Best Time to Drive from Concord to Arden-Arcade

Right now (6:48 pm PDT): about 83 minutes via I-80 East and I-680 North, usually 76 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 Concord to Arden-Arcade 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	71	74	77	78	80	81	82	82	82	84	86	84	82	76	73	73	72
Tue	71	74	79	79	79	79	79	80	80	82	89	94	87	77	72	72	71
Wed	71	75	78	79	80	79	79	79	80	82	87	91	86	79	73	72	71
Thu	71	74	77	79	78	78	79	80	82	85	90	95	87	79	74	72	72
Fri	72	74	76	77	78	78	79	81	86	91	95	97	91	83	78	74	71
Sat	72	72	71	73	75	77	79	80	82	84	83	79	76	75	76	73	71
Sun	71	71	71	71	73	75	76	77	77	76	75	74	75	74	74	74	71

About this drive

On weekdays the 78-mile drive from Concord to Arden-Arcade (via I-80 East and I-680 North) usually takes as little as 71 minutes and up to 97 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 82 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (84 minutes).

About 72 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (7 to 11 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Concord to central Arden-Arcade 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 Concord to Arden-Arcade?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 71 minutes then, versus up to 97 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 78-mile drive usually takes 71 to 97 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 82 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Concord to Arden-Arcade?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 97 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-80 East in Sacramento (33 miles) · I-680 North in Bay Area (21 miles) · I-80 East in Bay Area (18 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	71	74	77	78	80	81	82	82	82	84	86	84	82	76	73	73	72
Tue	71	74	79	79	79	79	79	80	80	82	89	94	87	77	72	72	71
Wed	71	75	78	79	80	79	79	79	80	82	87	91	86	79	73	72	71
Thu	71	74	77	79	78	78	79	80	82	85	90	95	87	79	74	72	72
Fri	72	74	76	77	78	78	79	81	86	91	95	97	91	83	78	74	71
Sat	72	72	71	73	75	77	79	80	82	84	83	79	76	75	76	73	71
Sun	71	71	71	71	73	75	76	77	77	76	75	74	75	74	74	74	71

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	71	74	77	78	80	81	82	82	82	84	86	84	82	76	73	73	72
Tue	71	74	79	79	79	79	79	80	80	82	89	94	87	77	72	72	71
Wed	71	75	78	79	80	79	79	79	80	82	87	91	86	79	73	72	71
Thu	71	74	77	79	78	78	79	80	82	85	90	95	87	79	74	72	72
Fri	72	74	76	77	78	78	79	81	86	91	95	97	91	83	78	74	71
Sat	72	72	71	73	75	77	79	80	82	84	83	79	76	75	76	73	71
Sun	71	71	71	71	73	75	76	77	77	76	75	74	75	74	74	74	71

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	71	74	77	78	80	81	82	82	82	84	86	84	82	76	73	73	72
Tue	71	74	79	79	79	79	79	80	80	82	89	94	87	77	72	72	71
Wed	71	75	78	79	80	79	79	79	80	82	87	91	86	79	73	72	71
Thu	71	74	77	79	78	78	79	80	82	85	90	95	87	79	74	72	72
Fri	72	74	76	77	78	78	79	81	86	91	95	97	91	83	78	74	71
Sat	72	72	71	73	75	77	79	80	82	84	83	79	76	75	76	73	71
Sun	71	71	71	71	73	75	76	77	77	76	75	74	75	74	74	74	71