Best Time to Drive from Citrus Heights to Concord

Right now (6:48 pm PDT): about 80 minutes via I-80 West and I-680 South, usually 78 at this time.

Only 77% 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 Citrus Heights 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	76	88	91	89	86	86	85	85	84	83	81	81	79	76	76	77	76
Tue	76	86	95	94	88	85	83	82	82	81	82	82	80	76	76	76	75
Wed	75	85	91	91	87	86	84	83	82	82	82	82	80	77	76	76	75
Thu	75	85	90	90	85	85	82	82	82	82	83	84	81	78	76	76	75
Fri	75	83	83	83	86	84	86	85	85	85	87	87	83	79	76	76	75
Sat	75	75	76	77	79	86	91	92	90	87	87	84	80	78	78	77	75
Sun	75	75	75	75	77	81	89	94	94	93	92	91	88	83	81	79	75

About this drive

On weekdays the 83-mile drive from Citrus Heights to Concord (via I-80 West and I-680 South) usually takes as little as 75 minutes and up to 99 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 5 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 83 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Sundays (94 minutes).

About 78 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (6 to 11 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Citrus Heights 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 Citrus Heights to Concord?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 5 pm. The drive usually takes about 75 minutes then, versus up to 99 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Citrus Heights to Concord?

The 83-mile drive usually takes 75 to 99 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 83 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Citrus Heights to Concord?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 99 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-80 West in Sacramento (39 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 Citrus Heights (return trip) · Citrus Heights to Sacramento · Citrus Heights to Stockton · Citrus Heights to Elk Grove

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	76	88	91	89	86	86	85	85	84	83	81	81	79	76	76	77	76
Tue	76	86	95	94	88	85	83	82	82	81	82	82	80	76	76	76	75
Wed	75	85	91	91	87	86	84	83	82	82	82	82	80	77	76	76	75
Thu	75	85	90	90	85	85	82	82	82	82	83	84	81	78	76	76	75
Fri	75	83	83	83	86	84	86	85	85	85	87	87	83	79	76	76	75
Sat	75	75	76	77	79	86	91	92	90	87	87	84	80	78	78	77	75
Sun	75	75	75	75	77	81	89	94	94	93	92	91	88	83	81	79	75

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	76	88	91	89	86	86	85	85	84	83	81	81	79	76	76	77	76
Tue	76	86	95	94	88	85	83	82	82	81	82	82	80	76	76	76	75
Wed	75	85	91	91	87	86	84	83	82	82	82	82	80	77	76	76	75
Thu	75	85	90	90	85	85	82	82	82	82	83	84	81	78	76	76	75
Fri	75	83	83	83	86	84	86	85	85	85	87	87	83	79	76	76	75
Sat	75	75	76	77	79	86	91	92	90	87	87	84	80	78	78	77	75
Sun	75	75	75	75	77	81	89	94	94	93	92	91	88	83	81	79	75

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	76	88	91	89	86	86	85	85	84	83	81	81	79	76	76	77	76
Tue	76	86	95	94	88	85	83	82	82	81	82	82	80	76	76	76	75
Wed	75	85	91	91	87	86	84	83	82	82	82	82	80	77	76	76	75
Thu	75	85	90	90	85	85	82	82	82	82	83	84	81	78	76	76	75
Fri	75	83	83	83	86	84	86	85	85	85	87	87	83	79	76	76	75
Sat	75	75	76	77	79	86	91	92	90	87	87	84	80	78	78	77	75
Sun	75	75	75	75	77	81	89	94	94	93	92	91	88	83	81	79	75