Best Time to Drive from Concord to San Mateo

Right now (6:03 pm PDT): about 65 minutes via US-101 South and SR-24 West and I-80 West, usually 56 at this time.

Only 76% 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 Mateo 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	43	53	63	71	63	55	52	51	49	50	51	50	54	50	46	45	44
Tue	43	52	66	74	70	59	54	49	47	49	52	56	61	57	46	45	44
Wed	43	53	64	72	67	57	55	50	48	49	53	55	65	57	47	45	44
Thu	43	52	64	73	68	58	54	51	49	51	53	59	72	60	48	46	44
Fri	43	49	53	56	53	50	48	48	49	51	54	55	61	56	48	45	44
Sat	43	45	46	46	47	49	56	60	60	58	58	56	56	55	50	49	44
Sun	43	44	44	46	48	49	51	54	56	57	56	55	55	53	51	50	44

About this drive

On weekdays the 48-mile drive from Concord to San Mateo (via US-101 South and SR-24 West and I-80 West) usually takes as little as 43 minutes and up to 74 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 50 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (60 minutes).

About 44 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 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 central San Mateo 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 Mateo?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 43 minutes then, versus up to 74 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 48-mile drive usually takes 43 to 74 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 50 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Concord to San Mateo?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 74 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 South in Bay Area (14 miles) · SR-24 West in Bay Area (14 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	43	53	63	71	63	55	52	51	49	50	51	50	54	50	46	45	44
Tue	43	52	66	74	70	59	54	49	47	49	52	56	61	57	46	45	44
Wed	43	53	64	72	67	57	55	50	48	49	53	55	65	57	47	45	44
Thu	43	52	64	73	68	58	54	51	49	51	53	59	72	60	48	46	44
Fri	43	49	53	56	53	50	48	48	49	51	54	55	61	56	48	45	44
Sat	43	45	46	46	47	49	56	60	60	58	58	56	56	55	50	49	44
Sun	43	44	44	46	48	49	51	54	56	57	56	55	55	53	51	50	44

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	53	63	71	63	55	52	51	49	50	51	50	54	50	46	45	44
Tue	43	52	66	74	70	59	54	49	47	49	52	56	61	57	46	45	44
Wed	43	53	64	72	67	57	55	50	48	49	53	55	65	57	47	45	44
Thu	43	52	64	73	68	58	54	51	49	51	53	59	72	60	48	46	44
Fri	43	49	53	56	53	50	48	48	49	51	54	55	61	56	48	45	44
Sat	43	45	46	46	47	49	56	60	60	58	58	56	56	55	50	49	44
Sun	43	44	44	46	48	49	51	54	56	57	56	55	55	53	51	50	44

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	53	63	71	63	55	52	51	49	50	51	50	54	50	46	45	44
Tue	43	52	66	74	70	59	54	49	47	49	52	56	61	57	46	45	44
Wed	43	53	64	72	67	57	55	50	48	49	53	55	65	57	47	45	44
Thu	43	52	64	73	68	58	54	51	49	51	53	59	72	60	48	46	44
Fri	43	49	53	56	53	50	48	48	49	51	54	55	61	56	48	45	44
Sat	43	45	46	46	47	49	56	60	60	58	58	56	56	55	50	49	44
Sun	43	44	44	46	48	49	51	54	56	57	56	55	55	53	51	50	44