Best Time to Drive from Antioch to San Jose

Right now (12:19 am PDT): about 68 minutes via I-680 South and SR-4 West.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Antioch to San Jose 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	64	86	107	99	83	74	72	72	71	74	76	77	81	68	67	66	66
Tue	64	88	125	113	92	78	72	70	70	72	78	83	86	72	66	66	65
Wed	64	84	122	105	89	77	72	71	70	73	78	84	86	72	67	66	66
Thu	64	87	122	110	92	77	71	70	70	73	79	84	87	73	67	66	65
Fri	64	72	85	83	73	71	70	70	71	74	81	83	84	73	67	66	65
Sat	65	66	66	67	67	68	69	71	70	71	71	71	71	71	67	66	65
Sun	65	65	65	66	66	67	68	69	69	69	68	68	69	69	67	67	65

About this drive

On weekdays the 73-mile drive from Antioch to San Jose (via I-680 South and SR-4 West) usually takes as little as 64 minutes and up to 125 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 71 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (71 minutes).

About 70 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 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 downtown San Jose 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 Jose?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 64 minutes then, versus up to 125 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 73-mile drive usually takes 64 to 125 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 71 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Antioch to San Jose?

Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 125 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-680 South in Bay Area (52 miles) · SR-4 West in Bay Area (16 miles) · I-280 North in Bay Area (1.5 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	64	86	107	99	83	74	72	72	71	74	76	77	81	68	67	66	66
Tue	64	88	125	113	92	78	72	70	70	72	78	83	86	72	66	66	65
Wed	64	84	122	105	89	77	72	71	70	73	78	84	86	72	67	66	66
Thu	64	87	122	110	92	77	71	70	70	73	79	84	87	73	67	66	65
Fri	64	72	85	83	73	71	70	70	71	74	81	83	84	73	67	66	65
Sat	65	66	66	67	67	68	69	71	70	71	71	71	71	71	67	66	65
Sun	65	65	65	66	66	67	68	69	69	69	68	68	69	69	67	67	65

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	64	86	107	99	83	74	72	72	71	74	76	77	81	68	67	66	66
Tue	64	88	125	113	92	78	72	70	70	72	78	83	86	72	66	66	65
Wed	64	84	122	105	89	77	72	71	70	73	78	84	86	72	67	66	66
Thu	64	87	122	110	92	77	71	70	70	73	79	84	87	73	67	66	65
Fri	64	72	85	83	73	71	70	70	71	74	81	83	84	73	67	66	65
Sat	65	66	66	67	67	68	69	71	70	71	71	71	71	71	67	66	65
Sun	65	65	65	66	66	67	68	69	69	69	68	68	69	69	67	67	65

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	64	86	107	99	83	74	72	72	71	74	76	77	81	68	67	66	66
Tue	64	88	125	113	92	78	72	70	70	72	78	83	86	72	66	66	65
Wed	64	84	122	105	89	77	72	71	70	73	78	84	86	72	67	66	66
Thu	64	87	122	110	92	77	71	70	70	73	79	84	87	73	67	66	65
Fri	64	72	85	83	73	71	70	70	71	74	81	83	84	73	67	66	65
Sat	65	66	66	67	67	68	69	71	70	71	71	71	71	71	67	66	65
Sun	65	65	65	66	66	67	68	69	69	69	68	68	69	69	67	67	65