Best Time to Drive from Antioch to Richmond

Right now (5:50 pm PST): about 37 minutes via SR-4 West and I-80 West, usually 35 at this time.

Only 37% 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 Richmond 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	33	41	56	50	40	38	37	37	36	37	38	37	37	35	34	34	34
Tue	32	41	61	57	42	37	36	36	36	36	38	38	38	36	34	34	33
Wed	32	41	63	55	43	37	37	36	36	36	37	38	38	37	35	34	34
Thu	32	43	66	56	41	36	36	36	36	36	38	38	38	36	35	34	33
Fri	33	36	47	46	37	36	36	36	36	36	38	38	37	35	34	34	33
Sat	33	34	34	34	34	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	34	35	34	33
Sun	33	33	33	34	34	34	34	34	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	34

About this drive

On weekdays the 36-mile drive from Antioch to Richmond (via SR-4 West and I-80 West) usually takes as little as 32 minutes and up to 67 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 36 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Sundays (35 minutes).

About 34 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (3 to 7 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Antioch to central Richmond 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 Richmond?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 32 minutes then, versus up to 67 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 36-mile drive usually takes 32 to 67 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 36 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Antioch to Richmond?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 67 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-4 West in Bay Area (27 miles) · I-80 West in Bay Area (7 miles)

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More drives

Richmond 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	33	41	56	50	40	38	37	37	36	37	38	37	37	35	34	34	34
Tue	32	41	61	57	42	37	36	36	36	36	38	38	38	36	34	34	33
Wed	32	41	63	55	43	37	37	36	36	36	37	38	38	37	35	34	34
Thu	32	43	66	56	41	36	36	36	36	36	38	38	38	36	35	34	33
Fri	33	36	47	46	37	36	36	36	36	36	38	38	37	35	34	34	33
Sat	33	34	34	34	34	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	34	35	34	33
Sun	33	33	33	34	34	34	34	34	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	41	56	50	40	38	37	37	36	37	38	37	37	35	34	34	34
Tue	32	41	61	57	42	37	36	36	36	36	38	38	38	36	34	34	33
Wed	32	41	63	55	43	37	37	36	36	36	37	38	38	37	35	34	34
Thu	32	43	66	56	41	36	36	36	36	36	38	38	38	36	35	34	33
Fri	33	36	47	46	37	36	36	36	36	36	38	38	37	35	34	34	33
Sat	33	34	34	34	34	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	34	35	34	33
Sun	33	33	33	34	34	34	34	34	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	41	56	50	40	38	37	37	36	37	38	37	37	35	34	34	34
Tue	32	41	61	57	42	37	36	36	36	36	38	38	38	36	34	34	33
Wed	32	41	63	55	43	37	37	36	36	36	37	38	38	37	35	34	34
Thu	32	43	66	56	41	36	36	36	36	36	38	38	38	36	35	34	33
Fri	33	36	47	46	37	36	36	36	36	36	38	38	37	35	34	34	33
Sat	33	34	34	34	34	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	34	35	34	33
Sun	33	33	33	34	34	34	34	34	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	34