Best Time to Drive from Antioch to Newark

Right now (6:50 pm PDT): about 66 minutes via I-680 South and SR-4 West, usually 63 at this time.

Only 72% 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 Newark 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	58	78	104	100	79	69	66	65	65	67	68	68	66	63	60	60	59
Tue	58	81	116	112	86	72	66	64	64	65	68	70	70	65	61	60	59
Wed	58	76	113	105	84	71	66	64	64	66	68	71	70	64	61	60	59
Thu	58	75	114	110	87	72	65	64	64	65	68	71	71	66	62	60	59
Fri	58	66	77	81	66	66	65	64	65	67	69	72	72	67	63	60	59
Sat	59	59	60	60	60	64	65	65	65	65	65	67	67	66	61	60	59
Sun	59	59	59	59	60	61	63	64	64	62	62	62	62	62	61	61	59

About this drive

On weekdays the 61-mile drive from Antioch to Newark (via I-680 South and SR-4 West) usually takes as little as 58 minutes and up to 121 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 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 65 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (67 minutes).

About 50 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 11 miles surface streets (15 to 29 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Antioch to central Newark 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 Newark?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 58 minutes then, versus up to 121 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 61-mile drive usually takes 58 to 121 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 65 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Antioch to Newark?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 121 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-680 South in Bay Area (34 miles) · SR-4 West in Bay Area (16 miles)

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More drives

Newark 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	58	78	104	100	79	69	66	65	65	67	68	68	66	63	60	60	59
Tue	58	81	116	112	86	72	66	64	64	65	68	70	70	65	61	60	59
Wed	58	76	113	105	84	71	66	64	64	66	68	71	70	64	61	60	59
Thu	58	75	114	110	87	72	65	64	64	65	68	71	71	66	62	60	59
Fri	58	66	77	81	66	66	65	64	65	67	69	72	72	67	63	60	59
Sat	59	59	60	60	60	64	65	65	65	65	65	67	67	66	61	60	59
Sun	59	59	59	59	60	61	63	64	64	62	62	62	62	62	61	61	59

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	58	78	104	100	79	69	66	65	65	67	68	68	66	63	60	60	59
Tue	58	81	116	112	86	72	66	64	64	65	68	70	70	65	61	60	59
Wed	58	76	113	105	84	71	66	64	64	66	68	71	70	64	61	60	59
Thu	58	75	114	110	87	72	65	64	64	65	68	71	71	66	62	60	59
Fri	58	66	77	81	66	66	65	64	65	67	69	72	72	67	63	60	59
Sat	59	59	60	60	60	64	65	65	65	65	65	67	67	66	61	60	59
Sun	59	59	59	59	60	61	63	64	64	62	62	62	62	62	61	61	59

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	58	78	104	100	79	69	66	65	65	67	68	68	66	63	60	60	59
Tue	58	81	116	112	86	72	66	64	64	65	68	70	70	65	61	60	59
Wed	58	76	113	105	84	71	66	64	64	66	68	71	70	64	61	60	59
Thu	58	75	114	110	87	72	65	64	64	65	68	71	71	66	62	60	59
Fri	58	66	77	81	66	66	65	64	65	67	69	72	72	67	63	60	59
Sat	59	59	60	60	60	64	65	65	65	65	65	67	67	66	61	60	59
Sun	59	59	59	59	60	61	63	64	64	62	62	62	62	62	61	61	59