Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Antioch to Santa Clara
Right now (6:03 pm PDT): about 77 minutes via I-680 South and SR-4 West, usually 70 at this time.
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 | 63 | 83 | 105 | 98 | 82 | 72 | 71 | 70 | 71 | 71 | 74 | 75 | 77 | 66 | 64 | 65 | 64 |
| Tue | 62 | 83 | 122 | 118 | 97 | 77 | 71 | 69 | 69 | 71 | 75 | 79 | 80 | 70 | 65 | 64 | 63 |
| Wed | 62 | 80 | 120 | 109 | 93 | 77 | 70 | 69 | 69 | 71 | 75 | 80 | 82 | 71 | 66 | 64 | 63 |
| Thu | 62 | 83 | 123 | 115 | 95 | 77 | 70 | 69 | 69 | 72 | 75 | 81 | 81 | 72 | 65 | 64 | 64 |
| Fri | 62 | 69 | 84 | 82 | 71 | 70 | 70 | 69 | 70 | 73 | 76 | 77 | 76 | 70 | 66 | 64 | 64 |
| Sat | 63 | 63 | 64 | 64 | 66 | 67 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 72 | 71 | 70 | 77 | 76 | 66 | 65 | 63 |
| Sun | 63 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 64 | 66 | 67 | 67 | 68 | 69 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 66 | 65 | 63 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 70-mile drive from Antioch to Santa Clara (via I-680 South and SR-4 West) usually takes as little as 62 minutes and up to 127 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 70 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Saturdays (77 minutes).
About 65 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (6 to 15 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Antioch to central Santa Clara 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 Santa Clara?
On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 62 minutes then, versus up to 127 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Antioch to Santa Clara?
The 70-mile drive usually takes 62 to 127 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 70 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Antioch to Santa Clara?
Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 127 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
I-680 South in Bay Area (39 miles) · SR-4 West in Bay Area (16 miles) · I-880 South in Bay Area (9 miles)
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