Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Folsom to Concord
Right now (6:34 pm PDT): about 103 minutes via I-80 West and I-680 South, usually 91 at this time.
Only 68% 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
| Leave | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 87 | 97 | 100 | 99 | 95 | 95 | 94 | 93 | 92 | 92 | 90 | 92 | 91 | 85 | 85 | 86 | 84 |
| Tue | 85 | 96 | 104 | 101 | 97 | 93 | 91 | 91 | 91 | 90 | 91 | 93 | 93 | 86 | 84 | 85 | 84 |
| Wed | 85 | 94 | 100 | 99 | 97 | 94 | 92 | 92 | 91 | 90 | 90 | 94 | 93 | 87 | 85 | 84 | 84 |
| Thu | 85 | 94 | 101 | 98 | 94 | 93 | 91 | 91 | 91 | 90 | 91 | 95 | 93 | 87 | 84 | 85 | 84 |
| Fri | 88 | 95 | 94 | 96 | 97 | 96 | 94 | 93 | 94 | 94 | 96 | 99 | 95 | 87 | 85 | 84 | 84 |
| Sat | 83 | 84 | 85 | 86 | 88 | 99 | 104 | 101 | 99 | 97 | 95 | 91 | 88 | 87 | 86 | 86 | 84 |
| Sun | 84 | 87 | 84 | 84 | 86 | 90 | 97 | 102 | 102 | 101 | 99 | 100 | 96 | 91 | 89 | 87 | 83 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 88-mile drive from Folsom to Concord (via I-80 West and I-680 South) usually takes as little as 84 minutes and up to 106 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 5:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 92 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11 am on Saturdays (104 minutes).
About 74 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 14 miles surface streets (18 to 28 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Folsom to central Concord 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 Folsom to Concord?
On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 5:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 84 minutes then, versus up to 106 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Folsom to Concord?
The 88-mile drive usually takes 84 to 106 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 92 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Folsom to Concord?
Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 106 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
I-80 West in Sacramento (35 miles) · I-680 South in Bay Area (19 miles) · I-80 West in Bay Area (16 miles)
Sacramento traffic right now · Sacramento traffic tomorrow · Bay Area traffic right now · Bay Area traffic tomorrow
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