Best Time to Drive from Concord to Folsom

Right now (6:34 pm PDT): about 92 minutes via I-80 East and I-680 North, usually 85 at this time.

Only 69% 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	88	90	90	92	93	94	94	94	95	99	97	93	88	85	85	84
Tue	83	90	91	93	91	91	91	92	92	94	105	109	98	89	84	84	83
Wed	83	90	91	91	92	91	91	92	93	95	101	106	98	90	85	84	83
Thu	83	89	90	91	91	90	91	92	94	97	104	109	99	91	85	84	83
Fri	85	88	90	91	91	90	91	93	98	104	111	110	103	95	90	86	83
Sat	83	84	83	85	89	89	91	92	94	96	95	91	91	89	87	85	83
Sun	85	83	83	83	84	86	88	88	89	88	89	87	86	86	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 112 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 94 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (96 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 25 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 pm. The drive usually takes about 83 minutes then, versus up to 112 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 88-mile drive usually takes 83 to 112 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 94 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Concord to Folsom?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 112 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

Folsom to Concord (return trip) · Concord to San Jose · Concord to San Francisco · Concord to Sacramento · Concord to Oakland · Concord to Stockton · Concord to Fremont · Concord to Santa Rosa · Concord to Elk Grove · Concord to Modesto · Concord to Hayward · Concord to Sunnyvale

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	83	88	90	90	92	93	94	94	94	95	99	97	93	88	85	85	84
Tue	83	90	91	93	91	91	91	92	92	94	105	109	98	89	84	84	83
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Thu	83	89	90	91	91	90	91	92	94	97	104	109	99	91	85	84	83
Fri	85	88	90	91	91	90	91	93	98	104	111	110	103	95	90	86	83
Sat	83	84	83	85	89	89	91	92	94	96	95	91	91	89	87	85	83
Sun	85	83	83	83	84	86	88	88	89	88	89	87	86	86	86	86	83

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Tue	83	90	91	93	91	91	91	92	92	94	105	109	98	89	84	84	83
Wed	83	90	91	91	92	91	91	92	93	95	101	106	98	90	85	84	83
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Fri	85	88	90	91	91	90	91	93	98	104	111	110	103	95	90	86	83
Sat	83	84	83	85	89	89	91	92	94	96	95	91	91	89	87	85	83
Sun	85	83	83	83	84	86	88	88	89	88	89	87	86	86	86	86	83

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	83	88	90	90	92	93	94	94	94	95	99	97	93	88	85	85	84
Tue	83	90	91	93	91	91	91	92	92	94	105	109	98	89	84	84	83
Wed	83	90	91	91	92	91	91	92	93	95	101	106	98	90	85	84	83
Thu	83	89	90	91	91	90	91	92	94	97	104	109	99	91	85	84	83
Fri	85	88	90	91	91	90	91	93	98	104	111	110	103	95	90	86	83
Sat	83	84	83	85	89	89	91	92	94	96	95	91	91	89	87	85	83
Sun	85	83	83	83	84	86	88	88	89	88	89	87	86	86	86	86	83