Best Time to Drive from Stockton to Saratoga

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 94 minutes via I-580 East and I-680 South, usually 97 at this time.

Only 8% 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 Saratoga 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	97	94	132	133	119	99	98	97	96	104	114	121	116	110	98	91	90
Tue	96	95	137	139	125	104	97	96	96	112	129	127	117	107	102	92	89
Wed	96	96	136	137	132	103	98	95	97	110	131	131	119	113	107	98	90
Thu	98	96	136	138	133	100	96	95	98	114	127	128	119	111	106	98	95
Fri	98	94	127	115	100	100	96	96	104	120	128	121	107	100	93	93	91
Sat	90	90	90	90	91	91	92	92	92	93	95	97	99	99	94	92	89
Sun	90	90	90	90	90	91	92	92	92	92	92	92	105	116	97	91	90

About this drive

On weekdays the 85-mile drive from Stockton to Saratoga (via I-580 East and I-680 South) usually takes as little as 89 minutes and up to 139 minutes, when leaving around 8 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 100 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6 pm on Sundays (116 minutes).

About 51 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 34 miles surface streets (23 to 56 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Stockton to central Saratoga 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 Saratoga?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 89 minutes then, versus up to 139 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Stockton to Saratoga?

The 85-mile drive usually takes 89 to 139 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 100 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Stockton to Saratoga?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 139 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-580 East in Bay Area (19 miles) · I-680 South in Bay Area (10 miles) · SR-85 South in Bay Area (8 miles) · SR-237 West in Bay Area (8 miles) · I-880 South in Bay Area (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	97	94	132	133	119	99	98	97	96	104	114	121	116	110	98	91	90
Tue	96	95	137	139	125	104	97	96	96	112	129	127	117	107	102	92	89
Wed	96	96	136	137	132	103	98	95	97	110	131	131	119	113	107	98	90
Thu	98	96	136	138	133	100	96	95	98	114	127	128	119	111	106	98	95
Fri	98	94	127	115	100	100	96	96	104	120	128	121	107	100	93	93	91
Sat	90	90	90	90	91	91	92	92	92	93	95	97	99	99	94	92	89
Sun	90	90	90	90	90	91	92	92	92	92	92	92	105	116	97	91	90

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	97	94	132	133	119	99	98	97	96	104	114	121	116	110	98	91	90
Tue	96	95	137	139	125	104	97	96	96	112	129	127	117	107	102	92	89
Wed	96	96	136	137	132	103	98	95	97	110	131	131	119	113	107	98	90
Thu	98	96	136	138	133	100	96	95	98	114	127	128	119	111	106	98	95
Fri	98	94	127	115	100	100	96	96	104	120	128	121	107	100	93	93	91
Sat	90	90	90	90	91	91	92	92	92	93	95	97	99	99	94	92	89
Sun	90	90	90	90	90	91	92	92	92	92	92	92	105	116	97	91	90

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	97	94	132	133	119	99	98	97	96	104	114	121	116	110	98	91	90
Tue	96	95	137	139	125	104	97	96	96	112	129	127	117	107	102	92	89
Wed	96	96	136	137	132	103	98	95	97	110	131	131	119	113	107	98	90
Thu	98	96	136	138	133	100	96	95	98	114	127	128	119	111	106	98	95
Fri	98	94	127	115	100	100	96	96	104	120	128	121	107	100	93	93	91
Sat	90	90	90	90	91	91	92	92	92	93	95	97	99	99	94	92	89
Sun	90	90	90	90	90	91	92	92	92	92	92	92	105	116	97	91	90