Best Time to Drive from Antioch to Rancho Cordova

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 90 minutes via I-5 North and SR-12 East, usually 92 at this time.

Only 30% 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 Rancho Cordova 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	87	89	95	92	93	93	95	97	96	96	98	97	91	90	89	88	88
Tue	87	92	100	94	93	97	99	100	98	100	100	104	94	91	88	88	87
Wed	89	92	99	95	94	93	96	94	95	99	104	105	95	90	88	88	87
Thu	88	91	97	94	94	99	98	99	99	100	104	108	96	92	88	87	87
Fri	88	89	92	91	93	94	100	99	100	103	101	104	103	96	89	88	89
Sat	87	86	87	87	88	90	91	92	90	90	94	89	89	88	89	87	87
Sun	87	87	87	88	87	89	90	92	90	93	89	93	91	90	88	88	87

About this drive

On weekdays the 76-mile drive from Antioch to Rancho Cordova (via I-5 North and SR-12 East) usually takes as little as 87 minutes and up to 108 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 5:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 98 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Saturdays (96 minutes).

About 45 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 32 miles surface streets (36 to 42 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Antioch to central Rancho Cordova 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 Rancho Cordova?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 5:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 87 minutes then, versus up to 108 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Antioch to Rancho Cordova?

The 76-mile drive usually takes 87 to 108 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 98 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Antioch to Rancho Cordova?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 108 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-12 East in Bay Area (16 miles) · I-5 North in Sacramento (11 miles) · US-50 East in Sacramento (9 miles) · I-5 North in Bay Area (8 miles)

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More drives

Rancho Cordova 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	87	89	95	92	93	93	95	97	96	96	98	97	91	90	89	88	88
Tue	87	92	100	94	93	97	99	100	98	100	100	104	94	91	88	88	87
Wed	89	92	99	95	94	93	96	94	95	99	104	105	95	90	88	88	87
Thu	88	91	97	94	94	99	98	99	99	100	104	108	96	92	88	87	87
Fri	88	89	92	91	93	94	100	99	100	103	101	104	103	96	89	88	89
Sat	87	86	87	87	88	90	91	92	90	90	94	89	89	88	89	87	87
Sun	87	87	87	88	87	89	90	92	90	93	89	93	91	90	88	88	87

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	87	89	95	92	93	93	95	97	96	96	98	97	91	90	89	88	88
Tue	87	92	100	94	93	97	99	100	98	100	100	104	94	91	88	88	87
Wed	89	92	99	95	94	93	96	94	95	99	104	105	95	90	88	88	87
Thu	88	91	97	94	94	99	98	99	99	100	104	108	96	92	88	87	87
Fri	88	89	92	91	93	94	100	99	100	103	101	104	103	96	89	88	89
Sat	87	86	87	87	88	90	91	92	90	90	94	89	89	88	89	87	87
Sun	87	87	87	88	87	89	90	92	90	93	89	93	91	90	88	88	87

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	87	89	95	92	93	93	95	97	96	96	98	97	91	90	89	88	88
Tue	87	92	100	94	93	97	99	100	98	100	100	104	94	91	88	88	87
Wed	89	92	99	95	94	93	96	94	95	99	104	105	95	90	88	88	87
Thu	88	91	97	94	94	99	98	99	99	100	104	108	96	92	88	87	87
Fri	88	89	92	91	93	94	100	99	100	103	101	104	103	96	89	88	89
Sat	87	86	87	87	88	90	91	92	90	90	94	89	89	88	89	87	87
Sun	87	87	87	88	87	89	90	92	90	93	89	93	91	90	88	88	87