Best Time to Drive from Antioch to Lincoln

Right now (6:51 pm PDT): about 116 minutes via I-5 North and SR-12 East, usually 114 at this time.

Only 34% 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 Lincoln 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	112	115	120	120	118	120	121	122	123	121	124	123	120	115	114	113	113
Tue	113	118	126	121	119	123	124	124	124	123	132	132	125	117	114	113	112
Wed	114	115	124	120	119	119	119	120	121	127	128	134	127	116	113	114	112
Thu	115	115	124	121	119	123	122	117	124	123	135	134	124	116	113	112	112
Fri	112	115	117	116	118	120	119	125	120	123	129	130	126	118	114	112	116
Sat	111	111	112	113	113	115	118	119	117	115	116	115	114	114	113	112	112
Sun	112	112	113	113	112	114	116	118	115	116	116	118	118	116	114	113	112

About this drive

On weekdays the 100-mile drive from Antioch to Lincoln (via I-5 North and SR-12 East) usually takes as little as 111 minutes and up to 136 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 11:30 am or after 5:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 122 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (121 minutes).

About 51 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 49 miles surface streets (56 to 61 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Antioch to central Lincoln 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 Lincoln?

On weekdays, leave before 11:30 am or after 5:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 111 minutes then, versus up to 136 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 100-mile drive usually takes 111 to 136 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 122 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Antioch to Lincoln?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 136 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Sacramento (18 miles) · SR-12 East in Bay Area (16 miles) · I-5 North in Bay Area (8 miles) · SR-99 North in Sacramento (8 miles)

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

More drives

Lincoln 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	112	115	120	120	118	120	121	122	123	121	124	123	120	115	114	113	113
Tue	113	118	126	121	119	123	124	124	124	123	132	132	125	117	114	113	112
Wed	114	115	124	120	119	119	119	120	121	127	128	134	127	116	113	114	112
Thu	115	115	124	121	119	123	122	117	124	123	135	134	124	116	113	112	112
Fri	112	115	117	116	118	120	119	125	120	123	129	130	126	118	114	112	116
Sat	111	111	112	113	113	115	118	119	117	115	116	115	114	114	113	112	112
Sun	112	112	113	113	112	114	116	118	115	116	116	118	118	116	114	113	112

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	112	115	120	120	118	120	121	122	123	121	124	123	120	115	114	113	113
Tue	113	118	126	121	119	123	124	124	124	123	132	132	125	117	114	113	112
Wed	114	115	124	120	119	119	119	120	121	127	128	134	127	116	113	114	112
Thu	115	115	124	121	119	123	122	117	124	123	135	134	124	116	113	112	112
Fri	112	115	117	116	118	120	119	125	120	123	129	130	126	118	114	112	116
Sat	111	111	112	113	113	115	118	119	117	115	116	115	114	114	113	112	112
Sun	112	112	113	113	112	114	116	118	115	116	116	118	118	116	114	113	112

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	112	115	120	120	118	120	121	122	123	121	124	123	120	115	114	113	113
Tue	113	118	126	121	119	123	124	124	124	123	132	132	125	117	114	113	112
Wed	114	115	124	120	119	119	119	120	121	127	128	134	127	116	113	114	112
Thu	115	115	124	121	119	123	122	117	124	123	135	134	124	116	113	112	112
Fri	112	115	117	116	118	120	119	125	120	123	129	130	126	118	114	112	116
Sat	111	111	112	113	113	115	118	119	117	115	116	115	114	114	113	112	112
Sun	112	112	113	113	112	114	116	118	115	116	116	118	118	116	114	113	112