Best Time to Drive from Antioch to Fairfield

Right now (5:33 pm PDT): about 37 minutes via I-680 North and SR-4 West, usually 37 at this time.

Only 78% 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 Fairfield 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	35	42	53	48	42	41	40	40	40	39	40	41	43	38	36	37	36
Tue	35	42	58	55	43	40	40	39	39	39	39	42	43	38	37	36	36
Wed	35	42	59	53	45	40	40	39	39	39	41	43	46	40	37	37	36
Thu	35	42	60	53	42	39	39	39	39	39	41	45	45	39	37	37	36
Fri	35	39	48	47	40	39	39	39	40	41	44	46	45	41	38	37	36
Sat	36	36	37	37	37	38	39	39	38	38	38	37	37	37	37	37	36
Sun	36	36	36	36	37	37	38	38	38	38	37	37	37	37	37	37	36

About this drive

On weekdays the 39-mile drive from Antioch to Fairfield (via I-680 North and SR-4 West) usually takes as little as 35 minutes and up to 63 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 39 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Saturdays (39 minutes).

About 36 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 6 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Antioch to central Fairfield 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 Fairfield?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 35 minutes then, versus up to 63 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 39-mile drive usually takes 35 to 63 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 39 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Antioch to Fairfield?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 63 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-680 North in Bay Area (18 miles) · SR-4 West in Bay Area (15 miles) · I-80 East in Bay Area (3 miles)

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More drives

Fairfield 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	35	42	53	48	42	41	40	40	40	39	40	41	43	38	36	37	36
Tue	35	42	58	55	43	40	40	39	39	39	39	42	43	38	37	36	36
Wed	35	42	59	53	45	40	40	39	39	39	41	43	46	40	37	37	36
Thu	35	42	60	53	42	39	39	39	39	39	41	45	45	39	37	37	36
Fri	35	39	48	47	40	39	39	39	40	41	44	46	45	41	38	37	36
Sat	36	36	37	37	37	38	39	39	38	38	38	37	37	37	37	37	36
Sun	36	36	36	36	37	37	38	38	38	38	37	37	37	37	37	37	36

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	42	53	48	42	41	40	40	40	39	40	41	43	38	36	37	36
Tue	35	42	58	55	43	40	40	39	39	39	39	42	43	38	37	36	36
Wed	35	42	59	53	45	40	40	39	39	39	41	43	46	40	37	37	36
Thu	35	42	60	53	42	39	39	39	39	39	41	45	45	39	37	37	36
Fri	35	39	48	47	40	39	39	39	40	41	44	46	45	41	38	37	36
Sat	36	36	37	37	37	38	39	39	38	38	38	37	37	37	37	37	36
Sun	36	36	36	36	37	37	38	38	38	38	37	37	37	37	37	37	36

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	42	53	48	42	41	40	40	40	39	40	41	43	38	36	37	36
Tue	35	42	58	55	43	40	40	39	39	39	39	42	43	38	37	36	36
Wed	35	42	59	53	45	40	40	39	39	39	41	43	46	40	37	37	36
Thu	35	42	60	53	42	39	39	39	39	39	41	45	45	39	37	37	36
Fri	35	39	48	47	40	39	39	39	40	41	44	46	45	41	38	37	36
Sat	36	36	37	37	37	38	39	39	38	38	38	37	37	37	37	37	36
Sun	36	36	36	36	37	37	38	38	38	38	37	37	37	37	37	37	36