Best Time to Drive from Concord to Tracy

Right now (6:48 pm PDT): about 58 minutes via SR-4 East, usually 59 at this time.

Only 25% 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 Tracy 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	62	67	70	74	73	73	72	70	72	69	69	66	66	62	59	59	59
Tue	58	67	72	72	73	70	68	69	67	67	66	66	68	68	61	59	58
Wed	58	67	74	71	72	71	69	68	68	68	65	66	67	65	60	60	58
Thu	58	67	77	73	71	68	63	64	64	66	67	66	67	64	63	60	58
Fri	59	65	68	69	67	69	66	67	65	67	65	65	63	61	61	60	58
Sat	58	58	58	58	59	59	59	59	60	60	59	59	60	58	59	59	58
Sun	58	58	58	58	58	58	58	59	59	58	59	59	59	58	58	59	60

About this drive

On weekdays the 45-mile drive from Concord to Tracy (via SR-4 East) usually takes as little as 58 minutes and up to 77 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 67 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 8:30 pm on Saturdays (61 minutes).

About 19 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 26 miles surface streets (41 to 60 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Concord to central Tracy 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 Tracy?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 58 minutes then, versus up to 77 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Concord to Tracy?

The 45-mile drive usually takes 58 to 77 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 67 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Concord to Tracy?

Leaving around 7 am on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 77 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-4 East in Bay Area (19 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	62	67	70	74	73	73	72	70	72	69	69	66	66	62	59	59	59
Tue	58	67	72	72	73	70	68	69	67	67	66	66	68	68	61	59	58
Wed	58	67	74	71	72	71	69	68	68	68	65	66	67	65	60	60	58
Thu	58	67	77	73	71	68	63	64	64	66	67	66	67	64	63	60	58
Fri	59	65	68	69	67	69	66	67	65	67	65	65	63	61	61	60	58
Sat	58	58	58	58	59	59	59	59	60	60	59	59	60	58	59	59	58
Sun	58	58	58	58	58	58	58	59	59	58	59	59	59	58	58	59	60

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	62	67	70	74	73	73	72	70	72	69	69	66	66	62	59	59	59
Tue	58	67	72	72	73	70	68	69	67	67	66	66	68	68	61	59	58
Wed	58	67	74	71	72	71	69	68	68	68	65	66	67	65	60	60	58
Thu	58	67	77	73	71	68	63	64	64	66	67	66	67	64	63	60	58
Fri	59	65	68	69	67	69	66	67	65	67	65	65	63	61	61	60	58
Sat	58	58	58	58	59	59	59	59	60	60	59	59	60	58	59	59	58
Sun	58	58	58	58	58	58	58	59	59	58	59	59	59	58	58	59	60

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	62	67	70	74	73	73	72	70	72	69	69	66	66	62	59	59	59
Tue	58	67	72	72	73	70	68	69	67	67	66	66	68	68	61	59	58
Wed	58	67	74	71	72	71	69	68	68	68	65	66	67	65	60	60	58
Thu	58	67	77	73	71	68	63	64	64	66	67	66	67	64	63	60	58
Fri	59	65	68	69	67	69	66	67	65	67	65	65	63	61	61	60	58
Sat	58	58	58	58	59	59	59	59	60	60	59	59	60	58	59	59	58
Sun	58	58	58	58	58	58	58	59	59	58	59	59	59	58	58	59	60