Best Time to Drive from Lincoln to Antioch

Right now (6:51 pm PDT): about 110 minutes via I-5 South, usually 109 at this time.

Only 33% 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 Lincoln 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	110	116	120	121	118	119	118	117	116	117	114	115	113	109	109	109	109
Tue	111	116	129	131	119	118	118	117	117	116	117	122	115	110	109	109	108
Wed	110	114	125	125	119	119	118	117	118	119	120	124	118	110	109	109	109
Thu	111	116	123	125	119	118	115	115	116	119	121	124	117	110	109	109	108
Fri	109	117	119	118	118	118	118	117	118	121	123	121	117	110	109	109	109
Sat	108	108	108	108	110	112	112	112	111	112	112	110	110	110	108	108	108
Sun	108	109	108	108	109	109	112	111	112	113	114	112	110	110	110	108	108

About this drive

On weekdays the 99-mile drive from Lincoln to Antioch (via I-5 South) usually takes as little as 108 minutes and up to 132 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 5 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 117 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Sundays (114 minutes).

About 53 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 46 miles surface streets (60 to 66 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Lincoln 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 Lincoln to Antioch?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 5 pm. The drive usually takes about 108 minutes then, versus up to 132 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 99-mile drive usually takes 108 to 132 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 117 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Lincoln to Antioch?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 132 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Sacramento (19 miles) · I-5 South in Bay Area (19 miles) · SR-99 South in Sacramento (10 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 Lincoln (return trip) · Lincoln to Sacramento · Lincoln to Stockton · Lincoln to Boston · Lincoln to Elk Grove · Lincoln 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	110	116	120	121	118	119	118	117	116	117	114	115	113	109	109	109	109
Tue	111	116	129	131	119	118	118	117	117	116	117	122	115	110	109	109	108
Wed	110	114	125	125	119	119	118	117	118	119	120	124	118	110	109	109	109
Thu	111	116	123	125	119	118	115	115	116	119	121	124	117	110	109	109	108
Fri	109	117	119	118	118	118	118	117	118	121	123	121	117	110	109	109	109
Sat	108	108	108	108	110	112	112	112	111	112	112	110	110	110	108	108	108
Sun	108	109	108	108	109	109	112	111	112	113	114	112	110	110	110	108	108

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	110	116	120	121	118	119	118	117	116	117	114	115	113	109	109	109	109
Tue	111	116	129	131	119	118	118	117	117	116	117	122	115	110	109	109	108
Wed	110	114	125	125	119	119	118	117	118	119	120	124	118	110	109	109	109
Thu	111	116	123	125	119	118	115	115	116	119	121	124	117	110	109	109	108
Fri	109	117	119	118	118	118	118	117	118	121	123	121	117	110	109	109	109
Sat	108	108	108	108	110	112	112	112	111	112	112	110	110	110	108	108	108
Sun	108	109	108	108	109	109	112	111	112	113	114	112	110	110	110	108	108

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	110	116	120	121	118	119	118	117	116	117	114	115	113	109	109	109	109
Tue	111	116	129	131	119	118	118	117	117	116	117	122	115	110	109	109	108
Wed	110	114	125	125	119	119	118	117	118	119	120	124	118	110	109	109	109
Thu	111	116	123	125	119	118	115	115	116	119	121	124	117	110	109	109	108
Fri	109	117	119	118	118	118	118	117	118	121	123	121	117	110	109	109	109
Sat	108	108	108	108	110	112	112	112	111	112	112	110	110	110	108	108	108
Sun	108	109	108	108	109	109	112	111	112	113	114	112	110	110	110	108	108