Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Antioch to San Rafael
Right now (5:49 pm PDT): about 47 minutes via SR-4 West and I-80 West, usually 46 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
| Leave | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 44 | 53 | 71 | 64 | 55 | 50 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 48 | 48 | 47 | 46 | 46 | 45 |
| Tue | 43 | 54 | 76 | 73 | 55 | 49 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 47 | 46 | 46 | 45 |
| Wed | 44 | 53 | 78 | 70 | 55 | 49 | 49 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 47 | 47 | 46 | 46 | 45 |
| Thu | 44 | 55 | 81 | 72 | 55 | 49 | 49 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 47 | 46 | 46 | 45 |
| Fri | 44 | 49 | 61 | 59 | 49 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 47 | 46 | 46 | 45 |
| Sat | 45 | 45 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 47 | 47 | 46 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 46 | 47 | 46 | 45 |
| Sun | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 45 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 50-mile drive from Antioch to San Rafael (via SR-4 West and I-80 West) usually takes as little as 43 minutes and up to 83 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 5:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 48 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Sundays (48 minutes).
About 49 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 central San Rafael 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 Rafael?
On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 5:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 43 minutes then, versus up to 83 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Antioch to San Rafael?
The 50-mile drive usually takes 43 to 83 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 48 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Antioch to San Rafael?
Leaving around 7:30 am on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 83 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
SR-4 West in Bay Area (27 miles) · I-80 West in Bay Area (13 miles) · I-580 East in Bay Area (8 miles)
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