Best Time to Drive from Concord to Santa Clara

Right now (6:53 pm PDT): about 63 minutes via I-680 South, usually 51 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 Santa Clara 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	49	56	75	79	68	57	55	55	56	55	59	59	63	54	51	50	50
Tue	49	55	83	94	86	65	56	54	54	55	59	64	69	60	51	50	50
Wed	49	56	79	88	78	64	55	54	54	56	60	65	70	61	52	50	50
Thu	49	55	79	89	82	64	56	54	54	57	60	66	70	61	51	50	50
Fri	49	53	58	60	57	55	54	54	55	58	62	63	63	58	52	51	50
Sat	49	50	50	50	51	52	53	54	54	58	56	56	63	63	53	51	50
Sun	50	50	50	50	50	52	53	52	53	54	53	53	53	57	52	52	50

About this drive

On weekdays the 54-mile drive from Concord to Santa Clara (via I-680 South) usually takes as little as 49 minutes and up to 94 minutes, when leaving around 8 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 55 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6 pm on Saturdays (63 minutes).

About 48 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (8 to 18 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Concord to central Santa Clara 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 Santa Clara?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 49 minutes then, versus up to 94 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Concord to Santa Clara?

The 54-mile drive usually takes 49 to 94 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 55 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Concord to Santa Clara?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 94 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-680 South in Bay Area (38 miles) · I-880 South in Bay Area (9 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	56	75	79	68	57	55	55	56	55	59	59	63	54	51	50	50
Tue	49	55	83	94	86	65	56	54	54	55	59	64	69	60	51	50	50
Wed	49	56	79	88	78	64	55	54	54	56	60	65	70	61	52	50	50
Thu	49	55	79	89	82	64	56	54	54	57	60	66	70	61	51	50	50
Fri	49	53	58	60	57	55	54	54	55	58	62	63	63	58	52	51	50
Sat	49	50	50	50	51	52	53	54	54	58	56	56	63	63	53	51	50
Sun	50	50	50	50	50	52	53	52	53	54	53	53	53	57	52	52	50

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	56	75	79	68	57	55	55	56	55	59	59	63	54	51	50	50
Tue	49	55	83	94	86	65	56	54	54	55	59	64	69	60	51	50	50
Wed	49	56	79	88	78	64	55	54	54	56	60	65	70	61	52	50	50
Thu	49	55	79	89	82	64	56	54	54	57	60	66	70	61	51	50	50
Fri	49	53	58	60	57	55	54	54	55	58	62	63	63	58	52	51	50
Sat	49	50	50	50	51	52	53	54	54	58	56	56	63	63	53	51	50
Sun	50	50	50	50	50	52	53	52	53	54	53	53	53	57	52	52	50

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	56	75	79	68	57	55	55	56	55	59	59	63	54	51	50	50
Tue	49	55	83	94	86	65	56	54	54	55	59	64	69	60	51	50	50
Wed	49	56	79	88	78	64	55	54	54	56	60	65	70	61	52	50	50
Thu	49	55	79	89	82	64	56	54	54	57	60	66	70	61	51	50	50
Fri	49	53	58	60	57	55	54	54	55	58	62	63	63	58	52	51	50
Sat	49	50	50	50	51	52	53	54	54	58	56	56	63	63	53	51	50
Sun	50	50	50	50	50	52	53	52	53	54	53	53	53	57	52	52	50