Best Time to Drive from North Highlands to Antioch

Right now (7:06 pm PDT): about 85 minutes via I-5 South and SR-51 South, usually 86 at this time.

Only 34% 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.

About this drive

On weekdays the 77-mile drive from North Highlands to Antioch (via I-5 South and SR-51 South) usually takes as little as 83 minutes and up to 106 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 92 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Sundays (91 minutes).

About 46 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 31 miles surface streets (41 to 50 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central North Highlands 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 North Highlands to Antioch?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 83 minutes then, versus up to 106 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from North Highlands to Antioch?

The 77-mile drive usually takes 83 to 106 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 92 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from North Highlands to Antioch?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 106 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Bay Area (19 miles) · I-5 South in Sacramento (11 miles) · SR-51 South in Sacramento (11 miles) · SR-12 West in Bay Area (5 miles)

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