Best Time to Drive from Antioch to Cupertino

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 78 minutes via I-680 South and SR-4 West, usually 78 at this time.

Only 42% 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 Cupertino 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	72	94	117	108	90	81	79	79	79	83	84	84	87	76	73	73	73
Tue	71	99	142	127	100	86	79	78	77	83	87	93	94	79	73	73	73
Wed	71	94	139	121	100	84	79	78	78	84	88	94	96	79	73	73	73
Thu	71	95	140	122	102	86	79	78	78	84	88	93	95	80	75	74	73
Fri	71	81	95	91	81	79	78	78	78	84	88	89	90	81	75	73	73
Sat	72	73	74	74	75	76	77	78	78	78	78	78	78	77	74	73	72
Sun	72	72	72	73	73	75	76	76	76	76	76	76	76	76	75	74	72

About this drive

On weekdays the 81-mile drive from Antioch to Cupertino (via I-680 South and SR-4 West) usually takes as little as 71 minutes and up to 142 minutes, when leaving around 7 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 79 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (78 minutes).

About 77 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 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 Cupertino 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 Cupertino?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 71 minutes then, versus up to 142 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 81-mile drive usually takes 71 to 142 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 79 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Antioch to Cupertino?

Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 142 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-680 South in Bay Area (52 miles) · SR-4 West in Bay Area (16 miles) · I-280 North in Bay Area (9 miles)

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More drives

Cupertino 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	72	94	117	108	90	81	79	79	79	83	84	84	87	76	73	73	73
Tue	71	99	142	127	100	86	79	78	77	83	87	93	94	79	73	73	73
Wed	71	94	139	121	100	84	79	78	78	84	88	94	96	79	73	73	73
Thu	71	95	140	122	102	86	79	78	78	84	88	93	95	80	75	74	73
Fri	71	81	95	91	81	79	78	78	78	84	88	89	90	81	75	73	73
Sat	72	73	74	74	75	76	77	78	78	78	78	78	78	77	74	73	72
Sun	72	72	72	73	73	75	76	76	76	76	76	76	76	76	75	74	72

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	72	94	117	108	90	81	79	79	79	83	84	84	87	76	73	73	73
Tue	71	99	142	127	100	86	79	78	77	83	87	93	94	79	73	73	73
Wed	71	94	139	121	100	84	79	78	78	84	88	94	96	79	73	73	73
Thu	71	95	140	122	102	86	79	78	78	84	88	93	95	80	75	74	73
Fri	71	81	95	91	81	79	78	78	78	84	88	89	90	81	75	73	73
Sat	72	73	74	74	75	76	77	78	78	78	78	78	78	77	74	73	72
Sun	72	72	72	73	73	75	76	76	76	76	76	76	76	76	75	74	72

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	72	94	117	108	90	81	79	79	79	83	84	84	87	76	73	73	73
Tue	71	99	142	127	100	86	79	78	77	83	87	93	94	79	73	73	73
Wed	71	94	139	121	100	84	79	78	78	84	88	94	96	79	73	73	73
Thu	71	95	140	122	102	86	79	78	78	84	88	93	95	80	75	74	73
Fri	71	81	95	91	81	79	78	78	78	84	88	89	90	81	75	73	73
Sat	72	73	74	74	75	76	77	78	78	78	78	78	78	77	74	73	72
Sun	72	72	72	73	73	75	76	76	76	76	76	76	76	76	75	74	72