Best Time to Drive from Concord to Pacifica

Right now (5:50 pm PDT): about 84 minutes via SR-24 West and I-280 South and I-80 West, usually 58 at this time.

Only 66% 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 Pacifica 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	40	48	53	58	54	48	46	44	44	43	44	45	48	46	43	42	40
Tue	40	48	58	66	61	53	48	44	43	43	44	47	55	51	42	41	41
Wed	40	48	57	61	59	51	50	45	43	43	44	47	61	53	43	42	41
Thu	40	47	56	63	59	52	49	46	43	44	45	50	73	58	44	42	40
Fri	40	45	49	49	48	45	43	43	44	45	46	48	57	53	45	42	41
Sat	40	41	43	43	44	46	54	58	59	56	55	52	52	52	48	45	42
Sun	40	40	40	43	44	46	48	51	53	56	55	53	52	50	48	46	41

About this drive

On weekdays the 44-mile drive from Concord to Pacifica (via SR-24 West and I-280 South and I-80 West) usually takes as little as 40 minutes and up to 73 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 45 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (59 minutes).

About 41 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 9 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Concord to central Pacifica 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 Pacifica?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 40 minutes then, versus up to 73 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 44-mile drive usually takes 40 to 73 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 45 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Concord to Pacifica?

Leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 73 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-24 West in Bay Area (14 miles) · I-280 South in Bay Area (11 miles) · I-80 West in Bay Area (10 miles) · I-680 South in Bay Area (5 miles) · I-580 East in Bay Area (1.2 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	40	48	53	58	54	48	46	44	44	43	44	45	48	46	43	42	40
Tue	40	48	58	66	61	53	48	44	43	43	44	47	55	51	42	41	41
Wed	40	48	57	61	59	51	50	45	43	43	44	47	61	53	43	42	41
Thu	40	47	56	63	59	52	49	46	43	44	45	50	73	58	44	42	40
Fri	40	45	49	49	48	45	43	43	44	45	46	48	57	53	45	42	41
Sat	40	41	43	43	44	46	54	58	59	56	55	52	52	52	48	45	42
Sun	40	40	40	43	44	46	48	51	53	56	55	53	52	50	48	46	41

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	40	48	53	58	54	48	46	44	44	43	44	45	48	46	43	42	40
Tue	40	48	58	66	61	53	48	44	43	43	44	47	55	51	42	41	41
Wed	40	48	57	61	59	51	50	45	43	43	44	47	61	53	43	42	41
Thu	40	47	56	63	59	52	49	46	43	44	45	50	73	58	44	42	40
Fri	40	45	49	49	48	45	43	43	44	45	46	48	57	53	45	42	41
Sat	40	41	43	43	44	46	54	58	59	56	55	52	52	52	48	45	42
Sun	40	40	40	43	44	46	48	51	53	56	55	53	52	50	48	46	41

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	40	48	53	58	54	48	46	44	44	43	44	45	48	46	43	42	40
Tue	40	48	58	66	61	53	48	44	43	43	44	47	55	51	42	41	41
Wed	40	48	57	61	59	51	50	45	43	43	44	47	61	53	43	42	41
Thu	40	47	56	63	59	52	49	46	43	44	45	50	73	58	44	42	40
Fri	40	45	49	49	48	45	43	43	44	45	46	48	57	53	45	42	41
Sat	40	41	43	43	44	46	54	58	59	56	55	52	52	52	48	45	42
Sun	40	40	40	43	44	46	48	51	53	56	55	53	52	50	48	46	41