Best Time to Drive from Antioch to Citrus Heights

Right now (6:06 pm PDT): about 102 minutes via I-5 North and SR-12 East, usually 94 at this time.

Only 40% 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.

About this drive

On weekdays the 82-mile drive from Antioch to Citrus Heights (via I-5 North and SR-12 East) usually takes as little as 90 minutes and up to 122 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 5:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 101 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (103 minutes).

About 52 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 30 miles surface streets (34 to 41 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Antioch to central Citrus Heights 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 Citrus Heights?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 5:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 90 minutes then, versus up to 122 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Antioch to Citrus Heights?

The 82-mile drive usually takes 90 to 122 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 101 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Antioch to Citrus Heights?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 122 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) · SR-51 North in Sacramento (8 miles) · I-80 East in Sacramento (6 miles) · US-50 East in Sacramento (1.6 miles)

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