Best Time to Drive from Cupertino to Antioch

Right now (6:34 pm PDT): about 111 minutes via I-680 North and I-280 South, usually 89 at this time.

Only 51% 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 Cupertino 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	82	84	86	99	95	86	85	86	86	95	124	137	124	94	83	82	81
Tue	81	83	87	122	128	93	86	85	86	97	159	168	157	134	97	82	80
Wed	82	84	88	120	121	93	86	85	86	101	147	165	157	134	101	82	80
Thu	81	83	87	132	124	92	85	84	87	99	161	161	151	129	98	83	81
Fri	82	84	86	92	88	86	86	87	88	102	135	129	107	93	86	82	81
Sat	81	81	81	81	82	82	83	84	85	85	86	86	85	83	83	82	80
Sun	81	81	80	80	81	82	82	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	82	80

About this drive

On weekdays the 76-mile drive from Cupertino to Antioch (via I-680 North and I-280 South) usually takes as little as 80 minutes and up to 168 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 88 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (86 minutes).

About 47 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 29 miles surface streets (39 to 86 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Cupertino 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 Cupertino to Antioch?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 80 minutes then, versus up to 168 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 76-mile drive usually takes 80 to 168 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 88 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Cupertino to Antioch?

Leaving around 4 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 168 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-680 North in Bay Area (22 miles) · I-280 South in Bay Area (12 miles) · SR-4 West in Bay Area (8 miles) · I-580 West in Bay Area (6 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	82	84	86	99	95	86	85	86	86	95	124	137	124	94	83	82	81
Tue	81	83	87	122	128	93	86	85	86	97	159	168	157	134	97	82	80
Wed	82	84	88	120	121	93	86	85	86	101	147	165	157	134	101	82	80
Thu	81	83	87	132	124	92	85	84	87	99	161	161	151	129	98	83	81
Fri	82	84	86	92	88	86	86	87	88	102	135	129	107	93	86	82	81
Sat	81	81	81	81	82	82	83	84	85	85	86	86	85	83	83	82	80
Sun	81	81	80	80	81	82	82	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	82	80

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	82	84	86	99	95	86	85	86	86	95	124	137	124	94	83	82	81
Tue	81	83	87	122	128	93	86	85	86	97	159	168	157	134	97	82	80
Wed	82	84	88	120	121	93	86	85	86	101	147	165	157	134	101	82	80
Thu	81	83	87	132	124	92	85	84	87	99	161	161	151	129	98	83	81
Fri	82	84	86	92	88	86	86	87	88	102	135	129	107	93	86	82	81
Sat	81	81	81	81	82	82	83	84	85	85	86	86	85	83	83	82	80
Sun	81	81	80	80	81	82	82	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	82	80

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	82	84	86	99	95	86	85	86	86	95	124	137	124	94	83	82	81
Tue	81	83	87	122	128	93	86	85	86	97	159	168	157	134	97	82	80
Wed	82	84	88	120	121	93	86	85	86	101	147	165	157	134	101	82	80
Thu	81	83	87	132	124	92	85	84	87	99	161	161	151	129	98	83	81
Fri	82	84	86	92	88	86	86	87	88	102	135	129	107	93	86	82	81
Sat	81	81	81	81	82	82	83	84	85	85	86	86	85	83	83	82	80
Sun	81	81	80	80	81	82	82	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	82	80