Best Time to Drive from San Rafael to Antioch

Right now (5:49 pm PDT): about 63 minutes via SR-4 East and I-80 East and I-580 West, usually 48 at this time.

Only 75% 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 Rafael 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	46	48	59	56	52	50	50	49	49	50	56	57	58	54	48	48	47
Tue	46	49	66	72	57	52	50	50	49	51	59	65	68	60	50	48	47
Wed	46	48	66	64	54	51	50	50	49	50	58	65	69	59	51	48	47
Thu	46	48	68	68	55	51	50	50	49	51	59	66	69	60	50	48	47
Fri	46	47	59	52	51	50	49	50	50	51	62	67	66	56	51	49	47
Sat	47	46	46	47	47	49	51	55	54	53	51	50	49	48	48	49	47
Sun	46	46	46	46	46	47	48	51	51	50	50	49	48	48	48	48	46

About this drive

On weekdays the 49-mile drive from San Rafael to Antioch (via SR-4 East and I-80 East and I-580 West) usually takes as little as 46 minutes and up to 72 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 50 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (56 minutes).

About 43 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (8 to 10 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central San Rafael 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 Rafael to Antioch?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 46 minutes then, versus up to 72 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 49-mile drive usually takes 46 to 72 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 50 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from San Rafael to Antioch?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 72 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-4 East in Bay Area (19 miles) · I-80 East in Bay Area (14 miles) · I-580 West in Bay Area (9 miles) · US-101 South in Bay Area (1.5 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	46	48	59	56	52	50	50	49	49	50	56	57	58	54	48	48	47
Tue	46	49	66	72	57	52	50	50	49	51	59	65	68	60	50	48	47
Wed	46	48	66	64	54	51	50	50	49	50	58	65	69	59	51	48	47
Thu	46	48	68	68	55	51	50	50	49	51	59	66	69	60	50	48	47
Fri	46	47	59	52	51	50	49	50	50	51	62	67	66	56	51	49	47
Sat	47	46	46	47	47	49	51	55	54	53	51	50	49	48	48	49	47
Sun	46	46	46	46	46	47	48	51	51	50	50	49	48	48	48	48	46

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	46	48	59	56	52	50	50	49	49	50	56	57	58	54	48	48	47
Tue	46	49	66	72	57	52	50	50	49	51	59	65	68	60	50	48	47
Wed	46	48	66	64	54	51	50	50	49	50	58	65	69	59	51	48	47
Thu	46	48	68	68	55	51	50	50	49	51	59	66	69	60	50	48	47
Fri	46	47	59	52	51	50	49	50	50	51	62	67	66	56	51	49	47
Sat	47	46	46	47	47	49	51	55	54	53	51	50	49	48	48	49	47
Sun	46	46	46	46	46	47	48	51	51	50	50	49	48	48	48	48	46

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	46	48	59	56	52	50	50	49	49	50	56	57	58	54	48	48	47
Tue	46	49	66	72	57	52	50	50	49	51	59	65	68	60	50	48	47
Wed	46	48	66	64	54	51	50	50	49	50	58	65	69	59	51	48	47
Thu	46	48	68	68	55	51	50	50	49	51	59	66	69	60	50	48	47
Fri	46	47	59	52	51	50	49	50	50	51	62	67	66	56	51	49	47
Sat	47	46	46	47	47	49	51	55	54	53	51	50	49	48	48	49	47
Sun	46	46	46	46	46	47	48	51	51	50	50	49	48	48	48	48	46