Best Time to Drive from Antioch to Arden-Arcade

Right now (5:51 pm PDT): about 91 minutes via I-5 North and SR-12 East, usually 89 at this time.

Only 30% 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 Antioch to Arden-Arcade 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	87	90	94	92	91	92	91	90	92	92	97	98	91	90	89	89	89
Tue	87	92	101	97	92	95	103	95	98	97	101	107	92	88	87	87	87
Wed	88	90	103	94	93	91	95	95	94	100	103	101	94	89	88	87	86
Thu	89	91	96	94	92	95	96	90	93	94	104	105	94	87	88	87	87
Fri	87	89	92	90	91	95	91	96	97	97	96	98	105	93	88	87	88
Sat	85	85	86	88	88	90	93	92	91	91	92	88	90	88	89	87	86
Sun	86	87	88	88	86	88	87	94	88	88	88	89	91	89	86	85	85

About this drive

On weekdays the 75-mile drive from Antioch to Arden-Arcade (via I-5 North and SR-12 East) usually takes as little as 86 minutes and up to 107 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 5:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 95 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (95 minutes).

About 42 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 32 miles surface streets (38 to 45 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Antioch to central Arden-Arcade 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 Antioch to Arden-Arcade?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 5:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 86 minutes then, versus up to 107 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Antioch to Arden-Arcade?

The 75-mile drive usually takes 86 to 107 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 95 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Antioch to Arden-Arcade?

Leaving around 4 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 107 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-12 East in Bay Area (16 miles) · I-5 North in Sacramento (11 miles) · I-5 North in Bay Area (8 miles) · US-50 East in Sacramento (6 miles)

Bay Area traffic right now · Bay Area traffic tomorrow · Sacramento traffic right now · Sacramento traffic tomorrow

More drives

Arden-Arcade to Antioch (return trip) · Antioch to San Jose · Antioch to San Francisco · Antioch to Sacramento · Antioch to Oakland · Antioch to Fremont · Antioch to Modesto · Antioch to Santa Rosa · Antioch to Elk Grove · Antioch to Hayward · Antioch to Sunnyvale · Antioch to Roseville

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	87	90	94	92	91	92	91	90	92	92	97	98	91	90	89	89	89
Tue	87	92	101	97	92	95	103	95	98	97	101	107	92	88	87	87	87
Wed	88	90	103	94	93	91	95	95	94	100	103	101	94	89	88	87	86
Thu	89	91	96	94	92	95	96	90	93	94	104	105	94	87	88	87	87
Fri	87	89	92	90	91	95	91	96	97	97	96	98	105	93	88	87	88
Sat	85	85	86	88	88	90	93	92	91	91	92	88	90	88	89	87	86
Sun	86	87	88	88	86	88	87	94	88	88	88	89	91	89	86	85	85

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	87	90	94	92	91	92	91	90	92	92	97	98	91	90	89	89	89
Tue	87	92	101	97	92	95	103	95	98	97	101	107	92	88	87	87	87
Wed	88	90	103	94	93	91	95	95	94	100	103	101	94	89	88	87	86
Thu	89	91	96	94	92	95	96	90	93	94	104	105	94	87	88	87	87
Fri	87	89	92	90	91	95	91	96	97	97	96	98	105	93	88	87	88
Sat	85	85	86	88	88	90	93	92	91	91	92	88	90	88	89	87	86
Sun	86	87	88	88	86	88	87	94	88	88	88	89	91	89	86	85	85

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	87	90	94	92	91	92	91	90	92	92	97	98	91	90	89	89	89
Tue	87	92	101	97	92	95	103	95	98	97	101	107	92	88	87	87	87
Wed	88	90	103	94	93	91	95	95	94	100	103	101	94	89	88	87	86
Thu	89	91	96	94	92	95	96	90	93	94	104	105	94	87	88	87	87
Fri	87	89	92	90	91	95	91	96	97	97	96	98	105	93	88	87	88
Sat	85	85	86	88	88	90	93	92	91	91	92	88	90	88	89	87	86
Sun	86	87	88	88	86	88	87	94	88	88	88	89	91	89	86	85	85