Best Time to Drive from Concord to Ceres

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 89 minutes via SR-4 East, usually 90 at this time.

Only 7% 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 Ceres 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	91	95	95	99	101	100	99	98	97	98	95	94	93	91	90	89	90
Tue	89	98	97	99	99	98	98	95	96	96	94	94	95	93	90	89	89
Wed	92	98	100	100	101	100	98	98	99	97	96	94	95	94	90	90	90
Thu	88	101	100	101	99	97	96	95	96	97	96	94	93	94	91	90	90
Fri	92	97	97	98	99	101	98	99	98	98	96	94	93	92	90	90	89
Sat	89	89	89	90	89	90	90	91	90	90	90	90	89	89	90	89	89
Sun	89	89	89	88	89	89	89	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	91	89

About this drive

On weekdays the 77-mile drive from Concord to Ceres (via SR-4 East) usually takes as little as 88 minutes and up to 102 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 2 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 97 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 8 pm on Sundays (91 minutes).

About 29 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 49 miles surface streets (30 to 41 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Concord to central Ceres 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 Ceres?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 2 pm. The drive usually takes about 88 minutes then, versus up to 102 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 77-mile drive usually takes 88 to 102 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 97 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Concord to Ceres?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 102 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-4 East in Bay Area (29 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	91	95	95	99	101	100	99	98	97	98	95	94	93	91	90	89	90
Tue	89	98	97	99	99	98	98	95	96	96	94	94	95	93	90	89	89
Wed	92	98	100	100	101	100	98	98	99	97	96	94	95	94	90	90	90
Thu	88	101	100	101	99	97	96	95	96	97	96	94	93	94	91	90	90
Fri	92	97	97	98	99	101	98	99	98	98	96	94	93	92	90	90	89
Sat	89	89	89	90	89	90	90	91	90	90	90	90	89	89	90	89	89
Sun	89	89	89	88	89	89	89	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	91	89

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	91	95	95	99	101	100	99	98	97	98	95	94	93	91	90	89	90
Tue	89	98	97	99	99	98	98	95	96	96	94	94	95	93	90	89	89
Wed	92	98	100	100	101	100	98	98	99	97	96	94	95	94	90	90	90
Thu	88	101	100	101	99	97	96	95	96	97	96	94	93	94	91	90	90
Fri	92	97	97	98	99	101	98	99	98	98	96	94	93	92	90	90	89
Sat	89	89	89	90	89	90	90	91	90	90	90	90	89	89	90	89	89
Sun	89	89	89	88	89	89	89	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	91	89

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	91	95	95	99	101	100	99	98	97	98	95	94	93	91	90	89	90
Tue	89	98	97	99	99	98	98	95	96	96	94	94	95	93	90	89	89
Wed	92	98	100	100	101	100	98	98	99	97	96	94	95	94	90	90	90
Thu	88	101	100	101	99	97	96	95	96	97	96	94	93	94	91	90	90
Fri	92	97	97	98	99	101	98	99	98	98	96	94	93	92	90	90	89
Sat	89	89	89	90	89	90	90	91	90	90	90	90	89	89	90	89	89
Sun	89	89	89	88	89	89	89	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	91	89