Best Time to Drive from Fremont to Concord

Right now (8:49 pm PST): about 42 minutes via I-680 North, usually 42 at this time.

Only 52% 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	47	51	52	51	50	45	45	45	47	56	55	55	49	46	43	42
Tue	42	46	53	55	52	52	52	45	45	49	60	63	64	54	48	45	42
Wed	42	46	53	54	53	52	46	45	45	50	59	65	65	55	49	46	42
Thu	42	45	55	56	53	54	48	45	46	52	60	66	66	55	49	47	42
Fri	42	44	48	45	45	44	45	46	49	57	62	65	62	55	50	45	43
Sat	42	42	42	42	43	43	43	44	47	47	51	52	50	51	50	43	42
Sun	42	42	42	42	42	43	43	43	44	44	44	44	44	49	45	45	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 68 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. 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 (52 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 68 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 41-mile drive usually takes 42 to 68 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 47 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Fremont to Concord?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 68 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	47	51	52	51	50	45	45	45	47	56	55	55	49	46	43	42
Tue	42	46	53	55	52	52	52	45	45	49	60	63	64	54	48	45	42
Wed	42	46	53	54	53	52	46	45	45	50	59	65	65	55	49	46	42
Thu	42	45	55	56	53	54	48	45	46	52	60	66	66	55	49	47	42
Fri	42	44	48	45	45	44	45	46	49	57	62	65	62	55	50	45	43
Sat	42	42	42	42	43	43	43	44	47	47	51	52	50	51	50	43	42
Sun	42	42	42	42	42	43	43	43	44	44	44	44	44	49	45	45	42

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	47	51	52	51	50	45	45	45	47	56	55	55	49	46	43	42
Tue	42	46	53	55	52	52	52	45	45	49	60	63	64	54	48	45	42
Wed	42	46	53	54	53	52	46	45	45	50	59	65	65	55	49	46	42
Thu	42	45	55	56	53	54	48	45	46	52	60	66	66	55	49	47	42
Fri	42	44	48	45	45	44	45	46	49	57	62	65	62	55	50	45	43
Sat	42	42	42	42	43	43	43	44	47	47	51	52	50	51	50	43	42
Sun	42	42	42	42	42	43	43	43	44	44	44	44	44	49	45	45	42

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	47	51	52	51	50	45	45	45	47	56	55	55	49	46	43	42
Tue	42	46	53	55	52	52	52	45	45	49	60	63	64	54	48	45	42
Wed	42	46	53	54	53	52	46	45	45	50	59	65	65	55	49	46	42
Thu	42	45	55	56	53	54	48	45	46	52	60	66	66	55	49	47	42
Fri	42	44	48	45	45	44	45	46	49	57	62	65	62	55	50	45	43
Sat	42	42	42	42	43	43	43	44	47	47	51	52	50	51	50	43	42
Sun	42	42	42	42	42	43	43	43	44	44	44	44	44	49	45	45	42