Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Concord to Oakland
Right now (7:17 pm PDT): about 25 minutes via SR-24 West and I-680 South, usually 25 at this time.
Typical drive time by departure time
| Leave | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 21 | 23 | 27 | 32 | 29 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 |
| Tue | 21 | 23 | 28 | 35 | 35 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 22 |
| Wed | 21 | 23 | 27 | 34 | 31 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 22 |
| Thu | 21 | 23 | 28 | 35 | 33 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 |
| Fri | 21 | 22 | 24 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
| Sat | 21 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 |
| Sun | 21 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 22 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 22-mile drive from Concord to Oakland (via SR-24 West and I-680 South) usually takes as little as 21 minutes and up to 37 minutes, when leaving around 8:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 23 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Sundays (26 minutes).
About 20 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 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 downtown Oakland 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 Oakland?
On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 21 minutes then, versus up to 37 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Concord to Oakland?
The 22-mile drive usually takes 21 to 37 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 23 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Concord to Oakland?
Leaving around 8:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 37 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
SR-24 West in Bay Area (14 miles) · I-680 South in Bay Area (5 miles)
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More drives
Oakland to Concord (return trip) · Concord to San Jose · Concord to San Francisco · Concord to Sacramento