Best Time to Drive from San Francisco to Antioch

Right now (6:24 pm PDT): about 79 minutes via I-80 East and SR-4 East, usually 61 at this time.

Only 69% 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.

On weekdays the 52-mile drive from San Francisco to Antioch (via I-80 East and SR-4 East) usually takes as little as 48 minutes and up to 85 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 12 pm or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 54 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (57 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Antioch to San Francisco

Freeway, about 47 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 5 miles: 7 to 9 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from downtown San Francisco to central Antioch along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from San Francisco 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	50	51	52	53	53	54	54	54	56	67	69	71	63	53	52	50
Tue	48	50	50	51	52	53	53	52	53	55	71	79	83	71	56	52	49
Wed	48	49	50	50	51	51	52	53	53	56	70	80	85	70	56	52	49
Thu	48	49	51	51	51	52	52	52	53	57	69	78	83	71	55	52	49
Fri	48	49	49	50	51	52	52	54	54	62	79	85	81	68	56	52	49
Sat	48	48	48	48	49	50	52	53	55	56	57	57	55	53	51	52	49
Sun	48	48	48	48	49	50	51	52	53	56	55	55	54	52	52	52	48

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 San Francisco to Antioch?

On weekdays, leave before 12 pm or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 48 minutes then, versus up to 85 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from San Francisco to Antioch?

The 52-mile drive usually takes 48 to 85 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 54 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from San Francisco to Antioch?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 85 minutes.

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Freeways on this drive

I-80 East in Bay Area (25 miles) · SR-4 East in Bay Area (19 miles) · US-101 South in Bay Area (3 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	50	51	52	53	53	54	54	54	56	67	69	71	63	53	52	50
Tue	48	50	50	51	52	53	53	52	53	55	71	79	83	71	56	52	49
Wed	48	49	50	50	51	51	52	53	53	56	70	80	85	70	56	52	49
Thu	48	49	51	51	51	52	52	52	53	57	69	78	83	71	55	52	49
Fri	48	49	49	50	51	52	52	54	54	62	79	85	81	68	56	52	49
Sat	48	48	48	48	49	50	52	53	55	56	57	57	55	53	51	52	49
Sun	48	48	48	48	49	50	51	52	53	56	55	55	54	52	52	52	48

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	48	50	51	52	53	53	54	54	54	56	67	69	71	63	53	52	50
Tue	48	50	50	51	52	53	53	52	53	55	71	79	83	71	56	52	49
Wed	48	49	50	50	51	51	52	53	53	56	70	80	85	70	56	52	49
Thu	48	49	51	51	51	52	52	52	53	57	69	78	83	71	55	52	49
Fri	48	49	49	50	51	52	52	54	54	62	79	85	81	68	56	52	49
Sat	48	48	48	48	49	50	52	53	55	56	57	57	55	53	51	52	49
Sun	48	48	48	48	49	50	51	52	53	56	55	55	54	52	52	52	48

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	48	50	51	52	53	53	54	54	54	56	67	69	71	63	53	52	50
Tue	48	50	50	51	52	53	53	52	53	55	71	79	83	71	56	52	49
Wed	48	49	50	50	51	51	52	53	53	56	70	80	85	70	56	52	49
Thu	48	49	51	51	51	52	52	52	53	57	69	78	83	71	55	52	49
Fri	48	49	49	50	51	52	52	54	54	62	79	85	81	68	56	52	49
Sat	48	48	48	48	49	50	52	53	55	56	57	57	55	53	51	52	49
Sun	48	48	48	48	49	50	51	52	53	56	55	55	54	52	52	52	48