Best Time to Drive from Berkeley to Antioch

Right now (5:48 pm PDT): about 68 minutes via SR-4 East and I-80 East, usually 54 at this time.

Only 68% 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 Berkeley to Antioch 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	39	41	45	47	50	45	45	45	46	46	56	54	57	51	42	41	40
Tue	39	41	45	51	51	47	45	45	44	47	59	64	68	58	45	41	40
Wed	39	40	45	48	51	45	45	45	45	46	57	64	70	58	45	41	39
Thu	39	40	44	50	51	46	46	44	46	48	62	69	71	60	47	41	40
Fri	39	40	43	45	47	43	45	46	48	52	68	71	65	54	47	42	40
Sat	39	39	39	39	40	41	45	46	48	48	51	51	51	49	47	44	41
Sun	39	39	39	39	39	40	44	44	48	49	49	48	48	47	46	43	39

About this drive

On weekdays the 42-mile drive from Berkeley to Antioch (via SR-4 East and I-80 East) usually takes as little as 39 minutes and up to 72 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 46 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Saturdays (52 minutes).

About 37 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (6 to 19 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Berkeley to central Antioch 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 Berkeley to Antioch?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 39 minutes then, versus up to 72 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Berkeley to Antioch?

The 42-mile drive usually takes 39 to 72 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 46 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Berkeley to Antioch?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 72 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-4 East in Bay Area (19 miles) · I-80 East in Bay Area (18 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	41	45	47	50	45	45	45	46	46	56	54	57	51	42	41	40
Tue	39	41	45	51	51	47	45	45	44	47	59	64	68	58	45	41	40
Wed	39	40	45	48	51	45	45	45	45	46	57	64	70	58	45	41	39
Thu	39	40	44	50	51	46	46	44	46	48	62	69	71	60	47	41	40
Fri	39	40	43	45	47	43	45	46	48	52	68	71	65	54	47	42	40
Sat	39	39	39	39	40	41	45	46	48	48	51	51	51	49	47	44	41
Sun	39	39	39	39	39	40	44	44	48	49	49	48	48	47	46	43	39

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	41	45	47	50	45	45	45	46	46	56	54	57	51	42	41	40
Tue	39	41	45	51	51	47	45	45	44	47	59	64	68	58	45	41	40
Wed	39	40	45	48	51	45	45	45	45	46	57	64	70	58	45	41	39
Thu	39	40	44	50	51	46	46	44	46	48	62	69	71	60	47	41	40
Fri	39	40	43	45	47	43	45	46	48	52	68	71	65	54	47	42	40
Sat	39	39	39	39	40	41	45	46	48	48	51	51	51	49	47	44	41
Sun	39	39	39	39	39	40	44	44	48	49	49	48	48	47	46	43	39

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	41	45	47	50	45	45	45	46	46	56	54	57	51	42	41	40
Tue	39	41	45	51	51	47	45	45	44	47	59	64	68	58	45	41	40
Wed	39	40	45	48	51	45	45	45	45	46	57	64	70	58	45	41	39
Thu	39	40	44	50	51	46	46	44	46	48	62	69	71	60	47	41	40
Fri	39	40	43	45	47	43	45	46	48	52	68	71	65	54	47	42	40
Sat	39	39	39	39	40	41	45	46	48	48	51	51	51	49	47	44	41
Sun	39	39	39	39	39	40	44	44	48	49	49	48	48	47	46	43	39