Best Time to Drive from Livermore to Concord

Right now (6:33 pm PDT): about 31 minutes via I-680 North and I-580 East, usually 31 at this time.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Livermore 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	30	31	34	36	34	34	34	34	35	35	40	40	40	34	31	31	30
Tue	30	31	34	38	36	33	33	34	33	36	44	49	48	39	31	31	30
Wed	30	31	34	37	34	33	33	33	34	36	44	50	51	41	32	31	30
Thu	30	31	34	38	35	33	33	33	34	37	45	52	51	41	33	32	30
Fri	30	31	32	33	33	33	33	33	36	43	49	50	48	39	33	31	31
Sat	30	30	30	30	31	31	32	32	32	32	33	33	32	31	31	31	30
Sun	30	30	30	30	30	30	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	30

About this drive

On weekdays the 32-mile drive from Livermore to Concord (via I-680 North and I-580 East) usually takes as little as 30 minutes and up to 53 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 34 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (34 minutes).

About 29 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (5 to 8 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Livermore 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 Livermore to Concord?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 30 minutes then, versus up to 53 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 32-mile drive usually takes 30 to 53 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 34 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Livermore to Concord?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 53 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-680 North in Bay Area (20 miles) · I-580 East in Bay Area (9 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
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Tue	30	31	34	38	36	33	33	34	33	36	44	49	48	39	31	31	30
Wed	30	31	34	37	34	33	33	33	34	36	44	50	51	41	32	31	30
Thu	30	31	34	38	35	33	33	33	34	37	45	52	51	41	33	32	30
Fri	30	31	32	33	33	33	33	33	36	43	49	50	48	39	33	31	31
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