Best Time to Drive from San Jose to Antioch

Right now (12:19 am PDT): about 74 minutes via I-880 North and I-680 North and SR-4 West.

Only 39% 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 Jose 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	74	77	80	99	100	84	81	81	81	85	99	118	122	119	80	76	74
Tue	74	77	80	104	112	90	83	82	80	86	107	126	136	129	99	78	74
Wed	74	77	79	108	112	90	83	81	81	89	109	124	131	128	99	78	74
Thu	74	76	80	104	110	90	82	82	81	89	109	124	130	127	98	77	74
Fri	74	77	79	91	85	81	82	82	84	95	106	110	111	107	86	78	74
Sat	74	74	74	75	75	77	81	85	87	88	91	90	88	87	82	78	75
Sun	74	74	74	74	75	76	78	78	81	83	83	84	82	81	79	77	74

About this drive

On weekdays the 65-mile drive from San Jose to Antioch (via I-880 North and I-680 North and SR-4 West) usually takes as little as 74 minutes and up to 141 minutes, when leaving around 5:30 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 83 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (91 minutes).

About 35 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 30 miles surface streets (43 to 99 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from downtown San Jose 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 Jose to Antioch?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 74 minutes then, versus up to 141 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 65-mile drive usually takes 74 to 141 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 83 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from San Jose to Antioch?

Leaving around 5:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 141 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-880 North in Bay Area (12 miles) · I-680 North in Bay Area (10 miles) · SR-4 West in Bay Area (8 miles) · I-580 West in Bay Area (6 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	74	77	80	99	100	84	81	81	81	85	99	118	122	119	80	76	74
Tue	74	77	80	104	112	90	83	82	80	86	107	126	136	129	99	78	74
Wed	74	77	79	108	112	90	83	81	81	89	109	124	131	128	99	78	74
Thu	74	76	80	104	110	90	82	82	81	89	109	124	130	127	98	77	74
Fri	74	77	79	91	85	81	82	82	84	95	106	110	111	107	86	78	74
Sat	74	74	74	75	75	77	81	85	87	88	91	90	88	87	82	78	75
Sun	74	74	74	74	75	76	78	78	81	83	83	84	82	81	79	77	74

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	74	77	80	99	100	84	81	81	81	85	99	118	122	119	80	76	74
Tue	74	77	80	104	112	90	83	82	80	86	107	126	136	129	99	78	74
Wed	74	77	79	108	112	90	83	81	81	89	109	124	131	128	99	78	74
Thu	74	76	80	104	110	90	82	82	81	89	109	124	130	127	98	77	74
Fri	74	77	79	91	85	81	82	82	84	95	106	110	111	107	86	78	74
Sat	74	74	74	75	75	77	81	85	87	88	91	90	88	87	82	78	75
Sun	74	74	74	74	75	76	78	78	81	83	83	84	82	81	79	77	74

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	74	77	80	99	100	84	81	81	81	85	99	118	122	119	80	76	74
Tue	74	77	80	104	112	90	83	82	80	86	107	126	136	129	99	78	74
Wed	74	77	79	108	112	90	83	81	81	89	109	124	131	128	99	78	74
Thu	74	76	80	104	110	90	82	82	81	89	109	124	130	127	98	77	74
Fri	74	77	79	91	85	81	82	82	84	95	106	110	111	107	86	78	74
Sat	74	74	74	75	75	77	81	85	87	88	91	90	88	87	82	78	75
Sun	74	74	74	74	75	76	78	78	81	83	83	84	82	81	79	77	74