Best Time to Drive from Modesto to Concord

Right now (5:03 pm PDT): about 129 minutes via I-580 East and I-680 North, usually 110 at this time.

Only 45% 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 Modesto 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	83	83	123	122	89	88	90	89	90	95	109	118	112	115	100	82	81
Tue	86	84	125	122	110	95	89	87	89	102	123	118	110	102	95	83	80
Wed	87	84	124	122	123	95	88	87	90	101	121	118	110	112	99	84	80
Thu	86	83	125	122	123	87	86	87	91	104	116	125	115	111	106	106	100
Fri	88	83	121	121	100	97	86	89	98	120	132	124	114	102	90	89	87
Sat	80	80	80	80	81	81	82	82	84	85	89	89	81	82	82	82	80
Sun	80	80	80	80	81	81	82	82	82	82	82	81	105	119	85	81	80

About this drive

On weekdays the 78-mile drive from Modesto to Concord (via I-580 East and I-680 North) usually takes as little as 80 minutes and up to 132 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 92 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6:30 pm on Sundays (119 minutes).

About 45 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 33 miles surface streets (26 to 66 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Modesto 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 Modesto to Concord?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 80 minutes then, versus up to 132 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 78-mile drive usually takes 80 to 132 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 92 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Modesto to Concord?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 132 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-580 East in Bay Area (25 miles) · I-680 North in Bay Area (20 miles)

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More drives

Concord to Modesto (return trip) · Modesto to San Jose · Modesto to Hayward · Modesto to Sunnyvale · Modesto to Santa Clara · Modesto to San Leandro · Modesto to Redwood City

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	83	83	123	122	89	88	90	89	90	95	109	118	112	115	100	82	81
Tue	86	84	125	122	110	95	89	87	89	102	123	118	110	102	95	83	80
Wed	87	84	124	122	123	95	88	87	90	101	121	118	110	112	99	84	80
Thu	86	83	125	122	123	87	86	87	91	104	116	125	115	111	106	106	100
Fri	88	83	121	121	100	97	86	89	98	120	132	124	114	102	90	89	87
Sat	80	80	80	80	81	81	82	82	84	85	89	89	81	82	82	82	80
Sun	80	80	80	80	81	81	82	82	82	82	82	81	105	119	85	81	80

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	83	83	123	122	89	88	90	89	90	95	109	118	112	115	100	82	81
Tue	86	84	125	122	110	95	89	87	89	102	123	118	110	102	95	83	80
Wed	87	84	124	122	123	95	88	87	90	101	121	118	110	112	99	84	80
Thu	86	83	125	122	123	87	86	87	91	104	116	125	115	111	106	106	100
Fri	88	83	121	121	100	97	86	89	98	120	132	124	114	102	90	89	87
Sat	80	80	80	80	81	81	82	82	84	85	89	89	81	82	82	82	80
Sun	80	80	80	80	81	81	82	82	82	82	82	81	105	119	85	81	80

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	83	83	123	122	89	88	90	89	90	95	109	118	112	115	100	82	81
Tue	86	84	125	122	110	95	89	87	89	102	123	118	110	102	95	83	80
Wed	87	84	124	122	123	95	88	87	90	101	121	118	110	112	99	84	80
Thu	86	83	125	122	123	87	86	87	91	104	116	125	115	111	106	106	100
Fri	88	83	121	121	100	97	86	89	98	120	132	124	114	102	90	89	87
Sat	80	80	80	80	81	81	82	82	84	85	89	89	81	82	82	82	80
Sun	80	80	80	80	81	81	82	82	82	82	82	81	105	119	85	81	80