Best Time to Drive from Citrus Heights to Antioch

Right now (6:06 pm PDT): about 91 minutes via I-5 South and I-80 West, usually 92 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 Citrus Heights 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	88	96	98	103	99	97	95	97	93	96	97	98	97	92	90	90	89
Tue	91	96	105	110	104	94	95	94	95	94	98	99	100	90	88	88	89
Wed	88	93	101	105	101	100	96	96	98	97	100	102	100	92	90	89	88
Thu	87	91	97	100	94	95	95	96	95	96	104	106	99	92	89	89	88
Fri	88	95	96	96	98	94	94	97	96	100	104	110	100	94	91	89	88
Sat	87	88	87	89	90	92	93	92	93	92	92	90	90	90	90	89	89
Sun	88	88	88	88	88	89	91	92	92	92	94	94	96	90	91	89	87

About this drive

On weekdays the 83-mile drive from Citrus Heights to Antioch (via I-5 South and I-80 West) usually takes as little as 87 minutes and up to 113 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 96 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Sundays (96 minutes).

About 54 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 29 miles surface streets (39 to 47 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Citrus Heights 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 Citrus Heights to Antioch?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 87 minutes then, versus up to 113 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Citrus Heights to Antioch?

The 83-mile drive usually takes 87 to 113 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 96 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Citrus Heights to Antioch?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 113 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Bay Area (19 miles) · I-5 South in Sacramento (16 miles) · I-80 West in Sacramento (14 miles) · SR-12 West in Bay Area (5 miles)

Sacramento traffic right now · Sacramento traffic tomorrow · Bay Area traffic right now · Bay Area traffic tomorrow

More drives

Antioch to Citrus Heights (return trip) · Citrus Heights to Sacramento · Citrus Heights to Stockton · Citrus Heights to Elk Grove · Citrus Heights to Concord · Citrus Heights to Vallejo · Citrus Heights to Fairfield

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	88	96	98	103	99	97	95	97	93	96	97	98	97	92	90	90	89
Tue	91	96	105	110	104	94	95	94	95	94	98	99	100	90	88	88	89
Wed	88	93	101	105	101	100	96	96	98	97	100	102	100	92	90	89	88
Thu	87	91	97	100	94	95	95	96	95	96	104	106	99	92	89	89	88
Fri	88	95	96	96	98	94	94	97	96	100	104	110	100	94	91	89	88
Sat	87	88	87	89	90	92	93	92	93	92	92	90	90	90	90	89	89
Sun	88	88	88	88	88	89	91	92	92	92	94	94	96	90	91	89	87

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	88	96	98	103	99	97	95	97	93	96	97	98	97	92	90	90	89
Tue	91	96	105	110	104	94	95	94	95	94	98	99	100	90	88	88	89
Wed	88	93	101	105	101	100	96	96	98	97	100	102	100	92	90	89	88
Thu	87	91	97	100	94	95	95	96	95	96	104	106	99	92	89	89	88
Fri	88	95	96	96	98	94	94	97	96	100	104	110	100	94	91	89	88
Sat	87	88	87	89	90	92	93	92	93	92	92	90	90	90	90	89	89
Sun	88	88	88	88	88	89	91	92	92	92	94	94	96	90	91	89	87

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	88	96	98	103	99	97	95	97	93	96	97	98	97	92	90	90	89
Tue	91	96	105	110	104	94	95	94	95	94	98	99	100	90	88	88	89
Wed	88	93	101	105	101	100	96	96	98	97	100	102	100	92	90	89	88
Thu	87	91	97	100	94	95	95	96	95	96	104	106	99	92	89	89	88
Fri	88	95	96	96	98	94	94	97	96	100	104	110	100	94	91	89	88
Sat	87	88	87	89	90	92	93	92	93	92	92	90	90	90	90	89	89
Sun	88	88	88	88	88	89	91	92	92	92	94	94	96	90	91	89	87