Best Time to Drive from Antioch to Sacramento

Right now (7:32 pm PDT): about 73 minutes via I-5 North and SR-12 East, usually 75 at this time.

Only 3% 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 Sacramento 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	77	79	78	79	76	78	76	76	78	80	83	82	80	79	77	78	78
Tue	77	77	78	77	80	77	78	80	79	81	85	83	79	77	77	77	76
Wed	77	78	77	78	79	77	79	82	84	85	87	86	79	76	77	77	76
Thu	77	77	76	77	77	79	77	77	78	79	86	82	78	76	76	75	78
Fri	77	77	77	77	76	78	81	85	86	84	84	86	84	79	78	76	78
Sat	76	79	79	77	77	76	76	78	78	79	77	75	78	78	76	78	78
Sun	77	77	78	78	75	77	77	78	75	76	76	82	76	77	75	76	77

About this drive

On weekdays the 66-mile drive from Antioch to Sacramento (via I-5 North and SR-12 East) usually takes as little as 75 minutes and up to 88 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 2:30 pm or after 4:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 80 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Sundays (82 minutes).

About 36 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 30 miles surface streets (30 to 35 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Antioch to downtown Sacramento (the Capitol) 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 Sacramento?

On weekdays, leave before 2:30 pm or after 4:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 75 minutes then, versus up to 88 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 66-mile drive usually takes 75 to 88 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 80 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Antioch to Sacramento?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 88 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

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

Bay Area traffic right now · Bay Area traffic tomorrow · Sacramento traffic right now · Sacramento traffic tomorrow

More drives

Sacramento to Antioch (return trip) · Antioch to San Jose · Antioch to San Francisco

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	77	79	78	79	76	78	76	76	78	80	83	82	80	79	77	78	78
Tue	77	77	78	77	80	77	78	80	79	81	85	83	79	77	77	77	76
Wed	77	78	77	78	79	77	79	82	84	85	87	86	79	76	77	77	76
Thu	77	77	76	77	77	79	77	77	78	79	86	82	78	76	76	75	78
Fri	77	77	77	77	76	78	81	85	86	84	84	86	84	79	78	76	78
Sat	76	79	79	77	77	76	76	78	78	79	77	75	78	78	76	78	78
Sun	77	77	78	78	75	77	77	78	75	76	76	82	76	77	75	76	77

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	77	79	78	79	76	78	76	76	78	80	83	82	80	79	77	78	78
Tue	77	77	78	77	80	77	78	80	79	81	85	83	79	77	77	77	76
Wed	77	78	77	78	79	77	79	82	84	85	87	86	79	76	77	77	76
Thu	77	77	76	77	77	79	77	77	78	79	86	82	78	76	76	75	78
Fri	77	77	77	77	76	78	81	85	86	84	84	86	84	79	78	76	78
Sat	76	79	79	77	77	76	76	78	78	79	77	75	78	78	76	78	78
Sun	77	77	78	78	75	77	77	78	75	76	76	82	76	77	75	76	77

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	77	79	78	79	76	78	76	76	78	80	83	82	80	79	77	78	78
Tue	77	77	78	77	80	77	78	80	79	81	85	83	79	77	77	77	76
Wed	77	78	77	78	79	77	79	82	84	85	87	86	79	76	77	77	76
Thu	77	77	76	77	77	79	77	77	78	79	86	82	78	76	76	75	78
Fri	77	77	77	77	76	78	81	85	86	84	84	86	84	79	78	76	78
Sat	76	79	79	77	77	76	76	78	78	79	77	75	78	78	76	78	78
Sun	77	77	78	78	75	77	77	78	75	76	76	82	76	77	75	76	77