Best Time to Drive from Antioch to South San Francisco

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 76 minutes via SR-4 West and I-80 West, usually 68 at this time.

Only 43% 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 South San Francisco 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	52	71	100	92	73	65	62	60	59	60	63	60	63	56	54	54	53
Tue	52	73	110	103	80	68	63	59	58	60	62	61	67	59	55	54	53
Wed	51	72	108	99	78	69	64	60	59	59	62	64	72	61	55	54	53
Thu	52	74	112	101	78	69	65	62	61	62	66	70	77	64	56	54	53
Fri	52	62	78	77	65	60	60	61	62	63	65	66	72	64	58	55	53
Sat	52	53	54	54	56	60	68	70	69	69	70	69	69	65	60	57	54
Sun	52	53	52	53	54	56	61	64	69	68	70	67	68	65	61	57	53

About this drive

On weekdays the 59-mile drive from Antioch to South San Francisco (via SR-4 West and I-80 West) usually takes as little as 51 minutes and up to 112 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 61 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Saturdays (70 minutes).

About 58 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 South San Francisco 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 South San Francisco?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 51 minutes then, versus up to 112 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Antioch to South San Francisco?

The 59-mile drive usually takes 51 to 112 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 61 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Antioch to South San Francisco?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 112 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 (5 miles)

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More drives

South San Francisco 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

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	71	100	92	73	65	62	60	59	60	63	60	63	56	54	54	53
Tue	52	73	110	103	80	68	63	59	58	60	62	61	67	59	55	54	53
Wed	51	72	108	99	78	69	64	60	59	59	62	64	72	61	55	54	53
Thu	52	74	112	101	78	69	65	62	61	62	66	70	77	64	56	54	53
Fri	52	62	78	77	65	60	60	61	62	63	65	66	72	64	58	55	53
Sat	52	53	54	54	56	60	68	70	69	69	70	69	69	65	60	57	54
Sun	52	53	52	53	54	56	61	64	69	68	70	67	68	65	61	57	53

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	71	100	92	73	65	62	60	59	60	63	60	63	56	54	54	53
Tue	52	73	110	103	80	68	63	59	58	60	62	61	67	59	55	54	53
Wed	51	72	108	99	78	69	64	60	59	59	62	64	72	61	55	54	53
Thu	52	74	112	101	78	69	65	62	61	62	66	70	77	64	56	54	53
Fri	52	62	78	77	65	60	60	61	62	63	65	66	72	64	58	55	53
Sat	52	53	54	54	56	60	68	70	69	69	70	69	69	65	60	57	54
Sun	52	53	52	53	54	56	61	64	69	68	70	67	68	65	61	57	53

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	71	100	92	73	65	62	60	59	60	63	60	63	56	54	54	53
Tue	52	73	110	103	80	68	63	59	58	60	62	61	67	59	55	54	53
Wed	51	72	108	99	78	69	64	60	59	59	62	64	72	61	55	54	53
Thu	52	74	112	101	78	69	65	62	61	62	66	70	77	64	56	54	53
Fri	52	62	78	77	65	60	60	61	62	63	65	66	72	64	58	55	53
Sat	52	53	54	54	56	60	68	70	69	69	70	69	69	65	60	57	54
Sun	52	53	52	53	54	56	61	64	69	68	70	67	68	65	61	57	53