Best Time to Drive from Antioch to Livermore

Right now (6:34 pm PDT): about 44 minutes via SR-4 East, usually 43 at this time.

Only 15% 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 Livermore 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	43	46	47	48	48	48	47	48	47	47	51	62	62	48	43	43	43
Tue	43	45	47	48	50	49	47	47	45	47	49	61	61	51	43	43	43
Wed	43	45	46	48	51	48	47	46	46	47	50	63	64	54	44	43	43
Thu	43	45	46	48	48	47	45	45	45	46	54	64	68	57	44	46	43
Fri	43	47	48	47	48	48	47	47	46	55	63	72	65	49	43	43	43
Sat	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43
Sun	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43

About this drive

On weekdays the 32-mile drive from Antioch to Livermore (via SR-4 East) usually takes as little as 43 minutes and up to 72 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 47 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Sundays (43 minutes).

About 10 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 21 miles surface streets (33 to 60 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Antioch to central Livermore 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 Livermore?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 43 minutes then, versus up to 72 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 32-mile drive usually takes 43 to 72 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 47 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Antioch to Livermore?

Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 72 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-4 East in Bay Area (10 miles)

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More drives

Livermore 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	43	46	47	48	48	48	47	48	47	47	51	62	62	48	43	43	43
Tue	43	45	47	48	50	49	47	47	45	47	49	61	61	51	43	43	43
Wed	43	45	46	48	51	48	47	46	46	47	50	63	64	54	44	43	43
Thu	43	45	46	48	48	47	45	45	45	46	54	64	68	57	44	46	43
Fri	43	47	48	47	48	48	47	47	46	55	63	72	65	49	43	43	43
Sat	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43
Sun	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	46	47	48	48	48	47	48	47	47	51	62	62	48	43	43	43
Tue	43	45	47	48	50	49	47	47	45	47	49	61	61	51	43	43	43
Wed	43	45	46	48	51	48	47	46	46	47	50	63	64	54	44	43	43
Thu	43	45	46	48	48	47	45	45	45	46	54	64	68	57	44	46	43
Fri	43	47	48	47	48	48	47	47	46	55	63	72	65	49	43	43	43
Sat	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43
Sun	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	46	47	48	48	48	47	48	47	47	51	62	62	48	43	43	43
Tue	43	45	47	48	50	49	47	47	45	47	49	61	61	51	43	43	43
Wed	43	45	46	48	51	48	47	46	46	47	50	63	64	54	44	43	43
Thu	43	45	46	48	48	47	45	45	45	46	54	64	68	57	44	46	43
Fri	43	47	48	47	48	48	47	47	46	55	63	72	65	49	43	43	43
Sat	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43
Sun	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43