Best Time to Drive from Sunnyvale to Antioch

Right now (9:37 pm PST): about 77 minutes via I-680 North and SR-4 West, usually 78 at this time.

Only 43% 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 Sunnyvale 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	79	81	83	92	92	85	84	83	84	90	92	98	104	97	83	79	78
Tue	78	80	85	104	110	98	88	84	84	91	113	139	154	143	92	82	77
Wed	78	80	84	114	108	94	85	85	83	90	112	136	157	143	93	80	77
Thu	78	80	86	114	111	94	85	82	83	90	116	134	154	139	95	83	78
Fri	78	81	83	86	86	84	84	83	84	91	95	98	99	96	87	82	78
Sat	77	77	78	78	78	79	80	80	79	80	80	80	82	82	83	83	79
Sun	77	77	77	78	78	78	79	79	80	80	80	81	82	82	80	80	78

About this drive

On weekdays the 67-mile drive from Sunnyvale to Antioch (via I-680 North and SR-4 West) usually takes as little as 77 minutes and up to 160 minutes, when leaving around 5:30 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 85 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6:30 pm on Saturdays (83 minutes).

About 36 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 31 miles surface streets (45 to 121 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Sunnyvale 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 Sunnyvale to Antioch?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 77 minutes then, versus up to 160 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Sunnyvale to Antioch?

The 67-mile drive usually takes 77 to 160 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 85 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Sunnyvale to Antioch?

Leaving around 5:30 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 160 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-680 North in Bay Area (10 miles) · SR-4 West in Bay Area (8 miles) · I-880 North in Bay Area (6 miles) · SR-237 East in Bay Area (6 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	79	81	83	92	92	85	84	83	84	90	92	98	104	97	83	79	78
Tue	78	80	85	104	110	98	88	84	84	91	113	139	154	143	92	82	77
Wed	78	80	84	114	108	94	85	85	83	90	112	136	157	143	93	80	77
Thu	78	80	86	114	111	94	85	82	83	90	116	134	154	139	95	83	78
Fri	78	81	83	86	86	84	84	83	84	91	95	98	99	96	87	82	78
Sat	77	77	78	78	78	79	80	80	79	80	80	80	82	82	83	83	79
Sun	77	77	77	78	78	78	79	79	80	80	80	81	82	82	80	80	78

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	79	81	83	92	92	85	84	83	84	90	92	98	104	97	83	79	78
Tue	78	80	85	104	110	98	88	84	84	91	113	139	154	143	92	82	77
Wed	78	80	84	114	108	94	85	85	83	90	112	136	157	143	93	80	77
Thu	78	80	86	114	111	94	85	82	83	90	116	134	154	139	95	83	78
Fri	78	81	83	86	86	84	84	83	84	91	95	98	99	96	87	82	78
Sat	77	77	78	78	78	79	80	80	79	80	80	80	82	82	83	83	79
Sun	77	77	77	78	78	78	79	79	80	80	80	81	82	82	80	80	78

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	79	81	83	92	92	85	84	83	84	90	92	98	104	97	83	79	78
Tue	78	80	85	104	110	98	88	84	84	91	113	139	154	143	92	82	77
Wed	78	80	84	114	108	94	85	85	83	90	112	136	157	143	93	80	77
Thu	78	80	86	114	111	94	85	82	83	90	116	134	154	139	95	83	78
Fri	78	81	83	86	86	84	84	83	84	91	95	98	99	96	87	82	78
Sat	77	77	78	78	78	79	80	80	79	80	80	80	82	82	83	83	79
Sun	77	77	77	78	78	78	79	79	80	80	80	81	82	82	80	80	78