Best Time to Drive from Antioch to San Mateo

Right now (6:48 pm PDT): about 91 minutes via SR-4 West and I-80 West and US-101 South, usually 70 at this time.

Only 75% 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 Mateo 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	61	81	110	102	84	78	75	72	71	74	75	72	74	66	63	63	62
Tue	60	84	127	118	93	79	74	69	69	73	76	76	82	69	64	63	61
Wed	60	82	120	109	89	79	74	70	70	72	76	79	84	71	64	63	61
Thu	60	83	124	113	91	79	75	72	72	77	82	87	92	74	65	63	61
Fri	60	72	88	87	75	70	70	71	73	75	79	77	81	72	66	64	61
Sat	61	61	62	63	65	69	80	82	82	80	81	81	82	76	70	67	62
Sun	61	61	61	62	63	66	71	73	79	79	78	77	78	74	70	66	61

About this drive

On weekdays the 69-mile drive from Antioch to San Mateo (via SR-4 West and I-80 West and US-101 South) usually takes as little as 60 minutes and up to 129 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 72 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Saturdays (82 minutes).

About 67 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (3 to 4 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Antioch to central San Mateo 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 Mateo?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 60 minutes then, versus up to 129 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 69-mile drive usually takes 60 to 129 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 72 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Antioch to San Mateo?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 129 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-4 West in Bay Area (27 miles) · I-80 West in Bay Area (25 miles) · US-101 South in Bay Area (14 miles)

Bay Area traffic right now · Bay Area traffic tomorrow

More drives

San Mateo 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

Open the live traffic map →

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	61	81	110	102	84	78	75	72	71	74	75	72	74	66	63	63	62
Tue	60	84	127	118	93	79	74	69	69	73	76	76	82	69	64	63	61
Wed	60	82	120	109	89	79	74	70	70	72	76	79	84	71	64	63	61
Thu	60	83	124	113	91	79	75	72	72	77	82	87	92	74	65	63	61
Fri	60	72	88	87	75	70	70	71	73	75	79	77	81	72	66	64	61
Sat	61	61	62	63	65	69	80	82	82	80	81	81	82	76	70	67	62
Sun	61	61	61	62	63	66	71	73	79	79	78	77	78	74	70	66	61

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	61	81	110	102	84	78	75	72	71	74	75	72	74	66	63	63	62
Tue	60	84	127	118	93	79	74	69	69	73	76	76	82	69	64	63	61
Wed	60	82	120	109	89	79	74	70	70	72	76	79	84	71	64	63	61
Thu	60	83	124	113	91	79	75	72	72	77	82	87	92	74	65	63	61
Fri	60	72	88	87	75	70	70	71	73	75	79	77	81	72	66	64	61
Sat	61	61	62	63	65	69	80	82	82	80	81	81	82	76	70	67	62
Sun	61	61	61	62	63	66	71	73	79	79	78	77	78	74	70	66	61

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	61	81	110	102	84	78	75	72	71	74	75	72	74	66	63	63	62
Tue	60	84	127	118	93	79	74	69	69	73	76	76	82	69	64	63	61
Wed	60	82	120	109	89	79	74	70	70	72	76	79	84	71	64	63	61
Thu	60	83	124	113	91	79	75	72	72	77	82	87	92	74	65	63	61
Fri	60	72	88	87	75	70	70	71	73	75	79	77	81	72	66	64	61
Sat	61	61	62	63	65	69	80	82	82	80	81	81	82	76	70	67	62
Sun	61	61	61	62	63	66	71	73	79	79	78	77	78	74	70	66	61