Best Time to Drive from Stockton to Santa Clara

Right now (6:17 pm PDT): about 119 minutes via I-580 East and I-680 South and I-880 South, usually 105 at this time.

Only 35% 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 Santa Clara 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	85	85	124	125	93	88	90	88	88	89	103	116	111	111	98	82	81
Tue	86	86	131	131	110	91	87	86	86	91	111	111	105	101	94	83	80
Wed	88	86	131	129	124	91	88	86	87	93	110	116	107	108	96	84	80
Thu	88	86	130	130	124	89	86	86	87	93	106	120	111	109	104	104	98
Fri	88	84	118	118	98	96	86	86	90	108	119	116	109	100	91	87	86
Sat	80	80	80	80	82	82	83	83	84	86	90	89	83	83	82	82	80
Sun	81	80	80	80	81	82	82	82	83	83	82	82	103	116	85	82	80

About this drive

On weekdays the 74-mile drive from Stockton to Santa Clara (via I-580 East and I-680 South and I-880 South) usually takes as little as 80 minutes and up to 131 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 89 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6:30 pm on Sundays (116 minutes).

About 39 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 35 miles surface streets (24 to 61 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Stockton to central Santa Clara 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 Santa Clara?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 80 minutes then, versus up to 131 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Stockton to Santa Clara?

The 74-mile drive usually takes 80 to 131 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 89 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Stockton to Santa Clara?

Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 131 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-580 East in Bay Area (19 miles) · I-680 South in Bay Area (10 miles) · I-880 South in Bay Area (9 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	85	85	124	125	93	88	90	88	88	89	103	116	111	111	98	82	81
Tue	86	86	131	131	110	91	87	86	86	91	111	111	105	101	94	83	80
Wed	88	86	131	129	124	91	88	86	87	93	110	116	107	108	96	84	80
Thu	88	86	130	130	124	89	86	86	87	93	106	120	111	109	104	104	98
Fri	88	84	118	118	98	96	86	86	90	108	119	116	109	100	91	87	86
Sat	80	80	80	80	82	82	83	83	84	86	90	89	83	83	82	82	80
Sun	81	80	80	80	81	82	82	82	83	83	82	82	103	116	85	82	80

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	85	85	124	125	93	88	90	88	88	89	103	116	111	111	98	82	81
Tue	86	86	131	131	110	91	87	86	86	91	111	111	105	101	94	83	80
Wed	88	86	131	129	124	91	88	86	87	93	110	116	107	108	96	84	80
Thu	88	86	130	130	124	89	86	86	87	93	106	120	111	109	104	104	98
Fri	88	84	118	118	98	96	86	86	90	108	119	116	109	100	91	87	86
Sat	80	80	80	80	82	82	83	83	84	86	90	89	83	83	82	82	80
Sun	81	80	80	80	81	82	82	82	83	83	82	82	103	116	85	82	80

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	85	85	124	125	93	88	90	88	88	89	103	116	111	111	98	82	81
Tue	86	86	131	131	110	91	87	86	86	91	111	111	105	101	94	83	80
Wed	88	86	131	129	124	91	88	86	87	93	110	116	107	108	96	84	80
Thu	88	86	130	130	124	89	86	86	87	93	106	120	111	109	104	104	98
Fri	88	84	118	118	98	96	86	86	90	108	119	116	109	100	91	87	86
Sat	80	80	80	80	82	82	83	83	84	86	90	89	83	83	82	82	80
Sun	81	80	80	80	81	82	82	82	83	83	82	82	103	116	85	82	80