Best Time to Drive from San Francisco to Antioch

Right now (12:19 am PDT): about 48 minutes via I-80 East and SR-4 East.

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.

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	52	54	54	55	55	55	55	56	70	73	75	66	55	52	50
Tue	48	51	51	52	53	54	53	53	54	55	73	80	86	73	57	53	49
Wed	48	49	50	51	51	52	52	52	53	55	72	83	90	75	58	52	50
Thu	48	50	52	52	51	53	53	54	54	58	73	82	88	77	57	52	49
Fri	48	49	50	50	52	52	52	53	55	63	81	88	87	71	58	53	49
Sat	48	48	48	48	49	50	52	52	55	57	58	58	57	54	52	52	49
Sun	48	48	48	48	49	50	51	52	54	56	55	54	53	52	52	52	49

About this drive

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 92 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 9:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 54 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (58 minutes).

About 47 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (7 to 10 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from downtown San Francisco 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 San Francisco to Antioch?

On weekdays, leave before 9:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 48 minutes then, versus up to 92 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 92 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 92 minutes.

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	52	54	54	55	55	55	55	56	70	73	75	66	55	52	50
Tue	48	51	51	52	53	54	53	53	54	55	73	80	86	73	57	53	49
Wed	48	49	50	51	51	52	52	52	53	55	72	83	90	75	58	52	50
Thu	48	50	52	52	51	53	53	54	54	58	73	82	88	77	57	52	49
Fri	48	49	50	50	52	52	52	53	55	63	81	88	87	71	58	53	49
Sat	48	48	48	48	49	50	52	52	55	57	58	58	57	54	52	52	49
Sun	48	48	48	48	49	50	51	52	54	56	55	54	53	52	52	52	49

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	48	50	52	54	54	55	55	55	55	56	70	73	75	66	55	52	50
Tue	48	51	51	52	53	54	53	53	54	55	73	80	86	73	57	53	49
Wed	48	49	50	51	51	52	52	52	53	55	72	83	90	75	58	52	50
Thu	48	50	52	52	51	53	53	54	54	58	73	82	88	77	57	52	49
Fri	48	49	50	50	52	52	52	53	55	63	81	88	87	71	58	53	49
Sat	48	48	48	48	49	50	52	52	55	57	58	58	57	54	52	52	49
Sun	48	48	48	48	49	50	51	52	54	56	55	54	53	52	52	52	49

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	48	50	52	54	54	55	55	55	55	56	70	73	75	66	55	52	50
Tue	48	51	51	52	53	54	53	53	54	55	73	80	86	73	57	53	49
Wed	48	49	50	51	51	52	52	52	53	55	72	83	90	75	58	52	50
Thu	48	50	52	52	51	53	53	54	54	58	73	82	88	77	57	52	49
Fri	48	49	50	50	52	52	52	53	55	63	81	88	87	71	58	53	49
Sat	48	48	48	48	49	50	52	52	55	57	58	58	57	54	52	52	49
Sun	48	48	48	48	49	50	51	52	54	56	55	54	53	52	52	52	49