Best Time to Drive from Stockton to San Mateo

Right now (7:17 pm PDT): about 111 minutes via I-580 East, usually 83 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 Mateo 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	90	112	109	91	89	90	88	87	90	103	109	105	106	92	81	80
Tue	84	97	121	113	100	91	89	88	87	94	107	105	101	97	91	82	79
Wed	86	95	118	112	109	90	89	88	88	95	107	107	103	105	93	82	79
Thu	86	98	122	111	109	89	87	87	88	98	101	110	104	104	97	100	91
Fri	85	86	107	105	95	93	87	90	95	108	116	108	105	97	87	86	84
Sat	79	79	79	80	81	82	84	84	87	87	87	87	83	82	81	81	79
Sun	80	79	79	79	80	81	82	82	83	83	82	83	94	100	83	81	79

About this drive

On weekdays the 79-mile drive from Stockton to San Mateo (via I-580 East) usually takes as little as 79 minutes and up to 122 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 90 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6:30 pm on Sundays (101 minutes).

About 49 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 30 miles surface streets (13 to 33 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Stockton to central San Mateo 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 Mateo?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 79 minutes then, versus up to 122 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 79-mile drive usually takes 79 to 122 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 90 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Stockton to San Mateo?

Leaving around 7 am on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 122 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-580 East in Bay Area (35 miles) · SR-92 West in Bay Area (9 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	83	90	112	109	91	89	90	88	87	90	103	109	105	106	92	81	80
Tue	84	97	121	113	100	91	89	88	87	94	107	105	101	97	91	82	79
Wed	86	95	118	112	109	90	89	88	88	95	107	107	103	105	93	82	79
Thu	86	98	122	111	109	89	87	87	88	98	101	110	104	104	97	100	91
Fri	85	86	107	105	95	93	87	90	95	108	116	108	105	97	87	86	84
Sat	79	79	79	80	81	82	84	84	87	87	87	87	83	82	81	81	79
Sun	80	79	79	79	80	81	82	82	83	83	82	83	94	100	83	81	79

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	83	90	112	109	91	89	90	88	87	90	103	109	105	106	92	81	80
Tue	84	97	121	113	100	91	89	88	87	94	107	105	101	97	91	82	79
Wed	86	95	118	112	109	90	89	88	88	95	107	107	103	105	93	82	79
Thu	86	98	122	111	109	89	87	87	88	98	101	110	104	104	97	100	91
Fri	85	86	107	105	95	93	87	90	95	108	116	108	105	97	87	86	84
Sat	79	79	79	80	81	82	84	84	87	87	87	87	83	82	81	81	79
Sun	80	79	79	79	80	81	82	82	83	83	82	83	94	100	83	81	79

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	83	90	112	109	91	89	90	88	87	90	103	109	105	106	92	81	80
Tue	84	97	121	113	100	91	89	88	87	94	107	105	101	97	91	82	79
Wed	86	95	118	112	109	90	89	88	88	95	107	107	103	105	93	82	79
Thu	86	98	122	111	109	89	87	87	88	98	101	110	104	104	97	100	91
Fri	85	86	107	105	95	93	87	90	95	108	116	108	105	97	87	86	84
Sat	79	79	79	80	81	82	84	84	87	87	87	87	83	82	81	81	79
Sun	80	79	79	79	80	81	82	82	83	83	82	83	94	100	83	81	79