Best Time to Drive from Concord to Santa Rosa

Right now (7:18 pm PDT): about 73 minutes via US-101 North and I-680 North and I-780 East, usually 70 at this time.

Only 41% 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 Rosa 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	70	75	87	96	82	75	75	75	75	78	88	88	82	76	70	70	69
Tue	69	76	96	104	98	76	74	74	74	79	87	97	98	88	70	70	69
Wed	69	76	91	100	89	76	75	74	75	78	87	92	94	87	72	70	69
Thu	69	73	96	105	94	76	74	73	74	80	89	98	98	82	71	71	69
Fri	69	73	84	88	76	74	74	75	78	85	92	91	83	74	71	70	69
Sat	69	69	69	70	70	71	71	71	72	72	71	71	71	70	70	71	69
Sun	69	69	69	69	69	70	71	72	72	72	71	70	70	71	71	71	69

About this drive

On weekdays the 60-mile drive from Concord to Santa Rosa (via US-101 North and I-680 North and I-780 East) usually takes as little as 69 minutes and up to 108 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 76 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Sundays (73 minutes).

About 30 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 29 miles surface streets (42 to 75 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 Rosa 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 Rosa?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 69 minutes then, versus up to 108 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 60-mile drive usually takes 69 to 108 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 76 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Concord to Santa Rosa?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 108 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 North in Bay Area (14 miles) · I-680 North in Bay Area (8 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	70	75	87	96	82	75	75	75	75	78	88	88	82	76	70	70	69
Tue	69	76	96	104	98	76	74	74	74	79	87	97	98	88	70	70	69
Wed	69	76	91	100	89	76	75	74	75	78	87	92	94	87	72	70	69
Thu	69	73	96	105	94	76	74	73	74	80	89	98	98	82	71	71	69
Fri	69	73	84	88	76	74	74	75	78	85	92	91	83	74	71	70	69
Sat	69	69	69	70	70	71	71	71	72	72	71	71	71	70	70	71	69
Sun	69	69	69	69	69	70	71	72	72	72	71	70	70	71	71	71	69

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	70	75	87	96	82	75	75	75	75	78	88	88	82	76	70	70	69
Tue	69	76	96	104	98	76	74	74	74	79	87	97	98	88	70	70	69
Wed	69	76	91	100	89	76	75	74	75	78	87	92	94	87	72	70	69
Thu	69	73	96	105	94	76	74	73	74	80	89	98	98	82	71	71	69
Fri	69	73	84	88	76	74	74	75	78	85	92	91	83	74	71	70	69
Sat	69	69	69	70	70	71	71	71	72	72	71	71	71	70	70	71	69
Sun	69	69	69	69	69	70	71	72	72	72	71	70	70	71	71	71	69

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	70	75	87	96	82	75	75	75	75	78	88	88	82	76	70	70	69
Tue	69	76	96	104	98	76	74	74	74	79	87	97	98	88	70	70	69
Wed	69	76	91	100	89	76	75	74	75	78	87	92	94	87	72	70	69
Thu	69	73	96	105	94	76	74	73	74	80	89	98	98	82	71	71	69
Fri	69	73	84	88	76	74	74	75	78	85	92	91	83	74	71	70	69
Sat	69	69	69	70	70	71	71	71	72	72	71	71	71	70	70	71	69
Sun	69	69	69	69	69	70	71	72	72	72	71	70	70	71	71	71	69