Traffic Predict

Best Time to Drive from Antioch to Palo Alto

Right now (7:49 pm PDT): about 70 minutes via I-680 South and SR-4 West, usually 69 at this time.

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Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Antioch to Palo Alto by day and time you leave (local time)
Leave5am6am7am8am9am10am11am12pm1pm2pm3pm4pm5pm6pm7pm8pm9pm
Mon688811110688787675757679787772706969
Tue6790128127102847674747679838174706968
Wed678612211697827674757779838275706968
Thu6789126122103827574757779848377706969
Fri6775898878767574767779808075716969
Sat6868696970717272737374757776717068
Sun6868686869717272727272727373717068

About this drive

On weekdays the 76-mile drive from Antioch to Palo Alto (via I-680 South and SR-4 West) usually takes as little as 67 minutes and up to 134 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 75 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Saturdays (77 minutes).

About 72 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (5 to 10 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Antioch to central Palo Alto 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 Palo Alto?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 67 minutes then, versus up to 134 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Antioch to Palo Alto?

The 76-mile drive usually takes 67 to 134 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 75 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Antioch to Palo Alto?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 134 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-680 South in Bay Area (39 miles) · SR-4 West in Bay Area (16 miles) · SR-237 West in Bay Area (6 miles) · I-880 South in Bay Area (5 miles) · US-101 North in Bay Area (5 miles)

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