Best Time to Drive from Antioch to San Francisco

Right now (8:05 pm PDT): about 48 minutes via SR-4 West and I-80 West, usually 47 at this time.

Only 71% 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 San Francisco 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	46	65	89	81	65	58	56	54	53	53	56	53	56	49	48	47	46
Tue	45	69	100	93	72	63	58	52	52	53	55	54	62	52	48	47	46
Wed	45	66	97	88	72	64	59	53	53	52	54	58	66	54	48	47	46
Thu	45	69	103	91	71	63	60	56	54	55	60	66	75	57	49	47	46
Fri	45	56	73	70	59	53	53	54	56	56	59	61	67	57	51	49	46
Sat	46	46	47	48	50	55	68	72	70	68	67	66	67	61	55	51	48
Sun	46	46	46	47	48	50	56	60	70	66	66	63	64	60	56	51	46

About this drive

On weekdays the 52-mile drive from Antioch to San Francisco (via SR-4 West and I-80 West) usually takes as little as 45 minutes and up to 103 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 54 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Saturdays (72 minutes).

About 51 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.3 miles surface streets (about 2 minutes), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Antioch to downtown San Francisco 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 San Francisco?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 45 minutes then, versus up to 103 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Antioch to San Francisco?

The 52-mile drive usually takes 45 to 103 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 54 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Antioch to San Francisco?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 103 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-4 West in Bay Area (27 miles) · I-80 West in Bay Area (23 miles)

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More drives

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

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	46	65	89	81	65	58	56	54	53	53	56	53	56	49	48	47	46
Tue	45	69	100	93	72	63	58	52	52	53	55	54	62	52	48	47	46
Wed	45	66	97	88	72	64	59	53	53	52	54	58	66	54	48	47	46
Thu	45	69	103	91	71	63	60	56	54	55	60	66	75	57	49	47	46
Fri	45	56	73	70	59	53	53	54	56	56	59	61	67	57	51	49	46
Sat	46	46	47	48	50	55	68	72	70	68	67	66	67	61	55	51	48
Sun	46	46	46	47	48	50	56	60	70	66	66	63	64	60	56	51	46

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	46	65	89	81	65	58	56	54	53	53	56	53	56	49	48	47	46
Tue	45	69	100	93	72	63	58	52	52	53	55	54	62	52	48	47	46
Wed	45	66	97	88	72	64	59	53	53	52	54	58	66	54	48	47	46
Thu	45	69	103	91	71	63	60	56	54	55	60	66	75	57	49	47	46
Fri	45	56	73	70	59	53	53	54	56	56	59	61	67	57	51	49	46
Sat	46	46	47	48	50	55	68	72	70	68	67	66	67	61	55	51	48
Sun	46	46	46	47	48	50	56	60	70	66	66	63	64	60	56	51	46

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	46	65	89	81	65	58	56	54	53	53	56	53	56	49	48	47	46
Tue	45	69	100	93	72	63	58	52	52	53	55	54	62	52	48	47	46
Wed	45	66	97	88	72	64	59	53	53	52	54	58	66	54	48	47	46
Thu	45	69	103	91	71	63	60	56	54	55	60	66	75	57	49	47	46
Fri	45	56	73	70	59	53	53	54	56	56	59	61	67	57	51	49	46
Sat	46	46	47	48	50	55	68	72	70	68	67	66	67	61	55	51	48
Sun	46	46	46	47	48	50	56	60	70	66	66	63	64	60	56	51	46