Best Time to Drive from Concord to San Jose

Right now (6:02 pm PDT): about 70 minutes via I-680 South, usually 60 at this time.

On weekdays the 56-mile drive from Concord to San Jose (via I-680 South) usually takes as little as 50 minutes and up to 83 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 56 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (58 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: San Jose to Concord

Freeway, about 52 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 4 miles: 5 to 10 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 Jose 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 Jose 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	50	57	69	71	65	58	56	56	56	57	60	61	66	56	52	52	52
Tue	50	56	72	82	74	63	57	55	55	56	62	69	73	60	52	53	52
Wed	51	57	71	77	69	63	56	55	55	57	61	68	74	61	53	52	52
Thu	50	57	77	77	74	64	56	55	55	57	62	70	75	62	53	52	52
Fri	50	55	61	60	57	56	55	55	55	58	66	69	69	61	54	52	52
Sat	51	52	51	52	52	54	54	55	56	57	57	58	56	55	53	52	51
Sun	51	51	51	51	51	53	54	54	54	54	54	54	54	53	53	53	51

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 Jose?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 50 minutes then, versus up to 83 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 56-mile drive usually takes 50 to 83 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 56 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Concord to San Jose?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 83 minutes.

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Freeways on this drive

I-680 South in Bay Area (51 miles) · I-280 North in Bay Area (1.5 miles)

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More drives

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

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	50	57	69	71	65	58	56	56	56	57	60	61	66	56	52	52	52
Tue	50	56	72	82	74	63	57	55	55	56	62	69	73	60	52	53	52
Wed	51	57	71	77	69	63	56	55	55	57	61	68	74	61	53	52	52
Thu	50	57	77	77	74	64	56	55	55	57	62	70	75	62	53	52	52
Fri	50	55	61	60	57	56	55	55	55	58	66	69	69	61	54	52	52
Sat	51	52	51	52	52	54	54	55	56	57	57	58	56	55	53	52	51
Sun	51	51	51	51	51	53	54	54	54	54	54	54	54	53	53	53	51

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	50	57	69	71	65	58	56	56	56	57	60	61	66	56	52	52	52
Tue	50	56	72	82	74	63	57	55	55	56	62	69	73	60	52	53	52
Wed	51	57	71	77	69	63	56	55	55	57	61	68	74	61	53	52	52
Thu	50	57	77	77	74	64	56	55	55	57	62	70	75	62	53	52	52
Fri	50	55	61	60	57	56	55	55	55	58	66	69	69	61	54	52	52
Sat	51	52	51	52	52	54	54	55	56	57	57	58	56	55	53	52	51
Sun	51	51	51	51	51	53	54	54	54	54	54	54	54	53	53	53	51

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	50	57	69	71	65	58	56	56	56	57	60	61	66	56	52	52	52
Tue	50	56	72	82	74	63	57	55	55	56	62	69	73	60	52	53	52
Wed	51	57	71	77	69	63	56	55	55	57	61	68	74	61	53	52	52
Thu	50	57	77	77	74	64	56	55	55	57	62	70	75	62	53	52	52
Fri	50	55	61	60	57	56	55	55	55	58	66	69	69	61	54	52	52
Sat	51	52	51	52	52	54	54	55	56	57	57	58	56	55	53	52	51
Sun	51	51	51	51	51	53	54	54	54	54	54	54	54	53	53	53	51