Best Time to Drive from Richmond to Antioch

Right now (8:36 am PST): about 36 minutes via SR-4 East and I-80 East, usually 36 at this time.

Only 43% 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 Richmond 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	36	37	38	41	40	39	39	39	39	39	45	48	51	46	39	37	37
Tue	36	37	38	41	41	39	38	39	39	40	48	57	60	54	42	38	36
Wed	36	37	39	41	40	39	38	38	39	39	47	58	63	56	43	38	36
Thu	36	37	39	42	41	38	38	38	39	40	51	60	64	54	44	38	36
Fri	36	36	38	39	38	38	38	38	39	41	54	62	58	48	41	38	36
Sat	36	36	36	36	36	36	37	37	37	38	38	38	39	38	37	38	36
Sun	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	37	37	38	37	38	38	38	38	38	36

About this drive

On weekdays the 38-mile drive from Richmond to Antioch (via SR-4 East and I-80 East) usually takes as little as 36 minutes and up to 64 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 39 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (39 minutes).

About 33 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (7 to 13 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Richmond 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 Richmond to Antioch?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 36 minutes then, versus up to 64 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 38-mile drive usually takes 36 to 64 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 39 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Richmond to Antioch?

Leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 64 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-4 East in Bay Area (19 miles) · I-80 East in Bay Area (14 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	37	38	41	40	39	39	39	39	39	45	48	51	46	39	37	37
Tue	36	37	38	41	41	39	38	39	39	40	48	57	60	54	42	38	36
Wed	36	37	39	41	40	39	38	38	39	39	47	58	63	56	43	38	36
Thu	36	37	39	42	41	38	38	38	39	40	51	60	64	54	44	38	36
Fri	36	36	38	39	38	38	38	38	39	41	54	62	58	48	41	38	36
Sat	36	36	36	36	36	36	37	37	37	38	38	38	39	38	37	38	36
Sun	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	37	37	38	37	38	38	38	38	38	36

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	37	38	41	40	39	39	39	39	39	45	48	51	46	39	37	37
Tue	36	37	38	41	41	39	38	39	39	40	48	57	60	54	42	38	36
Wed	36	37	39	41	40	39	38	38	39	39	47	58	63	56	43	38	36
Thu	36	37	39	42	41	38	38	38	39	40	51	60	64	54	44	38	36
Fri	36	36	38	39	38	38	38	38	39	41	54	62	58	48	41	38	36
Sat	36	36	36	36	36	36	37	37	37	38	38	38	39	38	37	38	36
Sun	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	37	37	38	37	38	38	38	38	38	36

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	37	38	41	40	39	39	39	39	39	45	48	51	46	39	37	37
Tue	36	37	38	41	41	39	38	39	39	40	48	57	60	54	42	38	36
Wed	36	37	39	41	40	39	38	38	39	39	47	58	63	56	43	38	36
Thu	36	37	39	42	41	38	38	38	39	40	51	60	64	54	44	38	36
Fri	36	36	38	39	38	38	38	38	39	41	54	62	58	48	41	38	36
Sat	36	36	36	36	36	36	37	37	37	38	38	38	39	38	37	38	36
Sun	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	37	37	38	37	38	38	38	38	38	36