Best Time to Drive from Concord to San Jose

Right now (8:05 pm PDT): about 53 minutes via I-680 South, usually 52 at this time.

Only 77% 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 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	58	77	79	68	58	56	56	56	57	60	61	66	57	52	52	52
Tue	50	57	82	88	81	65	57	55	55	56	62	69	73	61	53	52	52
Wed	51	58	80	86	73	63	56	55	55	57	61	69	73	62	53	52	52
Thu	50	57	85	83	79	64	56	55	55	57	63	69	74	61	54	52	52
Fri	51	55	62	61	58	56	55	55	55	57	66	69	69	62	54	52	52
Sat	51	52	52	52	52	53	54	56	56	57	57	58	57	57	54	52	51
Sun	52	52	52	51	52	53	54	54	54	54	54	54	54	55	53	53	51

About this drive

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 92 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).

About 52 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (5 to 10 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Concord to downtown San Jose 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 San Jose?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 50 minutes then, versus up to 92 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 92 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 92 minutes.

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

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	50	58	77	79	68	58	56	56	56	57	60	61	66	57	52	52	52
Tue	50	57	82	88	81	65	57	55	55	56	62	69	73	61	53	52	52
Wed	51	58	80	86	73	63	56	55	55	57	61	69	73	62	53	52	52
Thu	50	57	85	83	79	64	56	55	55	57	63	69	74	61	54	52	52
Fri	51	55	62	61	58	56	55	55	55	57	66	69	69	62	54	52	52
Sat	51	52	52	52	52	53	54	56	56	57	57	58	57	57	54	52	51
Sun	52	52	52	51	52	53	54	54	54	54	54	54	54	55	53	53	51

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	50	58	77	79	68	58	56	56	56	57	60	61	66	57	52	52	52
Tue	50	57	82	88	81	65	57	55	55	56	62	69	73	61	53	52	52
Wed	51	58	80	86	73	63	56	55	55	57	61	69	73	62	53	52	52
Thu	50	57	85	83	79	64	56	55	55	57	63	69	74	61	54	52	52
Fri	51	55	62	61	58	56	55	55	55	57	66	69	69	62	54	52	52
Sat	51	52	52	52	52	53	54	56	56	57	57	58	57	57	54	52	51
Sun	52	52	52	51	52	53	54	54	54	54	54	54	54	55	53	53	51

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	50	58	77	79	68	58	56	56	56	57	60	61	66	57	52	52	52
Tue	50	57	82	88	81	65	57	55	55	56	62	69	73	61	53	52	52
Wed	51	58	80	86	73	63	56	55	55	57	61	69	73	62	53	52	52
Thu	50	57	85	83	79	64	56	55	55	57	63	69	74	61	54	52	52
Fri	51	55	62	61	58	56	55	55	55	57	66	69	69	62	54	52	52
Sat	51	52	52	52	52	53	54	56	56	57	57	58	57	57	54	52	51
Sun	52	52	52	51	52	53	54	54	54	54	54	54	54	55	53	53	51