Best Time to Drive from Sacramento to Antioch

Right now (8:49 pm PDT): about 72 minutes via I-5 South, usually 71 at this time.

Only 26% 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 Sacramento 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	77	78	81	82	80	80	79	78	78	78	82	80	76	72	72	72
Tue	70	78	80	84	83	80	78	79	79	78	80	82	84	78	72	72	72
Wed	71	77	78	83	81	81	80	79	78	79	80	85	86	79	73	72	72
Thu	72	76	79	81	81	80	80	78	78	78	81	86	84	77	73	72	72
Fri	70	75	79	80	78	79	78	79	79	78	85	88	84	76	72	72	72
Sat	72	72	72	71	72	73	74	75	75	74	75	74	73	72	73	72	71
Sun	71	71	72	71	71	72	74	74	75	75	76	77	77	74	74	73	71

About this drive

On weekdays the 66-mile drive from Sacramento to Antioch (via I-5 South) usually takes as little as 70 minutes and up to 88 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 79 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Sundays (79 minutes).

About 37 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 28 miles surface streets (37 to 48 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from downtown Sacramento (the Capitol) 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 Sacramento to Antioch?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 70 minutes then, versus up to 88 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 66-mile drive usually takes 70 to 88 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 79 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Sacramento to Antioch?

Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 88 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Bay Area (19 miles) · I-5 South in Sacramento (13 miles) · SR-12 West 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	77	78	81	82	80	80	79	78	78	78	82	80	76	72	72	72
Tue	70	78	80	84	83	80	78	79	79	78	80	82	84	78	72	72	72
Wed	71	77	78	83	81	81	80	79	78	79	80	85	86	79	73	72	72
Thu	72	76	79	81	81	80	80	78	78	78	81	86	84	77	73	72	72
Fri	70	75	79	80	78	79	78	79	79	78	85	88	84	76	72	72	72
Sat	72	72	72	71	72	73	74	75	75	74	75	74	73	72	73	72	71
Sun	71	71	72	71	71	72	74	74	75	75	76	77	77	74	74	73	71

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	70	77	78	81	82	80	80	79	78	78	78	82	80	76	72	72	72
Tue	70	78	80	84	83	80	78	79	79	78	80	82	84	78	72	72	72
Wed	71	77	78	83	81	81	80	79	78	79	80	85	86	79	73	72	72
Thu	72	76	79	81	81	80	80	78	78	78	81	86	84	77	73	72	72
Fri	70	75	79	80	78	79	78	79	79	78	85	88	84	76	72	72	72
Sat	72	72	72	71	72	73	74	75	75	74	75	74	73	72	73	72	71
Sun	71	71	72	71	71	72	74	74	75	75	76	77	77	74	74	73	71

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	70	77	78	81	82	80	80	79	78	78	78	82	80	76	72	72	72
Tue	70	78	80	84	83	80	78	79	79	78	80	82	84	78	72	72	72
Wed	71	77	78	83	81	81	80	79	78	79	80	85	86	79	73	72	72
Thu	72	76	79	81	81	80	80	78	78	78	81	86	84	77	73	72	72
Fri	70	75	79	80	78	79	78	79	79	78	85	88	84	76	72	72	72
Sat	72	72	72	71	72	73	74	75	75	74	75	74	73	72	73	72	71
Sun	71	71	72	71	71	72	74	74	75	75	76	77	77	74	74	73	71