Best Time to Drive from Livermore to Antioch

Right now (6:34 pm PDT): about 44 minutes via SR-4 West and I-580 West, usually 42 at this time.

Only 22% 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 Livermore 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	43	45	48	48	49	48	46	48	46	46	48	61	59	51	42	42	42
Tue	42	44	46	47	49	49	46	47	45	45	47	57	59	52	42	42	42
Wed	42	44	46	48	50	49	47	46	45	45	47	58	60	56	44	42	42
Thu	42	44	46	48	48	47	45	44	44	45	48	57	64	57	45	45	43
Fri	42	45	47	47	47	47	46	45	45	51	58	67	63	51	42	42	42
Sat	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	43	43	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42
Sun	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	43	43	43	42	42	42	42

About this drive

On weekdays the 32-mile drive from Livermore to Antioch (via SR-4 West and I-580 West) usually takes as little as 42 minutes and up to 68 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 46 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Sundays (43 minutes).

About 11 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 21 miles surface streets (32 to 58 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Livermore 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 Livermore to Antioch?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 42 minutes then, versus up to 68 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 32-mile drive usually takes 42 to 68 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 46 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Livermore to Antioch?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 68 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-4 West in Bay Area (8 miles) · I-580 West in Bay Area (3 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	45	48	48	49	48	46	48	46	46	48	61	59	51	42	42	42
Tue	42	44	46	47	49	49	46	47	45	45	47	57	59	52	42	42	42
Wed	42	44	46	48	50	49	47	46	45	45	47	58	60	56	44	42	42
Thu	42	44	46	48	48	47	45	44	44	45	48	57	64	57	45	45	43
Fri	42	45	47	47	47	47	46	45	45	51	58	67	63	51	42	42	42
Sat	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	43	43	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42
Sun	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	43	43	43	42	42	42	42

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	45	48	48	49	48	46	48	46	46	48	61	59	51	42	42	42
Tue	42	44	46	47	49	49	46	47	45	45	47	57	59	52	42	42	42
Wed	42	44	46	48	50	49	47	46	45	45	47	58	60	56	44	42	42
Thu	42	44	46	48	48	47	45	44	44	45	48	57	64	57	45	45	43
Fri	42	45	47	47	47	47	46	45	45	51	58	67	63	51	42	42	42
Sat	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	43	43	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42
Sun	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	43	43	43	42	42	42	42

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	45	48	48	49	48	46	48	46	46	48	61	59	51	42	42	42
Tue	42	44	46	47	49	49	46	47	45	45	47	57	59	52	42	42	42
Wed	42	44	46	48	50	49	47	46	45	45	47	58	60	56	44	42	42
Thu	42	44	46	48	48	47	45	44	44	45	48	57	64	57	45	45	43
Fri	42	45	47	47	47	47	46	45	45	51	58	67	63	51	42	42	42
Sat	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	43	43	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42
Sun	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	43	43	43	42	42	42	42