Best Time to Drive from Fremont to Concord

Right now (7:03 pm PDT): about 44 minutes via I-680 North, usually 46 at this time.

Only 57% 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 Fremont to Concord 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	42	48	52	53	51	49	45	46	46	48	58	56	56	50	46	43	42
Tue	43	46	52	55	51	51	48	45	46	49	61	64	63	53	48	45	43
Wed	42	47	53	54	51	51	48	45	46	53	61	67	69	55	49	47	42
Thu	42	45	54	56	52	51	47	45	46	58	63	68	69	57	50	48	42
Fri	42	43	46	46	46	45	45	45	50	59	64	65	63	55	51	44	43
Sat	42	42	42	42	43	43	44	45	49	46	53	54	53	52	51	43	42
Sun	43	42	42	42	42	43	43	44	44	44	45	44	44	45	45	44	42

About this drive

On weekdays the 41-mile drive from Fremont to Concord (via I-680 North) usually takes as little as 42 minutes and up to 69 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 47 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (54 minutes).

About 28 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 13 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 Fremont 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 Fremont to Concord?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 42 minutes then, versus up to 69 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 41-mile drive usually takes 42 to 69 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 47 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Fremont to Concord?

Leaving around 5 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 69 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-680 North in Bay Area (28 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	48	52	53	51	49	45	46	46	48	58	56	56	50	46	43	42
Tue	43	46	52	55	51	51	48	45	46	49	61	64	63	53	48	45	43
Wed	42	47	53	54	51	51	48	45	46	53	61	67	69	55	49	47	42
Thu	42	45	54	56	52	51	47	45	46	58	63	68	69	57	50	48	42
Fri	42	43	46	46	46	45	45	45	50	59	64	65	63	55	51	44	43
Sat	42	42	42	42	43	43	44	45	49	46	53	54	53	52	51	43	42
Sun	43	42	42	42	42	43	43	44	44	44	45	44	44	45	45	44	42

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	48	52	53	51	49	45	46	46	48	58	56	56	50	46	43	42
Tue	43	46	52	55	51	51	48	45	46	49	61	64	63	53	48	45	43
Wed	42	47	53	54	51	51	48	45	46	53	61	67	69	55	49	47	42
Thu	42	45	54	56	52	51	47	45	46	58	63	68	69	57	50	48	42
Fri	42	43	46	46	46	45	45	45	50	59	64	65	63	55	51	44	43
Sat	42	42	42	42	43	43	44	45	49	46	53	54	53	52	51	43	42
Sun	43	42	42	42	42	43	43	44	44	44	45	44	44	45	45	44	42

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	48	52	53	51	49	45	46	46	48	58	56	56	50	46	43	42
Tue	43	46	52	55	51	51	48	45	46	49	61	64	63	53	48	45	43
Wed	42	47	53	54	51	51	48	45	46	53	61	67	69	55	49	47	42
Thu	42	45	54	56	52	51	47	45	46	58	63	68	69	57	50	48	42
Fri	42	43	46	46	46	45	45	45	50	59	64	65	63	55	51	44	43
Sat	42	42	42	42	43	43	44	45	49	46	53	54	53	52	51	43	42
Sun	43	42	42	42	42	43	43	44	44	44	45	44	44	45	45	44	42