Best Time to Drive from Stockton to San Rafael

Right now (6:18 pm PDT): about 144 minutes via I-580 East, usually 103 at this time.

Only 46% 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 Rafael 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	88	89	98	100	94	95	96	96	98	106	125	131	114	107	96	89	87
Tue	88	89	100	101	98	96	96	96	97	111	130	135	117	103	97	90	87
Wed	88	90	101	104	100	96	96	96	98	111	132	138	120	110	100	90	87
Thu	88	89	104	103	100	94	93	95	98	113	127	140	122	110	103	102	94
Fri	88	89	98	99	96	96	95	100	110	133	147	137	120	106	95	94	91
Sat	86	86	87	88	89	91	93	96	97	99	98	97	92	90	91	89	87
Sun	87	87	87	87	88	90	91	92	94	93	93	92	94	97	91	89	86

About this drive

On weekdays the 93-mile drive from Stockton to San Rafael (via I-580 East) usually takes as little as 87 minutes and up to 147 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 101 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (100 minutes).

About 68 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 25 miles surface streets (5 to 12 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 Rafael 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 Rafael?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 87 minutes then, versus up to 147 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 93-mile drive usually takes 87 to 147 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 101 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Stockton to San Rafael?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 147 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-580 East in Bay Area (58 miles) · I-80 East in Bay Area (10 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	88	89	98	100	94	95	96	96	98	106	125	131	114	107	96	89	87
Tue	88	89	100	101	98	96	96	96	97	111	130	135	117	103	97	90	87
Wed	88	90	101	104	100	96	96	96	98	111	132	138	120	110	100	90	87
Thu	88	89	104	103	100	94	93	95	98	113	127	140	122	110	103	102	94
Fri	88	89	98	99	96	96	95	100	110	133	147	137	120	106	95	94	91
Sat	86	86	87	88	89	91	93	96	97	99	98	97	92	90	91	89	87
Sun	87	87	87	87	88	90	91	92	94	93	93	92	94	97	91	89	86

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	88	89	98	100	94	95	96	96	98	106	125	131	114	107	96	89	87
Tue	88	89	100	101	98	96	96	96	97	111	130	135	117	103	97	90	87
Wed	88	90	101	104	100	96	96	96	98	111	132	138	120	110	100	90	87
Thu	88	89	104	103	100	94	93	95	98	113	127	140	122	110	103	102	94
Fri	88	89	98	99	96	96	95	100	110	133	147	137	120	106	95	94	91
Sat	86	86	87	88	89	91	93	96	97	99	98	97	92	90	91	89	87
Sun	87	87	87	87	88	90	91	92	94	93	93	92	94	97	91	89	86

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	88	89	98	100	94	95	96	96	98	106	125	131	114	107	96	89	87
Tue	88	89	100	101	98	96	96	96	97	111	130	135	117	103	97	90	87
Wed	88	90	101	104	100	96	96	96	98	111	132	138	120	110	100	90	87
Thu	88	89	104	103	100	94	93	95	98	113	127	140	122	110	103	102	94
Fri	88	89	98	99	96	96	95	100	110	133	147	137	120	106	95	94	91
Sat	86	86	87	88	89	91	93	96	97	99	98	97	92	90	91	89	87
Sun	87	87	87	87	88	90	91	92	94	93	93	92	94	97	91	89	86