Best Time to Drive from Concord to San Francisco

Right now (6:02 pm PDT): about 45 minutes via SR-24 West and I-80 West, usually 40 at this time.

On weekdays the 31-mile drive from Concord to San Francisco (via SR-24 West and I-80 West) usually takes as little as 28 minutes and up to 50 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 33 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (43 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: San Francisco to Concord

Freeway, about 28 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 3 miles: 4 to 8 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from central Concord to downtown San Francisco along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Concord to San Francisco 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	28	36	40	45	41	37	35	33	32	32	32	32	34	32	30	30	29
Tue	28	36	44	48	47	40	36	32	31	31	32	35	42	40	30	30	29
Wed	28	36	42	46	45	40	37	33	31	31	32	34	42	38	31	30	29
Thu	28	37	42	48	46	39	37	34	32	32	32	36	50	40	31	30	29
Fri	28	33	36	37	34	33	31	31	32	33	33	36	42	39	32	30	29
Sat	28	30	31	31	31	32	39	42	42	40	42	39	39	37	34	32	29
Sun	29	29	29	31	33	33	35	37	38	42	41	39	37	35	34	33	29

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 San Francisco?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 28 minutes then, versus up to 50 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Concord to San Francisco?

The 31-mile drive usually takes 28 to 50 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 33 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Concord to San Francisco?

Leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 50 minutes.

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Freeways on this drive

SR-24 West in Bay Area (14 miles) · I-80 West in Bay Area (8 miles) · I-680 South in Bay Area (5 miles) · I-580 East in Bay Area (1.2 miles)

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San Francisco to Concord (return trip) · Concord to San Jose

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	28	36	40	45	41	37	35	33	32	32	32	32	34	32	30	30	29
Tue	28	36	44	48	47	40	36	32	31	31	32	35	42	40	30	30	29
Wed	28	36	42	46	45	40	37	33	31	31	32	34	42	38	31	30	29
Thu	28	37	42	48	46	39	37	34	32	32	32	36	50	40	31	30	29
Fri	28	33	36	37	34	33	31	31	32	33	33	36	42	39	32	30	29
Sat	28	30	31	31	31	32	39	42	42	40	42	39	39	37	34	32	29
Sun	29	29	29	31	33	33	35	37	38	42	41	39	37	35	34	33	29

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	28	36	40	45	41	37	35	33	32	32	32	32	34	32	30	30	29
Tue	28	36	44	48	47	40	36	32	31	31	32	35	42	40	30	30	29
Wed	28	36	42	46	45	40	37	33	31	31	32	34	42	38	31	30	29
Thu	28	37	42	48	46	39	37	34	32	32	32	36	50	40	31	30	29
Fri	28	33	36	37	34	33	31	31	32	33	33	36	42	39	32	30	29
Sat	28	30	31	31	31	32	39	42	42	40	42	39	39	37	34	32	29
Sun	29	29	29	31	33	33	35	37	38	42	41	39	37	35	34	33	29

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	28	36	40	45	41	37	35	33	32	32	32	32	34	32	30	30	29
Tue	28	36	44	48	47	40	36	32	31	31	32	35	42	40	30	30	29
Wed	28	36	42	46	45	40	37	33	31	31	32	34	42	38	31	30	29
Thu	28	37	42	48	46	39	37	34	32	32	32	36	50	40	31	30	29
Fri	28	33	36	37	34	33	31	31	32	33	33	36	42	39	32	30	29
Sat	28	30	31	31	31	32	39	42	42	40	42	39	39	37	34	32	29
Sun	29	29	29	31	33	33	35	37	38	42	41	39	37	35	34	33	29