Best Time to Drive from Antioch to Santa Rosa

Right now (5:17 pm PDT): about 106 minutes via US-101 North and SR-4 West, usually 83 at this time.

Only 49% 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 Santa Rosa 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	78	93	109	97	87	86	86	86	85	90	103	100	89	79	78	78	78
Tue	77	98	117	101	85	85	85	84	84	89	102	102	96	80	79	78	78
Wed	77	95	121	102	87	85	85	84	85	89	102	102	96	79	78	78	78
Thu	77	97	125	101	86	85	84	83	84	91	104	106	96	79	78	78	78
Fri	78	87	103	91	85	84	84	87	88	99	109	106	92	80	79	78	77
Sat	78	78	79	79	80	81	81	81	84	82	80	80	79	79	78	78	78
Sun	78	78	78	78	79	80	82	84	84	83	80	79	79	78	79	79	78

About this drive

On weekdays the 71-mile drive from Antioch to Santa Rosa (via US-101 North and SR-4 West) usually takes as little as 77 minutes and up to 125 minutes, when leaving around 7 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 86 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Sundays (85 minutes).

About 43 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 28 miles surface streets (39 to 57 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 Rosa 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 Rosa?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 5:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 77 minutes then, versus up to 125 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Antioch to Santa Rosa?

The 71-mile drive usually takes 77 to 125 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 86 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Antioch to Santa Rosa?

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

Freeways on this drive

SR-4 West in Bay Area (15 miles) · US-101 North in Bay Area (14 miles) · I-680 North in Bay Area (5 miles)

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Santa Rosa 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 Elk Grove · Antioch to Hayward · Antioch to Sunnyvale

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	78	93	109	97	87	86	86	86	85	90	103	100	89	79	78	78	78
Tue	77	98	117	101	85	85	85	84	84	89	102	102	96	80	79	78	78
Wed	77	95	121	102	87	85	85	84	85	89	102	102	96	79	78	78	78
Thu	77	97	125	101	86	85	84	83	84	91	104	106	96	79	78	78	78
Fri	78	87	103	91	85	84	84	87	88	99	109	106	92	80	79	78	77
Sat	78	78	79	79	80	81	81	81	84	82	80	80	79	79	78	78	78
Sun	78	78	78	78	79	80	82	84	84	83	80	79	79	78	79	79	78

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	78	93	109	97	87	86	86	86	85	90	103	100	89	79	78	78	78
Tue	77	98	117	101	85	85	85	84	84	89	102	102	96	80	79	78	78
Wed	77	95	121	102	87	85	85	84	85	89	102	102	96	79	78	78	78
Thu	77	97	125	101	86	85	84	83	84	91	104	106	96	79	78	78	78
Fri	78	87	103	91	85	84	84	87	88	99	109	106	92	80	79	78	77
Sat	78	78	79	79	80	81	81	81	84	82	80	80	79	79	78	78	78
Sun	78	78	78	78	79	80	82	84	84	83	80	79	79	78	79	79	78

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	78	93	109	97	87	86	86	86	85	90	103	100	89	79	78	78	78
Tue	77	98	117	101	85	85	85	84	84	89	102	102	96	80	79	78	78
Wed	77	95	121	102	87	85	85	84	85	89	102	102	96	79	78	78	78
Thu	77	97	125	101	86	85	84	83	84	91	104	106	96	79	78	78	78
Fri	78	87	103	91	85	84	84	87	88	99	109	106	92	80	79	78	77
Sat	78	78	79	79	80	81	81	81	84	82	80	80	79	79	78	78	78
Sun	78	78	78	78	79	80	82	84	84	83	80	79	79	78	79	79	78