98	95	94	94	91	90	87	85	82	82	81
Thu	84	121	114	95	96	98	92	92	88	92	90	87	85	83	89	81	80
Fri	84	107	108	96	94	95	96	95	92	92	90	88	85	83	83	83	83
Sat	80	83	82	82	84	83	84	87	86	85	85	84	85	82	83	81	83
Sun	80	81	81	81	82	83	82	83	83	84	84	85	84	82	81	82	81

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	103	115	112	98	100	104	102	97	100	98	94	91	87	86	81	82	81
Tue	84	118	120	100	98	100	98	99	93	95	92	91	88	89	83	83	81
Wed	88	121	118	102	98	100	98	95	94	94	91	90	87	85	82	82	81
Thu	84	121	114	95	96	98	92	92	88	92	90	87	85	83	89	81	80
Fri	84	107	108	96	94	95	96	95	92	92	90	88	85	83	83	83	83
Sat	80	83	82	82	84	83	84	87	86	85	85	84	85	82	83	81	83
Sun	80	81	81	81	82	83	82	83	83	84	84	85	84	82	81	82	81