Best Time to Drive from Stockton to Rocklin

Right now (8:16 pm PST): about 70 minutes via I-5 North and I-80 East, usually 68 at this time.

Only 49% 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.

About this drive

On weekdays the 72-mile drive from Stockton to Rocklin (via I-5 North and I-80 East) usually takes as little as 67 minutes and up to 92 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 5:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 72 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (73 minutes).

About 48 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 24 miles surface streets (about 5 minutes), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Stockton to central Rocklin 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 Rocklin?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 5:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 67 minutes then, versus up to 92 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 72-mile drive usually takes 67 to 92 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 72 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Stockton to Rocklin?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 92 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Bay Area (13 miles) · I-80 East in Sacramento (13 miles) · I-5 North in Sacramento (11 miles) · SR-51 North in Sacramento (8 miles) · US-50 East in Sacramento (1.1 miles)

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