Best Time to Drive from Arden-Arcade to Concord

Right now (6:33 pm PDT): about 75 minutes via I-80 West and I-680 South, usually 75 at this time.

Only 74% 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 Arden-Arcade to Concord 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	73	84	87	85	84	83	82	81	81	80	78	78	77	74	73	74	72
Tue	72	83	88	90	86	81	80	79	78	78	79	79	79	75	73	73	72
Wed	72	81	85	87	85	82	81	80	79	78	78	80	79	76	73	73	72
Thu	72	82	86	85	82	81	79	79	79	78	80	82	80	76	73	73	72
Fri	73	80	80	81	83	82	83	81	81	81	84	84	81	76	73	73	72
Sat	72	72	73	74	76	83	87	89	87	84	83	80	77	74	75	74	72
Sun	72	72	72	72	74	77	86	91	91	89	88	88	85	81	78	76	72

About this drive

On weekdays the 79-mile drive from Arden-Arcade to Concord (via I-80 West and I-680 South) usually takes as little as 72 minutes and up to 90 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 5:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 80 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Sundays (91 minutes).

About 72 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (8 to 14 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Arden-Arcade to central Concord 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 Arden-Arcade to Concord?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 5:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 72 minutes then, versus up to 90 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Arden-Arcade to Concord?

The 79-mile drive usually takes 72 to 90 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 80 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Arden-Arcade to Concord?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 90 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-80 West in Sacramento (33 miles) · I-680 South in Bay Area (19 miles) · I-80 West in Bay Area (16 miles)

Sacramento traffic right now · Sacramento traffic tomorrow · Bay Area traffic right now · Bay Area traffic tomorrow

More drives

Concord to Arden-Arcade (return trip) · Arden-Arcade to Sacramento · Arden-Arcade to Stockton · Arden-Arcade to Roseville · Arden-Arcade to Vallejo · Arden-Arcade to Berkeley

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	73	84	87	85	84	83	82	81	81	80	78	78	77	74	73	74	72
Tue	72	83	88	90	86	81	80	79	78	78	79	79	79	75	73	73	72
Wed	72	81	85	87	85	82	81	80	79	78	78	80	79	76	73	73	72
Thu	72	82	86	85	82	81	79	79	79	78	80	82	80	76	73	73	72
Fri	73	80	80	81	83	82	83	81	81	81	84	84	81	76	73	73	72
Sat	72	72	73	74	76	83	87	89	87	84	83	80	77	74	75	74	72
Sun	72	72	72	72	74	77	86	91	91	89	88	88	85	81	78	76	72

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	73	84	87	85	84	83	82	81	81	80	78	78	77	74	73	74	72
Tue	72	83	88	90	86	81	80	79	78	78	79	79	79	75	73	73	72
Wed	72	81	85	87	85	82	81	80	79	78	78	80	79	76	73	73	72
Thu	72	82	86	85	82	81	79	79	79	78	80	82	80	76	73	73	72
Fri	73	80	80	81	83	82	83	81	81	81	84	84	81	76	73	73	72
Sat	72	72	73	74	76	83	87	89	87	84	83	80	77	74	75	74	72
Sun	72	72	72	72	74	77	86	91	91	89	88	88	85	81	78	76	72

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	73	84	87	85	84	83	82	81	81	80	78	78	77	74	73	74	72
Tue	72	83	88	90	86	81	80	79	78	78	79	79	79	75	73	73	72
Wed	72	81	85	87	85	82	81	80	79	78	78	80	79	76	73	73	72
Thu	72	82	86	85	82	81	79	79	79	78	80	82	80	76	73	73	72
Fri	73	80	80	81	83	82	83	81	81	81	84	84	81	76	73	73	72
Sat	72	72	73	74	76	83	87	89	87	84	83	80	77	74	75	74	72
Sun	72	72	72	72	74	77	86	91	91	89	88	88	85	81	78	76	72