Best Time to Drive from Antioch to San Jose

Right now (6:02 pm PDT): about 84 minutes via I-680 South and SR-4 West, usually 71 at this time.

On weekdays the 73-mile drive from Antioch to San Jose (via I-680 South and SR-4 West) usually takes as little as 63 minutes and up to 116 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 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 2 pm on Saturdays (72 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: San Jose to Antioch

Freeway, about 70 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 3 miles: 4 to 6 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from central Antioch to downtown San Jose along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

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	81	98	92	81	73	72	71	72	74	76	76	80	68	66	67	66
Tue	64	81	114	103	88	77	72	70	70	72	78	83	85	71	66	67	65
Wed	64	82	110	99	87	78	72	70	70	73	77	88	86	71	66	66	66
Thu	63	84	113	103	89	77	71	70	70	74	78	85	88	72	67	66	66
Fri	64	72	84	82	73	71	70	70	70	75	81	83	84	73	67	66	65
Sat	65	65	66	66	67	68	69	70	71	72	72	71	69	68	66	66	65
Sun	65	65	65	66	66	67	68	69	69	69	68	68	68	67	67	67	65

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 63 minutes then, versus up to 116 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 73-mile drive usually takes 63 to 116 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 71 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Antioch to San Jose?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 116 minutes.

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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	81	98	92	81	73	72	71	72	74	76	76	80	68	66	67	66
Tue	64	81	114	103	88	77	72	70	70	72	78	83	85	71	66	67	65
Wed	64	82	110	99	87	78	72	70	70	73	77	88	86	71	66	66	66
Thu	63	84	113	103	89	77	71	70	70	74	78	85	88	72	67	66	66
Fri	64	72	84	82	73	71	70	70	70	75	81	83	84	73	67	66	65
Sat	65	65	66	66	67	68	69	70	71	72	72	71	69	68	66	66	65
Sun	65	65	65	66	66	67	68	69	69	69	68	68	68	67	67	67	65

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	64	81	98	92	81	73	72	71	72	74	76	76	80	68	66	67	66
Tue	64	81	114	103	88	77	72	70	70	72	78	83	85	71	66	67	65
Wed	64	82	110	99	87	78	72	70	70	73	77	88	86	71	66	66	66
Thu	63	84	113	103	89	77	71	70	70	74	78	85	88	72	67	66	66
Fri	64	72	84	82	73	71	70	70	70	75	81	83	84	73	67	66	65
Sat	65	65	66	66	67	68	69	70	71	72	72	71	69	68	66	66	65
Sun	65	65	65	66	66	67	68	69	69	69	68	68	68	67	67	67	65

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	64	81	98	92	81	73	72	71	72	74	76	76	80	68	66	67	66
Tue	64	81	114	103	88	77	72	70	70	72	78	83	85	71	66	67	65
Wed	64	82	110	99	87	78	72	70	70	73	77	88	86	71	66	66	66
Thu	63	84	113	103	89	77	71	70	70	74	78	85	88	72	67	66	66
Fri	64	72	84	82	73	71	70	70	70	75	81	83	84	73	67	66	65
Sat	65	65	66	66	67	68	69	70	71	72	72	71	69	68	66	66	65
Sun	65	65	65	66	66	67	68	69	69	69	68	68	68	67	67	67	65