Best Time to Drive from Antioch to Redwood City

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 91 minutes via SR-4 West and I-80 West and US-101 South, usually 85 at this time.

Only 50% 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 Redwood City 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	67	87	118	109	89	81	78	76	76	78	82	79	80	72	70	69	68
Tue	66	90	131	121	97	85	79	75	75	79	82	81	85	75	70	69	68
Wed	66	88	129	116	95	85	81	76	76	78	83	85	90	77	70	69	68
Thu	66	90	131	118	95	86	81	78	78	82	88	91	95	81	72	70	67
Fri	66	78	95	93	81	76	76	77	79	82	85	84	89	80	74	70	68
Sat	67	67	68	69	71	75	84	86	85	85	86	85	86	80	75	73	69
Sun	67	67	67	68	69	72	77	80	85	84	85	83	83	81	77	73	67

About this drive

On weekdays the 76-mile drive from Antioch to Redwood City (via SR-4 West and I-80 West and US-101 South) usually takes as little as 66 minutes and up to 131 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 78 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Saturdays (86 minutes).

About 73 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (3 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 Redwood City 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 Redwood City?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 66 minutes then, versus up to 131 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Antioch to Redwood City?

The 76-mile drive usually takes 66 to 131 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 78 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Antioch to Redwood City?

Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 131 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-4 West in Bay Area (27 miles) · I-80 West in Bay Area (25 miles) · US-101 South in Bay Area (21 miles)

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More drives

Redwood City 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	67	87	118	109	89	81	78	76	76	78	82	79	80	72	70	69	68
Tue	66	90	131	121	97	85	79	75	75	79	82	81	85	75	70	69	68
Wed	66	88	129	116	95	85	81	76	76	78	83	85	90	77	70	69	68
Thu	66	90	131	118	95	86	81	78	78	82	88	91	95	81	72	70	67
Fri	66	78	95	93	81	76	76	77	79	82	85	84	89	80	74	70	68
Sat	67	67	68	69	71	75	84	86	85	85	86	85	86	80	75	73	69
Sun	67	67	67	68	69	72	77	80	85	84	85	83	83	81	77	73	67

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	67	87	118	109	89	81	78	76	76	78	82	79	80	72	70	69	68
Tue	66	90	131	121	97	85	79	75	75	79	82	81	85	75	70	69	68
Wed	66	88	129	116	95	85	81	76	76	78	83	85	90	77	70	69	68
Thu	66	90	131	118	95	86	81	78	78	82	88	91	95	81	72	70	67
Fri	66	78	95	93	81	76	76	77	79	82	85	84	89	80	74	70	68
Sat	67	67	68	69	71	75	84	86	85	85	86	85	86	80	75	73	69
Sun	67	67	67	68	69	72	77	80	85	84	85	83	83	81	77	73	67

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	67	87	118	109	89	81	78	76	76	78	82	79	80	72	70	69	68
Tue	66	90	131	121	97	85	79	75	75	79	82	81	85	75	70	69	68
Wed	66	88	129	116	95	85	81	76	76	78	83	85	90	77	70	69	68
Thu	66	90	131	118	95	86	81	78	78	82	88	91	95	81	72	70	67
Fri	66	78	95	93	81	76	76	77	79	82	85	84	89	80	74	70	68
Sat	67	67	68	69	71	75	84	86	85	85	86	85	86	80	75	73	69
Sun	67	67	67	68	69	72	77	80	85	84	85	83	83	81	77	73	67