Best Time to Drive from Ceres to Concord

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 92 minutes via I-580 East and I-680 North, usually 91 at this time.

Only 24% 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 Ceres 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	89	85	123	123	112	92	92	91	91	98	106	115	110	104	91	84	83
Tue	89	86	125	123	113	96	91	90	92	103	122	119	110	100	97	86	83
Wed	89	87	124	122	123	95	92	90	92	102	123	124	113	107	102	92	84
Thu	91	86	125	123	123	91	90	89	94	108	121	123	115	106	101	91	88
Fri	91	85	122	109	93	94	90	92	106	123	134	123	105	95	87	86	84
Sat	83	83	83	83	84	84	85	85	86	87	89	91	89	90	87	85	82
Sun	83	83	83	83	83	84	84	84	84	84	84	84	98	111	90	84	83

About this drive

On weekdays the 82-mile drive from Ceres to Concord (via I-580 East and I-680 North) usually takes as little as 83 minutes and up to 134 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 95 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6 pm on Sundays (111 minutes).

About 45 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 37 miles surface streets (25 to 62 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Ceres 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 Ceres to Concord?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 83 minutes then, versus up to 134 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Ceres to Concord?

The 82-mile drive usually takes 83 to 134 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 95 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Ceres to Concord?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 134 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-580 East in Bay Area (25 miles) · I-680 North in Bay Area (20 miles)

Bay Area traffic right now · Bay Area traffic tomorrow

More drives

Concord to Ceres (return trip) · Ceres to San Jose · Ceres to Hayward · Ceres to Sunnyvale · Ceres to Santa Clara · Ceres to San Leandro

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	89	85	123	123	112	92	92	91	91	98	106	115	110	104	91	84	83
Tue	89	86	125	123	113	96	91	90	92	103	122	119	110	100	97	86	83
Wed	89	87	124	122	123	95	92	90	92	102	123	124	113	107	102	92	84
Thu	91	86	125	123	123	91	90	89	94	108	121	123	115	106	101	91	88
Fri	91	85	122	109	93	94	90	92	106	123	134	123	105	95	87	86	84
Sat	83	83	83	83	84	84	85	85	86	87	89	91	89	90	87	85	82
Sun	83	83	83	83	83	84	84	84	84	84	84	84	98	111	90	84	83

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	89	85	123	123	112	92	92	91	91	98	106	115	110	104	91	84	83
Tue	89	86	125	123	113	96	91	90	92	103	122	119	110	100	97	86	83
Wed	89	87	124	122	123	95	92	90	92	102	123	124	113	107	102	92	84
Thu	91	86	125	123	123	91	90	89	94	108	121	123	115	106	101	91	88
Fri	91	85	122	109	93	94	90	92	106	123	134	123	105	95	87	86	84
Sat	83	83	83	83	84	84	85	85	86	87	89	91	89	90	87	85	82
Sun	83	83	83	83	83	84	84	84	84	84	84	84	98	111	90	84	83

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	89	85	123	123	112	92	92	91	91	98	106	115	110	104	91	84	83
Tue	89	86	125	123	113	96	91	90	92	103	122	119	110	100	97	86	83
Wed	89	87	124	122	123	95	92	90	92	102	123	124	113	107	102	92	84
Thu	91	86	125	123	123	91	90	89	94	108	121	123	115	106	101	91	88
Fri	91	85	122	109	93	94	90	92	106	123	134	123	105	95	87	86	84
Sat	83	83	83	83	84	84	85	85	86	87	89	91	89	90	87	85	82
Sun	83	83	83	83	83	84	84	84	84	84	84	84	98	111	90	84	83