Best Time to Drive from Napa to Antioch

Right now (7:48 pm PDT): about 45 minutes via I-680 South and SR-4 East, usually 45 at this time.

Only 74% 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 Napa 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	44	49	56	57	55	52	53	52	52	52	53	51	50	48	45	45	44
Tue	44	49	57	56	55	51	51	50	51	51	55	53	53	48	46	45	44
Wed	44	48	56	56	54	51	51	51	50	51	55	54	55	49	46	45	44
Thu	44	48	55	56	54	51	51	51	50	51	55	55	55	49	46	45	45
Fri	44	47	50	54	50	50	50	50	50	52	55	57	54	47	46	45	44
Sat	44	44	44	44	45	47	48	49	48	48	48	48	48	47	46	46	44
Sun	44	44	44	44	44	46	48	49	49	50	50	50	49	49	47	47	45

About this drive

On weekdays the 46-mile drive from Napa to Antioch (via I-680 South and SR-4 East) usually takes as little as 44 minutes and up to 57 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Mondays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 51 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Sundays (51 minutes).

About 39 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (10 to 19 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Napa 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 Napa to Antioch?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 44 minutes then, versus up to 57 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 46-mile drive usually takes 44 to 57 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 51 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Napa to Antioch?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Mondays is usually slowest, about 57 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-680 South in Bay Area (18 miles) · SR-4 East in Bay Area (14 miles) · SR-12 East in Bay Area (6 miles) · I-80 East in Bay Area (1.2 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	49	56	57	55	52	53	52	52	52	53	51	50	48	45	45	44
Tue	44	49	57	56	55	51	51	50	51	51	55	53	53	48	46	45	44
Wed	44	48	56	56	54	51	51	51	50	51	55	54	55	49	46	45	44
Thu	44	48	55	56	54	51	51	51	50	51	55	55	55	49	46	45	45
Fri	44	47	50	54	50	50	50	50	50	52	55	57	54	47	46	45	44
Sat	44	44	44	44	45	47	48	49	48	48	48	48	48	47	46	46	44
Sun	44	44	44	44	44	46	48	49	49	50	50	50	49	49	47	47	45

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	49	56	57	55	52	53	52	52	52	53	51	50	48	45	45	44
Tue	44	49	57	56	55	51	51	50	51	51	55	53	53	48	46	45	44
Wed	44	48	56	56	54	51	51	51	50	51	55	54	55	49	46	45	44
Thu	44	48	55	56	54	51	51	51	50	51	55	55	55	49	46	45	45
Fri	44	47	50	54	50	50	50	50	50	52	55	57	54	47	46	45	44
Sat	44	44	44	44	45	47	48	49	48	48	48	48	48	47	46	46	44
Sun	44	44	44	44	44	46	48	49	49	50	50	50	49	49	47	47	45

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	49	56	57	55	52	53	52	52	52	53	51	50	48	45	45	44
Tue	44	49	57	56	55	51	51	50	51	51	55	53	53	48	46	45	44
Wed	44	48	56	56	54	51	51	51	50	51	55	54	55	49	46	45	44
Thu	44	48	55	56	54	51	51	51	50	51	55	55	55	49	46	45	45
Fri	44	47	50	54	50	50	50	50	50	52	55	57	54	47	46	45	44
Sat	44	44	44	44	45	47	48	49	48	48	48	48	48	47	46	46	44
Sun	44	44	44	44	44	46	48	49	49	50	50	50	49	49	47	47	45