Traffic Predict

Best Time to Drive from San Jose to Antioch

Right now (6:02 pm PDT): about 138 minutes via I-880 North and I-680 North and SR-4 West, usually 124 at this time.

Only 45% 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 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 137 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 pm on Saturdays (95 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Antioch to San Jose

Freeway, about 35 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 30 miles: 43 to 96 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 Jose 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 Jose to Antioch by day and time you leave (local time)
Leave5am6am7am8am9am10am11am12pm1pm2pm3pm4pm5pm6pm7pm8pm9pm
Mon75788010199848181818598117121117807675
Tue7477801051149183828086105125131124957774
Wed7577791081149084808188111124127125988074
Thu7476791061138983828287110122126124977874
Fri74777992848182828495107110111107857874
Sat7474747576778388868995918684817875
Sun7474747475767979828386848280787874

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 137 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 137 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 137 minutes.

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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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