Best Time to Drive from Concord to Livermore

Right now (6:48 pm PDT): about 32 minutes via I-680 South and I-580 West, usually 31 at this time.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Concord to Livermore 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	30	33	38	43	40	34	33	33	34	33	33	33	34	32	31	31	30
Tue	30	33	38	45	44	36	34	33	33	33	33	35	37	34	31	31	30
Wed	30	33	37	44	43	36	33	33	33	33	33	34	36	35	31	31	30
Thu	30	33	38	46	43	35	33	33	33	33	33	35	38	35	31	31	30
Fri	30	32	34	37	35	34	33	33	33	33	34	35	36	34	31	31	30
Sat	30	30	31	31	31	31	32	33	33	33	33	33	33	32	31	31	30
Sun	30	30	30	30	31	31	32	32	32	32	32	33	32	32	32	32	30

About this drive

On weekdays the 33-mile drive from Concord to Livermore (via I-680 South and I-580 West) usually takes as little as 30 minutes and up to 46 minutes, when leaving around 8:30 am on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 33 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (33 minutes).

About 29 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (5 to 8 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Concord to central Livermore 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 Livermore?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 30 minutes then, versus up to 46 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 33-mile drive usually takes 30 to 46 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 33 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Concord to Livermore?

Leaving around 8:30 am on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 46 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-680 South in Bay Area (21 miles) · I-580 West in Bay Area (8 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	33	38	43	40	34	33	33	34	33	33	33	34	32	31	31	30
Tue	30	33	38	45	44	36	34	33	33	33	33	35	37	34	31	31	30
Wed	30	33	37	44	43	36	33	33	33	33	33	34	36	35	31	31	30
Thu	30	33	38	46	43	35	33	33	33	33	33	35	38	35	31	31	30
Fri	30	32	34	37	35	34	33	33	33	33	34	35	36	34	31	31	30
Sat	30	30	31	31	31	31	32	33	33	33	33	33	33	32	31	31	30
Sun	30	30	30	30	31	31	32	32	32	32	32	33	32	32	32	32	30

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	33	38	43	40	34	33	33	34	33	33	33	34	32	31	31	30
Tue	30	33	38	45	44	36	34	33	33	33	33	35	37	34	31	31	30
Wed	30	33	37	44	43	36	33	33	33	33	33	34	36	35	31	31	30
Thu	30	33	38	46	43	35	33	33	33	33	33	35	38	35	31	31	30
Fri	30	32	34	37	35	34	33	33	33	33	34	35	36	34	31	31	30
Sat	30	30	31	31	31	31	32	33	33	33	33	33	33	32	31	31	30
Sun	30	30	30	30	31	31	32	32	32	32	32	33	32	32	32	32	30

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	33	38	43	40	34	33	33	34	33	33	33	34	32	31	31	30
Tue	30	33	38	45	44	36	34	33	33	33	33	35	37	34	31	31	30
Wed	30	33	37	44	43	36	33	33	33	33	33	34	36	35	31	31	30
Thu	30	33	38	46	43	35	33	33	33	33	33	35	38	35	31	31	30
Fri	30	32	34	37	35	34	33	33	33	33	34	35	36	34	31	31	30
Sat	30	30	31	31	31	31	32	33	33	33	33	33	33	32	31	31	30
Sun	30	30	30	30	31	31	32	32	32	32	32	33	32	32	32	32	30