Best Time to Drive from Fairfield to Antioch

Right now (5:33 pm PDT): about 38 minutes via I-680 South and SR-4 East, usually 39 at this time.

Only 78% 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 Fairfield 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	36	40	42	41	41	41	42	41	41	40	43	42	43	41	37	37	37
Tue	36	39	42	41	41	41	40	40	40	40	44	45	46	44	38	37	36
Wed	36	39	41	41	41	41	41	40	40	40	44	47	47	44	39	38	36
Thu	36	38	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	44	47	47	44	38	37	37
Fri	36	38	39	39	39	40	39	40	40	41	45	47	48	41	39	37	36
Sat	37	36	37	37	37	38	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	37
Sun	36	36	36	36	36	37	38	39	40	41	41	42	41	41	40	39	37

About this drive

On weekdays the 40-mile drive from Fairfield to Antioch (via I-680 South and SR-4 East) usually takes as little as 36 minutes and up to 49 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 40 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Sundays (42 minutes).

About 37 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 6 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Fairfield 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 Fairfield to Antioch?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 36 minutes then, versus up to 49 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 40-mile drive usually takes 36 to 49 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 40 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Fairfield to Antioch?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 49 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-680 South in Bay Area (18 miles) · SR-4 East in Bay Area (14 miles) · I-80 West in Bay Area (5 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	40	42	41	41	41	42	41	41	40	43	42	43	41	37	37	37
Tue	36	39	42	41	41	41	40	40	40	40	44	45	46	44	38	37	36
Wed	36	39	41	41	41	41	41	40	40	40	44	47	47	44	39	38	36
Thu	36	38	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	44	47	47	44	38	37	37
Fri	36	38	39	39	39	40	39	40	40	41	45	47	48	41	39	37	36
Sat	37	36	37	37	37	38	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	37
Sun	36	36	36	36	36	37	38	39	40	41	41	42	41	41	40	39	37

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	40	42	41	41	41	42	41	41	40	43	42	43	41	37	37	37
Tue	36	39	42	41	41	41	40	40	40	40	44	45	46	44	38	37	36
Wed	36	39	41	41	41	41	41	40	40	40	44	47	47	44	39	38	36
Thu	36	38	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	44	47	47	44	38	37	37
Fri	36	38	39	39	39	40	39	40	40	41	45	47	48	41	39	37	36
Sat	37	36	37	37	37	38	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	37
Sun	36	36	36	36	36	37	38	39	40	41	41	42	41	41	40	39	37

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	40	42	41	41	41	42	41	41	40	43	42	43	41	37	37	37
Tue	36	39	42	41	41	41	40	40	40	40	44	45	46	44	38	37	36
Wed	36	39	41	41	41	41	41	40	40	40	44	47	47	44	39	38	36
Thu	36	38	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	44	47	47	44	38	37	37
Fri	36	38	39	39	39	40	39	40	40	41	45	47	48	41	39	37	36
Sat	37	36	37	37	37	38	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	37
Sun	36	36	36	36	36	37	38	39	40	41	41	42	41	41	40	39	37