Best Time to Drive from Antioch to Pacifica

Right now (5:06 pm PST): about 64 minutes via SR-4 West and I-80 West, usually 70 at this time.

Only 65% 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 Pacifica 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	57	75	100	93	76	70	67	65	65	65	69	67	70	62	60	59	58
Tue	57	78	117	106	83	73	69	64	64	66	68	69	79	66	60	59	58
Wed	57	77	109	100	83	74	70	65	65	64	68	74	84	67	60	59	58
Thu	57	78	115	102	81	74	71	66	65	67	73	79	91	70	61	59	58
Fri	57	67	82	81	70	65	65	66	67	69	73	73	79	70	64	61	58
Sat	58	58	59	59	61	65	74	76	75	75	76	75	75	70	65	62	60
Sun	58	58	58	58	59	62	67	70	75	74	76	72	73	71	66	62	58

About this drive

On weekdays the 65-mile drive from Antioch to Pacifica (via SR-4 West and I-80 West) usually takes as little as 57 minutes and up to 117 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 66 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Saturdays (76 minutes).

About 63 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.6 miles surface streets (2 to 4 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Antioch to central Pacifica 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 Pacifica?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 57 minutes then, versus up to 117 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 65-mile drive usually takes 57 to 117 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 66 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Antioch to Pacifica?

Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 117 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-4 West in Bay Area (27 miles) · I-80 West in Bay Area (25 miles) · I-280 South in Bay Area (11 miles)

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More drives

Pacifica 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	57	75	100	93	76	70	67	65	65	65	69	67	70	62	60	59	58
Tue	57	78	117	106	83	73	69	64	64	66	68	69	79	66	60	59	58
Wed	57	77	109	100	83	74	70	65	65	64	68	74	84	67	60	59	58
Thu	57	78	115	102	81	74	71	66	65	67	73	79	91	70	61	59	58
Fri	57	67	82	81	70	65	65	66	67	69	73	73	79	70	64	61	58
Sat	58	58	59	59	61	65	74	76	75	75	76	75	75	70	65	62	60
Sun	58	58	58	58	59	62	67	70	75	74	76	72	73	71	66	62	58

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	75	100	93	76	70	67	65	65	65	69	67	70	62	60	59	58
Tue	57	78	117	106	83	73	69	64	64	66	68	69	79	66	60	59	58
Wed	57	77	109	100	83	74	70	65	65	64	68	74	84	67	60	59	58
Thu	57	78	115	102	81	74	71	66	65	67	73	79	91	70	61	59	58
Fri	57	67	82	81	70	65	65	66	67	69	73	73	79	70	64	61	58
Sat	58	58	59	59	61	65	74	76	75	75	76	75	75	70	65	62	60
Sun	58	58	58	58	59	62	67	70	75	74	76	72	73	71	66	62	58

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	75	100	93	76	70	67	65	65	65	69	67	70	62	60	59	58
Tue	57	78	117	106	83	73	69	64	64	66	68	69	79	66	60	59	58
Wed	57	77	109	100	83	74	70	65	65	64	68	74	84	67	60	59	58
Thu	57	78	115	102	81	74	71	66	65	67	73	79	91	70	61	59	58
Fri	57	67	82	81	70	65	65	66	67	69	73	73	79	70	64	61	58
Sat	58	58	59	59	61	65	74	76	75	75	76	75	75	70	65	62	60
Sun	58	58	58	58	59	62	67	70	75	74	76	72	73	71	66	62	58