Best Time to Drive from Concord to Petaluma

Right now (7:35 pm PDT): about 56 minutes via US-101 North and I-680 North and I-780 East, usually 56 at this time.

Only 37% 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 Petaluma 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	54	57	60	67	62	57	57	57	56	57	58	60	61	59	55	55	54
Tue	54	58	63	71	68	57	57	56	56	57	58	64	68	64	55	55	54
Wed	54	58	62	69	64	57	57	57	57	57	58	62	66	63	56	55	54
Thu	54	57	63	71	67	57	56	56	56	57	58	64	69	62	56	55	54
Fri	54	56	59	64	57	57	56	57	57	58	61	61	59	57	55	55	54
Sat	54	54	54	54	54	55	55	55	55	55	55	55	55	55	55	55	54
Sun	54	54	54	54	54	54	55	55	55	55	55	55	55	55	55	55	54

About this drive

On weekdays the 48-mile drive from Concord to Petaluma (via US-101 North and I-680 North and I-780 East) usually takes as little as 54 minutes and up to 71 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 57 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (55 minutes).

About 26 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 22 miles surface streets (31 to 48 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Concord to central Petaluma 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 Petaluma?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 54 minutes then, versus up to 71 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 48-mile drive usually takes 54 to 71 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 57 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Concord to Petaluma?

Leaving around 8 am on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 71 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 North in Bay Area (8 miles) · I-680 North in Bay Area (8 miles) · SR-37 West in Bay Area (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	54	57	60	67	62	57	57	57	56	57	58	60	61	59	55	55	54
Tue	54	58	63	71	68	57	57	56	56	57	58	64	68	64	55	55	54
Wed	54	58	62	69	64	57	57	57	57	57	58	62	66	63	56	55	54
Thu	54	57	63	71	67	57	56	56	56	57	58	64	69	62	56	55	54
Fri	54	56	59	64	57	57	56	57	57	58	61	61	59	57	55	55	54
Sat	54	54	54	54	54	55	55	55	55	55	55	55	55	55	55	55	54
Sun	54	54	54	54	54	54	55	55	55	55	55	55	55	55	55	55	54

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	57	60	67	62	57	57	57	56	57	58	60	61	59	55	55	54
Tue	54	58	63	71	68	57	57	56	56	57	58	64	68	64	55	55	54
Wed	54	58	62	69	64	57	57	57	57	57	58	62	66	63	56	55	54
Thu	54	57	63	71	67	57	56	56	56	57	58	64	69	62	56	55	54
Fri	54	56	59	64	57	57	56	57	57	58	61	61	59	57	55	55	54
Sat	54	54	54	54	54	55	55	55	55	55	55	55	55	55	55	55	54
Sun	54	54	54	54	54	54	55	55	55	55	55	55	55	55	55	55	54

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	57	60	67	62	57	57	57	56	57	58	60	61	59	55	55	54
Tue	54	58	63	71	68	57	57	56	56	57	58	64	68	64	55	55	54
Wed	54	58	62	69	64	57	57	57	57	57	58	62	66	63	56	55	54
Thu	54	57	63	71	67	57	56	56	56	57	58	64	69	62	56	55	54
Fri	54	56	59	64	57	57	56	57	57	58	61	61	59	57	55	55	54
Sat	54	54	54	54	54	55	55	55	55	55	55	55	55	55	55	55	54
Sun	54	54	54	54	54	54	55	55	55	55	55	55	55	55	55	55	54