Best Time to Drive from Stockton to San Jose

Right now (6:50 pm PDT): about 107 minutes via I-680 South and I-580 East, usually 93 at this time.

Only 41% 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 San Jose 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	86	87	118	116	102	88	87	87	86	91	101	115	107	99	87	81	81
Tue	86	88	127	119	114	94	86	85	85	93	112	114	107	98	93	83	80
Wed	87	90	126	119	117	92	86	85	85	92	108	114	109	100	96	88	81
Thu	87	89	123	119	117	88	85	85	86	99	109	121	110	100	95	88	85
Fri	87	84	111	109	89	89	85	85	92	114	127	117	106	93	84	84	81
Sat	80	80	80	80	81	81	82	84	83	85	87	87	89	89	85	82	79
Sun	80	80	80	80	81	81	82	82	82	82	81	82	103	109	87	81	80

About this drive

On weekdays the 77-mile drive from Stockton to San Jose (via I-680 South and I-580 East) usually takes as little as 80 minutes and up to 127 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 88 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6 pm on Sundays (109 minutes).

About 43 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 33 miles surface streets (19 to 48 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Stockton to downtown San Jose 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 San Jose?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 80 minutes then, versus up to 127 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Stockton to San Jose?

The 77-mile drive usually takes 80 to 127 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 88 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Stockton to San Jose?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 127 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-680 South in Bay Area (23 miles) · I-580 East in Bay Area (19 miles) · I-280 North in Bay Area (1.5 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	86	87	118	116	102	88	87	87	86	91	101	115	107	99	87	81	81
Tue	86	88	127	119	114	94	86	85	85	93	112	114	107	98	93	83	80
Wed	87	90	126	119	117	92	86	85	85	92	108	114	109	100	96	88	81
Thu	87	89	123	119	117	88	85	85	86	99	109	121	110	100	95	88	85
Fri	87	84	111	109	89	89	85	85	92	114	127	117	106	93	84	84	81
Sat	80	80	80	80	81	81	82	84	83	85	87	87	89	89	85	82	79
Sun	80	80	80	80	81	81	82	82	82	82	81	82	103	109	87	81	80

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	86	87	118	116	102	88	87	87	86	91	101	115	107	99	87	81	81
Tue	86	88	127	119	114	94	86	85	85	93	112	114	107	98	93	83	80
Wed	87	90	126	119	117	92	86	85	85	92	108	114	109	100	96	88	81
Thu	87	89	123	119	117	88	85	85	86	99	109	121	110	100	95	88	85
Fri	87	84	111	109	89	89	85	85	92	114	127	117	106	93	84	84	81
Sat	80	80	80	80	81	81	82	84	83	85	87	87	89	89	85	82	79
Sun	80	80	80	80	81	81	82	82	82	82	81	82	103	109	87	81	80

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	86	87	118	116	102	88	87	87	86	91	101	115	107	99	87	81	81
Tue	86	88	127	119	114	94	86	85	85	93	112	114	107	98	93	83	80
Wed	87	90	126	119	117	92	86	85	85	92	108	114	109	100	96	88	81
Thu	87	89	123	119	117	88	85	85	86	99	109	121	110	100	95	88	85
Fri	87	84	111	109	89	89	85	85	92	114	127	117	106	93	84	84	81
Sat	80	80	80	80	81	81	82	84	83	85	87	87	89	89	85	82	79
Sun	80	80	80	80	81	81	82	82	82	82	81	82	103	109	87	81	80