Best Time to Drive from Stockton to South San Francisco

Right now (5:17 pm PDT): about 132 minutes via I-580 East, usually 111 at this time.

Only 47% 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 South San Francisco 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	90	98	122	118	99	98	98	95	95	96	111	118	113	113	99	88	87
Tue	92	105	130	121	111	101	96	95	94	102	114	112	109	103	97	89	86
Wed	93	105	128	120	115	100	96	95	95	103	114	113	110	111	100	89	86
Thu	93	107	131	119	116	97	94	94	95	106	109	119	112	111	104	106	99
Fri	92	94	115	112	102	100	94	97	102	115	124	117	114	104	94	93	91
Sat	86	86	86	87	88	89	92	92	94	95	95	95	91	89	89	88	85
Sun	87	86	86	86	87	88	89	89	90	91	90	90	101	107	90	87	86

About this drive

On weekdays the 88-mile drive from Stockton to South San Francisco (via I-580 East) usually takes as little as 86 minutes and up to 131 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 97 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6:30 pm on Sundays (107 minutes).

About 58 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 29 miles surface streets (13 to 31 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Stockton to central South San Francisco 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 South San Francisco?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 86 minutes then, versus up to 131 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Stockton to South San Francisco?

The 88-mile drive usually takes 86 to 131 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 97 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Stockton to South San Francisco?

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

Freeways on this drive

I-580 East in Bay Area (35 miles) · US-101 North in Bay Area (10 miles) · SR-92 West in Bay Area (8 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	90	98	122	118	99	98	98	95	95	96	111	118	113	113	99	88	87
Tue	92	105	130	121	111	101	96	95	94	102	114	112	109	103	97	89	86
Wed	93	105	128	120	115	100	96	95	95	103	114	113	110	111	100	89	86
Thu	93	107	131	119	116	97	94	94	95	106	109	119	112	111	104	106	99
Fri	92	94	115	112	102	100	94	97	102	115	124	117	114	104	94	93	91
Sat	86	86	86	87	88	89	92	92	94	95	95	95	91	89	89	88	85
Sun	87	86	86	86	87	88	89	89	90	91	90	90	101	107	90	87	86

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	90	98	122	118	99	98	98	95	95	96	111	118	113	113	99	88	87
Tue	92	105	130	121	111	101	96	95	94	102	114	112	109	103	97	89	86
Wed	93	105	128	120	115	100	96	95	95	103	114	113	110	111	100	89	86
Thu	93	107	131	119	116	97	94	94	95	106	109	119	112	111	104	106	99
Fri	92	94	115	112	102	100	94	97	102	115	124	117	114	104	94	93	91
Sat	86	86	86	87	88	89	92	92	94	95	95	95	91	89	89	88	85
Sun	87	86	86	86	87	88	89	89	90	91	90	90	101	107	90	87	86

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	90	98	122	118	99	98	98	95	95	96	111	118	113	113	99	88	87
Tue	92	105	130	121	111	101	96	95	94	102	114	112	109	103	97	89	86
Wed	93	105	128	120	115	100	96	95	95	103	114	113	110	111	100	89	86
Thu	93	107	131	119	116	97	94	94	95	106	109	119	112	111	104	106	99
Fri	92	94	115	112	102	100	94	97	102	115	124	117	114	104	94	93	91
Sat	86	86	86	87	88	89	92	92	94	95	95	95	91	89	89	88	85
Sun	87	86	86	86	87	88	89	89	90	91	90	90	101	107	90	87	86