Best Time to Drive from Concord to Folsom

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 91 minutes via I-80 East and I-680 North, usually 91 at this time.

Only 43% 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 Folsom 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	83	87	90	90	91	92	92	93	93	93	96	97	94	89	85	84	84
Tue	83	90	91	91	91	91	91	91	92	94	100	104	96	90	85	84	83
Wed	83	89	91	91	91	91	91	91	92	95	100	106	99	91	85	84	84
Thu	83	88	90	91	91	90	91	91	93	96	103	108	99	91	86	84	84
Fri	83	86	87	89	89	90	91	93	97	102	109	108	102	95	90	86	83
Sat	83	83	83	85	86	88	90	91	93	94	92	89	88	87	87	85	83
Sun	83	83	83	83	84	86	87	88	88	87	88	87	87	87	86	86	83

About this drive

On weekdays the 88-mile drive from Concord to Folsom (via I-80 East and I-680 North) usually takes as little as 83 minutes and up to 109 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 93 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (94 minutes).

About 74 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 14 miles surface streets (17 to 24 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Concord to central Folsom 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 Folsom?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 83 minutes then, versus up to 109 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 88-mile drive usually takes 83 to 109 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 93 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Concord to Folsom?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 109 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-80 East in Sacramento (35 miles) · I-680 North in Bay Area (21 miles) · I-80 East in Bay Area (18 miles)

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More drives

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	83	87	90	90	91	92	92	93	93	93	96	97	94	89	85	84	84
Tue	83	90	91	91	91	91	91	91	92	94	100	104	96	90	85	84	83
Wed	83	89	91	91	91	91	91	91	92	95	100	106	99	91	85	84	84
Thu	83	88	90	91	91	90	91	91	93	96	103	108	99	91	86	84	84
Fri	83	86	87	89	89	90	91	93	97	102	109	108	102	95	90	86	83
Sat	83	83	83	85	86	88	90	91	93	94	92	89	88	87	87	85	83
Sun	83	83	83	83	84	86	87	88	88	87	88	87	87	87	86	86	83

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	83	87	90	90	91	92	92	93	93	93	96	97	94	89	85	84	84
Tue	83	90	91	91	91	91	91	91	92	94	100	104	96	90	85	84	83
Wed	83	89	91	91	91	91	91	91	92	95	100	106	99	91	85	84	84
Thu	83	88	90	91	91	90	91	91	93	96	103	108	99	91	86	84	84
Fri	83	86	87	89	89	90	91	93	97	102	109	108	102	95	90	86	83
Sat	83	83	83	85	86	88	90	91	93	94	92	89	88	87	87	85	83
Sun	83	83	83	83	84	86	87	88	88	87	88	87	87	87	86	86	83

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	83	87	90	90	91	92	92	93	93	93	96	97	94	89	85	84	84
Tue	83	90	91	91	91	91	91	91	92	94	100	104	96	90	85	84	83
Wed	83	89	91	91	91	91	91	91	92	95	100	106	99	91	85	84	84
Thu	83	88	90	91	91	90	91	91	93	96	103	108	99	91	86	84	84
Fri	83	86	87	89	89	90	91	93	97	102	109	108	102	95	90	86	83
Sat	83	83	83	85	86	88	90	91	93	94	92	89	88	87	87	85	83
Sun	83	83	83	83	84	86	87	88	88	87	88	87	87	87	86	86	83