Best Time to Drive from Sunnyvale to Stockton

Right now (7:32 pm PDT): about 87 minutes via I-580 West and I-680 North, usually 86 at this time.

Only 37% 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 Sunnyvale to Stockton 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	84	151	160	116	92	91	90	89	88	90	105	108	119	110	87	85	84
Tue	83	151	154	129	107	99	98	89	87	97	104	116	132	121	94	87	83
Wed	84	153	154	133	101	91	89	89	88	94	107	121	145	123	94	86	83
Thu	83	151	157	129	99	90	88	88	88	94	103	114	132	115	108	109	84
Fri	86	161	137	113	104	89	89	88	94	104	105	109	103	96	89	89	86
Sat	84	83	84	84	85	84	85	85	86	90	92	86	87	86	87	86	85
Sun	84	83	83	84	83	84	85	85	85	85	86	86	87	87	86	86	84

About this drive

On weekdays the 75-mile drive from Sunnyvale to Stockton (via I-580 West and I-680 North) usually takes as little as 83 minutes and up to 161 minutes, when leaving around 6 am on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 90 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (92 minutes).

About 42 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 33 miles surface streets (29 to 68 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Sunnyvale to central Stockton 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 Sunnyvale to Stockton?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 83 minutes then, versus up to 161 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 75-mile drive usually takes 83 to 161 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 90 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Sunnyvale to Stockton?

Leaving around 6 am on Fridays is usually slowest, about 161 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-580 West in Bay Area (19 miles) · I-680 North in Bay Area (10 miles) · I-880 North in Bay Area (6 miles) · SR-237 East in Bay Area (6 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	84	151	160	116	92	91	90	89	88	90	105	108	119	110	87	85	84
Tue	83	151	154	129	107	99	98	89	87	97	104	116	132	121	94	87	83
Wed	84	153	154	133	101	91	89	89	88	94	107	121	145	123	94	86	83
Thu	83	151	157	129	99	90	88	88	88	94	103	114	132	115	108	109	84
Fri	86	161	137	113	104	89	89	88	94	104	105	109	103	96	89	89	86
Sat	84	83	84	84	85	84	85	85	86	90	92	86	87	86	87	86	85
Sun	84	83	83	84	83	84	85	85	85	85	86	86	87	87	86	86	84

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	84	151	160	116	92	91	90	89	88	90	105	108	119	110	87	85	84
Tue	83	151	154	129	107	99	98	89	87	97	104	116	132	121	94	87	83
Wed	84	153	154	133	101	91	89	89	88	94	107	121	145	123	94	86	83
Thu	83	151	157	129	99	90	88	88	88	94	103	114	132	115	108	109	84
Fri	86	161	137	113	104	89	89	88	94	104	105	109	103	96	89	89	86
Sat	84	83	84	84	85	84	85	85	86	90	92	86	87	86	87	86	85
Sun	84	83	83	84	83	84	85	85	85	85	86	86	87	87	86	86	84

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	84	151	160	116	92	91	90	89	88	90	105	108	119	110	87	85	84
Tue	83	151	154	129	107	99	98	89	87	97	104	116	132	121	94	87	83
Wed	84	153	154	133	101	91	89	89	88	94	107	121	145	123	94	86	83
Thu	83	151	157	129	99	90	88	88	88	94	103	114	132	115	108	109	84
Fri	86	161	137	113	104	89	89	88	94	104	105	109	103	96	89	89	86
Sat	84	83	84	84	85	84	85	85	86	90	92	86	87	86	87	86	85
Sun	84	83	83	84	83	84	85	85	85	85	86	86	87	87	86	86	84