Best Time to Drive from Concord to Los Gatos

Right now (12:51 am PST): about 56 minutes via I-680 South and I-880 South.

Only 72% 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 Los Gatos 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	55	62	84	87	75	63	61	60	61	60	61	61	65	60	56	56	55
Tue	55	61	97	102	91	70	62	60	60	60	61	64	69	64	58	56	56
Wed	55	61	92	95	85	68	61	60	60	60	61	64	67	64	57	56	56
Thu	55	61	94	98	91	71	62	60	60	61	61	64	70	64	58	56	56
Fri	55	59	66	67	63	61	61	61	61	63	63	63	64	62	58	56	56
Sat	55	56	56	56	57	59	61	61	61	63	62	61	62	62	58	57	55
Sun	55	55	55	55	56	58	59	59	60	60	59	59	59	60	58	58	55

About this drive

On weekdays the 61-mile drive from Concord to Los Gatos (via I-680 South and I-880 South) usually takes as little as 55 minutes and up to 102 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 61 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (63 minutes).

About 57 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (5 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 Los Gatos 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 Los Gatos?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 55 minutes then, versus up to 102 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Concord to Los Gatos?

The 61-mile drive usually takes 55 to 102 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 61 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Concord to Los Gatos?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 102 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-680 South in Bay Area (38 miles) · I-880 South in Bay Area (14 miles) · SR-17 South in Bay Area (5 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	62	84	87	75	63	61	60	61	60	61	61	65	60	56	56	55
Tue	55	61	97	102	91	70	62	60	60	60	61	64	69	64	58	56	56
Wed	55	61	92	95	85	68	61	60	60	60	61	64	67	64	57	56	56
Thu	55	61	94	98	91	71	62	60	60	61	61	64	70	64	58	56	56
Fri	55	59	66	67	63	61	61	61	61	63	63	63	64	62	58	56	56
Sat	55	56	56	56	57	59	61	61	61	63	62	61	62	62	58	57	55
Sun	55	55	55	55	56	58	59	59	60	60	59	59	59	60	58	58	55

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	62	84	87	75	63	61	60	61	60	61	61	65	60	56	56	55
Tue	55	61	97	102	91	70	62	60	60	60	61	64	69	64	58	56	56
Wed	55	61	92	95	85	68	61	60	60	60	61	64	67	64	57	56	56
Thu	55	61	94	98	91	71	62	60	60	61	61	64	70	64	58	56	56
Fri	55	59	66	67	63	61	61	61	61	63	63	63	64	62	58	56	56
Sat	55	56	56	56	57	59	61	61	61	63	62	61	62	62	58	57	55
Sun	55	55	55	55	56	58	59	59	60	60	59	59	59	60	58	58	55

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	62	84	87	75	63	61	60	61	60	61	61	65	60	56	56	55
Tue	55	61	97	102	91	70	62	60	60	60	61	64	69	64	58	56	56
Wed	55	61	92	95	85	68	61	60	60	60	61	64	67	64	57	56	56
Thu	55	61	94	98	91	71	62	60	60	61	61	64	70	64	58	56	56
Fri	55	59	66	67	63	61	61	61	61	63	63	63	64	62	58	56	56
Sat	55	56	56	56	57	59	61	61	61	63	62	61	62	62	58	57	55
Sun	55	55	55	55	56	58	59	59	60	60	59	59	59	60	58	58	55