Best Time to Drive from Newark to Antioch

Right now (6:50 pm PDT): about 87 minutes via I-680 North and SR-4 West and I-580 West, usually 87 at this time.

Only 38% 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 Newark 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	70	76	100	131	128	100	92	82	79	81	86	87	92	83	78	71	70
Tue	70	77	111	132	128	101	92	81	79	81	86	92	97	90	81	71	70
Wed	70	76	112	133	129	103	91	83	78	82	89	90	95	89	79	72	70
Thu	70	75	110	130	127	97	94	82	80	81	86	90	95	90	84	73	70
Fri	70	74	88	102	108	87	88	85	84	88	96	99	105	100	87	76	70
Sat	70	70	70	70	71	73	84	92	90	93	89	88	90	88	81	73	70
Sun	70	70	70	70	70	71	75	80	81	79	74	74	75	76	75	73	70

About this drive

On weekdays the 58-mile drive from Newark to Antioch (via I-680 North and SR-4 West and I-580 West) usually takes as little as 70 minutes and up to 133 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 83 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (93 minutes).

About 27 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 31 miles surface streets (46 to 101 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Newark 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 Newark to Antioch?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 70 minutes then, versus up to 133 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 58-mile drive usually takes 70 to 133 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 83 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Newark to Antioch?

Leaving around 8 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 133 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-680 North in Bay Area (9 miles) · SR-4 West in Bay Area (8 miles) · I-580 West in Bay Area (6 miles) · I-880 South 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	70	76	100	131	128	100	92	82	79	81	86	87	92	83	78	71	70
Tue	70	77	111	132	128	101	92	81	79	81	86	92	97	90	81	71	70
Wed	70	76	112	133	129	103	91	83	78	82	89	90	95	89	79	72	70
Thu	70	75	110	130	127	97	94	82	80	81	86	90	95	90	84	73	70
Fri	70	74	88	102	108	87	88	85	84	88	96	99	105	100	87	76	70
Sat	70	70	70	70	71	73	84	92	90	93	89	88	90	88	81	73	70
Sun	70	70	70	70	70	71	75	80	81	79	74	74	75	76	75	73	70

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	70	76	100	131	128	100	92	82	79	81	86	87	92	83	78	71	70
Tue	70	77	111	132	128	101	92	81	79	81	86	92	97	90	81	71	70
Wed	70	76	112	133	129	103	91	83	78	82	89	90	95	89	79	72	70
Thu	70	75	110	130	127	97	94	82	80	81	86	90	95	90	84	73	70
Fri	70	74	88	102	108	87	88	85	84	88	96	99	105	100	87	76	70
Sat	70	70	70	70	71	73	84	92	90	93	89	88	90	88	81	73	70
Sun	70	70	70	70	70	71	75	80	81	79	74	74	75	76	75	73	70

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	70	76	100	131	128	100	92	82	79	81	86	87	92	83	78	71	70
Tue	70	77	111	132	128	101	92	81	79	81	86	92	97	90	81	71	70
Wed	70	76	112	133	129	103	91	83	78	82	89	90	95	89	79	72	70
Thu	70	75	110	130	127	97	94	82	80	81	86	90	95	90	84	73	70
Fri	70	74	88	102	108	87	88	85	84	88	96	99	105	100	87	76	70
Sat	70	70	70	70	71	73	84	92	90	93	89	88	90	88	81	73	70
Sun	70	70	70	70	70	71	75	80	81	79	74	74	75	76	75	73	70