Best Time to Drive from Oakland to Antioch

Right now (6:17 pm PDT): about 46 minutes via SR-4 East and SR-24 East and I-680 North, usually 39 at this time.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Oakland 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	35	37	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	39	50	49	51	45	37	36	35
Tue	34	36	38	41	39	38	38	38	38	40	53	62	67	55	39	36	35
Wed	34	37	38	39	39	38	38	37	38	40	54	64	69	54	40	37	35
Thu	34	36	37	41	39	38	38	38	38	41	54	64	67	56	41	37	35
Fri	35	36	37	37	37	37	37	37	38	46	56	66	64	48	40	37	35
Sat	34	35	38	37	38	37	38	38	38	39	40	41	40	39	38	39	36
Sun	34	34	34	36	38	38	39	40	39	40	39	40	39	40	40	40	35

About this drive

On weekdays the 38-mile drive from Oakland to Antioch (via SR-4 East and SR-24 East and I-680 North) usually takes as little as 34 minutes and up to 69 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 38 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (41 minutes).

About 37 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.2 miles surface streets (about 2 minutes), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from downtown Oakland 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 Oakland to Antioch?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 34 minutes then, versus up to 69 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 38-mile drive usually takes 34 to 69 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 38 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Oakland to Antioch?

Leaving around 5 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 69 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-4 East in Bay Area (14 miles) · SR-24 East in Bay Area (12 miles) · I-680 North in Bay Area (8 miles) · I-980 East in Bay Area (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	35	37	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	39	50	49	51	45	37	36	35
Tue	34	36	38	41	39	38	38	38	38	40	53	62	67	55	39	36	35
Wed	34	37	38	39	39	38	38	37	38	40	54	64	69	54	40	37	35
Thu	34	36	37	41	39	38	38	38	38	41	54	64	67	56	41	37	35
Fri	35	36	37	37	37	37	37	37	38	46	56	66	64	48	40	37	35
Sat	34	35	38	37	38	37	38	38	38	39	40	41	40	39	38	39	36
Sun	34	34	34	36	38	38	39	40	39	40	39	40	39	40	40	40	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	37	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	39	50	49	51	45	37	36	35
Tue	34	36	38	41	39	38	38	38	38	40	53	62	67	55	39	36	35
Wed	34	37	38	39	39	38	38	37	38	40	54	64	69	54	40	37	35
Thu	34	36	37	41	39	38	38	38	38	41	54	64	67	56	41	37	35
Fri	35	36	37	37	37	37	37	37	38	46	56	66	64	48	40	37	35
Sat	34	35	38	37	38	37	38	38	38	39	40	41	40	39	38	39	36
Sun	34	34	34	36	38	38	39	40	39	40	39	40	39	40	40	40	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	37	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	39	50	49	51	45	37	36	35
Tue	34	36	38	41	39	38	38	38	38	40	53	62	67	55	39	36	35
Wed	34	37	38	39	39	38	38	37	38	40	54	64	69	54	40	37	35
Thu	34	36	37	41	39	38	38	38	38	41	54	64	67	56	41	37	35
Fri	35	36	37	37	37	37	37	37	38	46	56	66	64	48	40	37	35
Sat	34	35	38	37	38	37	38	38	38	39	40	41	40	39	38	39	36
Sun	34	34	34	36	38	38	39	40	39	40	39	40	39	40	40	40	35