Best Time to Drive from Antioch to Oakland

Right now (6:17 pm PDT): about 36 minutes via SR-4 West and SR-24 West, usually 36 at this time.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Antioch to Oakland 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	34	42	56	53	44	40	39	39	39	38	38	38	37	36	36	36	35
Tue	33	42	64	65	49	41	38	38	37	37	37	37	37	36	36	35	35
Wed	33	42	64	62	47	40	38	38	37	37	38	37	37	36	36	35	35
Thu	33	43	66	62	46	39	38	38	37	37	38	38	37	37	36	36	35
Fri	34	38	49	49	39	38	38	38	37	37	37	37	37	36	36	35	35
Sat	34	36	37	38	37	38	38	38	39	38	38	38	38	37	37	37	35
Sun	34	35	35	38	38	39	40	40	40	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	35

About this drive

On weekdays the 38-mile drive from Antioch to Oakland (via SR-4 West and SR-24 West) usually takes as little as 33 minutes and up to 72 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 38 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Sundays (40 minutes).

About 37 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.3 miles surface streets (about 2 minutes), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Antioch to downtown Oakland 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 Oakland?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 33 minutes then, versus up to 72 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 38-mile drive usually takes 33 to 72 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 38 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Antioch to Oakland?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 72 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-4 West in Bay Area (16 miles) · SR-24 West in Bay Area (14 miles) · I-680 South in Bay Area (6 miles)

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More drives

Oakland to Antioch (return trip) · Antioch to San Jose · Antioch to San Francisco · Antioch to Sacramento

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	42	56	53	44	40	39	39	39	38	38	38	37	36	36	36	35
Tue	33	42	64	65	49	41	38	38	37	37	37	37	37	36	36	35	35
Wed	33	42	64	62	47	40	38	38	37	37	38	37	37	36	36	35	35
Thu	33	43	66	62	46	39	38	38	37	37	38	38	37	37	36	36	35
Fri	34	38	49	49	39	38	38	38	37	37	37	37	37	36	36	35	35
Sat	34	36	37	38	37	38	38	38	39	38	38	38	38	37	37	37	35
Sun	34	35	35	38	38	39	40	40	40	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	42	56	53	44	40	39	39	39	38	38	38	37	36	36	36	35
Tue	33	42	64	65	49	41	38	38	37	37	37	37	37	36	36	35	35
Wed	33	42	64	62	47	40	38	38	37	37	38	37	37	36	36	35	35
Thu	33	43	66	62	46	39	38	38	37	37	38	38	37	37	36	36	35
Fri	34	38	49	49	39	38	38	38	37	37	37	37	37	36	36	35	35
Sat	34	36	37	38	37	38	38	38	39	38	38	38	38	37	37	37	35
Sun	34	35	35	38	38	39	40	40	40	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	42	56	53	44	40	39	39	39	38	38	38	37	36	36	36	35
Tue	33	42	64	65	49	41	38	38	37	37	37	37	37	36	36	35	35
Wed	33	42	64	62	47	40	38	38	37	37	38	37	37	36	36	35	35
Thu	33	43	66	62	46	39	38	38	37	37	38	38	37	37	36	36	35
Fri	34	38	49	49	39	38	38	38	37	37	37	37	37	36	36	35	35
Sat	34	36	37	38	37	38	38	38	39	38	38	38	38	37	37	37	35
Sun	34	35	35	38	38	39	40	40	40	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	35