Best Time to Drive from Pleasanton to Antioch

Right now (5:34 pm PDT): about 50 minutes via I-580 West and SR-4 West, usually 54 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 Pleasanton 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	48	51	55	60	61	59	56	55	54	53	54	53	54	49	48	48	48
Tue	48	51	54	59	62	62	59	55	53	53	55	55	54	50	49	48	48
Wed	48	51	54	60	63	62	56	55	54	53	57	56	57	52	49	48	48
Thu	48	51	56	64	64	60	53	53	53	54	56	56	54	50	50	49	48
Fri	48	51	55	56	55	56	55	54	56	57	59	57	54	50	48	48	48
Sat	48	48	48	48	49	49	50	52	53	53	53	53	51	49	48	48	48
Sun	48	48	48	48	48	48	49	49	49	49	50	50	50	50	49	49	48

About this drive

On weekdays the 40-mile drive from Pleasanton to Antioch (via I-580 West and SR-4 West) usually takes as little as 48 minutes and up to 67 minutes, when leaving around 8:30 am on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 54 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (54 minutes).

About 18 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 21 miles surface streets (31 to 46 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Pleasanton 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 Pleasanton to Antioch?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 48 minutes then, versus up to 67 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 40-mile drive usually takes 48 to 67 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 54 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Pleasanton to Antioch?

Leaving around 8:30 am on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 67 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-580 West in Bay Area (10 miles) · SR-4 West in Bay Area (8 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	48	51	55	60	61	59	56	55	54	53	54	53	54	49	48	48	48
Tue	48	51	54	59	62	62	59	55	53	53	55	55	54	50	49	48	48
Wed	48	51	54	60	63	62	56	55	54	53	57	56	57	52	49	48	48
Thu	48	51	56	64	64	60	53	53	53	54	56	56	54	50	50	49	48
Fri	48	51	55	56	55	56	55	54	56	57	59	57	54	50	48	48	48
Sat	48	48	48	48	49	49	50	52	53	53	53	53	51	49	48	48	48
Sun	48	48	48	48	48	48	49	49	49	49	50	50	50	50	49	49	48

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	48	51	55	60	61	59	56	55	54	53	54	53	54	49	48	48	48
Tue	48	51	54	59	62	62	59	55	53	53	55	55	54	50	49	48	48
Wed	48	51	54	60	63	62	56	55	54	53	57	56	57	52	49	48	48
Thu	48	51	56	64	64	60	53	53	53	54	56	56	54	50	50	49	48
Fri	48	51	55	56	55	56	55	54	56	57	59	57	54	50	48	48	48
Sat	48	48	48	48	49	49	50	52	53	53	53	53	51	49	48	48	48
Sun	48	48	48	48	48	48	49	49	49	49	50	50	50	50	49	49	48

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	48	51	55	60	61	59	56	55	54	53	54	53	54	49	48	48	48
Tue	48	51	54	59	62	62	59	55	53	53	55	55	54	50	49	48	48
Wed	48	51	54	60	63	62	56	55	54	53	57	56	57	52	49	48	48
Thu	48	51	56	64	64	60	53	53	53	54	56	56	54	50	50	49	48
Fri	48	51	55	56	55	56	55	54	56	57	59	57	54	50	48	48	48
Sat	48	48	48	48	49	49	50	52	53	53	53	53	51	49	48	48	48
Sun	48	48	48	48	48	48	49	49	49	49	50	50	50	50	49	49	48