Best Time to Drive from Concord to Napa

Right now (5:51 pm PDT): about 36 minutes via I-680 North, usually 36 at this time.

Only 68% 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 Napa 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	34	38	43	47	43	41	40	40	40	39	39	38	39	36	35	35	35
Tue	34	39	47	49	43	40	39	39	39	39	38	40	40	38	35	35	35
Wed	34	39	47	49	42	40	40	40	39	39	39	39	40	38	35	35	35
Thu	34	38	47	50	43	40	39	39	39	39	39	42	41	38	36	35	35
Fri	34	37	39	42	40	39	39	39	40	41	41	43	41	38	36	35	35
Sat	35	35	35	35	35	37	38	39	38	37	36	36	36	35	35	35	35
Sun	35	35	35	35	35	36	37	38	38	38	37	37	36	36	36	35	35

About this drive

On weekdays the 34-mile drive from Concord to Napa (via I-680 North) usually takes as little as 34 minutes and up to 52 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 39 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Saturdays (39 minutes).

About 26 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 8 miles surface streets (11 to 23 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Concord to central Napa 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 Napa?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 34 minutes then, versus up to 52 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 34-mile drive usually takes 34 to 52 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 39 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Concord to Napa?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 52 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-680 North in Bay Area (20 miles) · SR-12 West in Bay Area (5 miles) · I-80 West in Bay Area (1.4 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	38	43	47	43	41	40	40	40	39	39	38	39	36	35	35	35
Tue	34	39	47	49	43	40	39	39	39	39	38	40	40	38	35	35	35
Wed	34	39	47	49	42	40	40	40	39	39	39	39	40	38	35	35	35
Thu	34	38	47	50	43	40	39	39	39	39	39	42	41	38	36	35	35
Fri	34	37	39	42	40	39	39	39	40	41	41	43	41	38	36	35	35
Sat	35	35	35	35	35	37	38	39	38	37	36	36	36	35	35	35	35
Sun	35	35	35	35	35	36	37	38	38	38	37	37	36	36	36	35	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	38	43	47	43	41	40	40	40	39	39	38	39	36	35	35	35
Tue	34	39	47	49	43	40	39	39	39	39	38	40	40	38	35	35	35
Wed	34	39	47	49	42	40	40	40	39	39	39	39	40	38	35	35	35
Thu	34	38	47	50	43	40	39	39	39	39	39	42	41	38	36	35	35
Fri	34	37	39	42	40	39	39	39	40	41	41	43	41	38	36	35	35
Sat	35	35	35	35	35	37	38	39	38	37	36	36	36	35	35	35	35
Sun	35	35	35	35	35	36	37	38	38	38	37	37	36	36	36	35	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	38	43	47	43	41	40	40	40	39	39	38	39	36	35	35	35
Tue	34	39	47	49	43	40	39	39	39	39	38	40	40	38	35	35	35
Wed	34	39	47	49	42	40	40	40	39	39	39	39	40	38	35	35	35
Thu	34	38	47	50	43	40	39	39	39	39	39	42	41	38	36	35	35
Fri	34	37	39	42	40	39	39	39	40	41	41	43	41	38	36	35	35
Sat	35	35	35	35	35	37	38	39	38	37	36	36	36	35	35	35	35
Sun	35	35	35	35	35	36	37	38	38	38	37	37	36	36	36	35	35