Best Time to Drive from Antioch to Berkeley

Right now (5:48 pm PDT): about 43 minutes via SR-4 West and I-80 West, usually 42 at this time.

Only 71% 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 Berkeley 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	37	50	69	64	51	44	44	44	44	43	45	43	43	40	39	39	39
Tue	37	51	83	80	58	45	43	42	42	44	45	43	43	41	39	39	38
Wed	37	49	80	72	53	44	44	43	43	42	44	43	43	41	39	39	38
Thu	37	51	83	75	55	44	44	43	43	44	47	44	43	41	39	39	38
Fri	37	43	57	57	45	42	43	44	45	45	49	45	44	42	40	39	38
Sat	38	38	39	39	40	42	43	44	44	45	46	46	47	44	42	40	39
Sun	38	38	38	38	39	41	42	43	45	45	46	45	45	43	42	41	38

About this drive

On weekdays the 42-mile drive from Antioch to Berkeley (via SR-4 West and I-80 West) usually takes as little as 37 minutes and up to 88 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 43 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Saturdays (47 minutes).

About 40 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (3 to 9 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Antioch to central Berkeley 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 Berkeley?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 37 minutes then, versus up to 88 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Antioch to Berkeley?

The 42-mile drive usually takes 37 to 88 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 43 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Antioch to Berkeley?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 88 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-4 West in Bay Area (27 miles) · I-80 West in Bay Area (12 miles)

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More drives

Berkeley 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	37	50	69	64	51	44	44	44	44	43	45	43	43	40	39	39	39
Tue	37	51	83	80	58	45	43	42	42	44	45	43	43	41	39	39	38
Wed	37	49	80	72	53	44	44	43	43	42	44	43	43	41	39	39	38
Thu	37	51	83	75	55	44	44	43	43	44	47	44	43	41	39	39	38
Fri	37	43	57	57	45	42	43	44	45	45	49	45	44	42	40	39	38
Sat	38	38	39	39	40	42	43	44	44	45	46	46	47	44	42	40	39
Sun	38	38	38	38	39	41	42	43	45	45	46	45	45	43	42	41	38

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	50	69	64	51	44	44	44	44	43	45	43	43	40	39	39	39
Tue	37	51	83	80	58	45	43	42	42	44	45	43	43	41	39	39	38
Wed	37	49	80	72	53	44	44	43	43	42	44	43	43	41	39	39	38
Thu	37	51	83	75	55	44	44	43	43	44	47	44	43	41	39	39	38
Fri	37	43	57	57	45	42	43	44	45	45	49	45	44	42	40	39	38
Sat	38	38	39	39	40	42	43	44	44	45	46	46	47	44	42	40	39
Sun	38	38	38	38	39	41	42	43	45	45	46	45	45	43	42	41	38

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	50	69	64	51	44	44	44	44	43	45	43	43	40	39	39	39
Tue	37	51	83	80	58	45	43	42	42	44	45	43	43	41	39	39	38
Wed	37	49	80	72	53	44	44	43	43	42	44	43	43	41	39	39	38
Thu	37	51	83	75	55	44	44	43	43	44	47	44	43	41	39	39	38
Fri	37	43	57	57	45	42	43	44	45	45	49	45	44	42	40	39	38
Sat	38	38	39	39	40	42	43	44	44	45	46	46	47	44	42	40	39
Sun	38	38	38	38	39	41	42	43	45	45	46	45	45	43	42	41	38