Best Time to Drive from Stockton to San Jose

Right now (5:36 pm PDT): about 124 minutes via I-680 South and I-580 East, usually 108 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	83	88	119	116	90	86	87	87	86	91	107	118	111	110	95	82	80
Tue	84	88	126	118	103	90	86	85	85	92	113	115	106	100	92	82	80
Wed	86	90	125	118	117	89	86	85	85	92	110	118	112	109	99	86	80
Thu	86	91	121	120	117	87	85	85	85	95	104	119	108	105	106	107	90
Fri	88	84	111	111	84	84	84	84	88	110	121	128	120	100	84	85	82
Sat	80	80	80	81	81	82	82	83	83	85	85	84	83	81	80	80	79
Sun	80	80	80	80	80	81	81	81	81	82	81	81	81	80	80	80	79

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 128 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 88 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (85 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 47 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 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 80 minutes then, versus up to 128 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 128 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 88 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Stockton to San Jose?

Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 128 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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More drives

San Jose to Stockton (return trip) · Stockton to San Francisco · Stockton to Sacramento · Stockton to Oakland

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	83	88	119	116	90	86	87	87	86	91	107	118	111	110	95	82	80
Tue	84	88	126	118	103	90	86	85	85	92	113	115	106	100	92	82	80
Wed	86	90	125	118	117	89	86	85	85	92	110	118	112	109	99	86	80
Thu	86	91	121	120	117	87	85	85	85	95	104	119	108	105	106	107	90
Fri	88	84	111	111	84	84	84	84	88	110	121	128	120	100	84	85	82
Sat	80	80	80	81	81	82	82	83	83	85	85	84	83	81	80	80	79
Sun	80	80	80	80	80	81	81	81	81	82	81	81	81	80	80	80	79

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	83	88	119	116	90	86	87	87	86	91	107	118	111	110	95	82	80
Tue	84	88	126	118	103	90	86	85	85	92	113	115	106	100	92	82	80
Wed	86	90	125	118	117	89	86	85	85	92	110	118	112	109	99	86	80
Thu	86	91	121	120	117	87	85	85	85	95	104	119	108	105	106	107	90
Fri	88	84	111	111	84	84	84	84	88	110	121	128	120	100	84	85	82
Sat	80	80	80	81	81	82	82	83	83	85	85	84	83	81	80	80	79
Sun	80	80	80	80	80	81	81	81	81	82	81	81	81	80	80	80	79

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	83	88	119	116	90	86	87	87	86	91	107	118	111	110	95	82	80
Tue	84	88	126	118	103	90	86	85	85	92	113	115	106	100	92	82	80
Wed	86	90	125	118	117	89	86	85	85	92	110	118	112	109	99	86	80
Thu	86	91	121	120	117	87	85	85	85	95	104	119	108	105	106	107	90
Fri	88	84	111	111	84	84	84	84	88	110	121	128	120	100	84	85	82
Sat	80	80	80	81	81	82	82	83	83	85	85	84	83	81	80	80	79
Sun	80	80	80	80	80	81	81	81	81	82	81	81	81	80	80	80	79