Best Time to Drive from Newark to Concord

Right now (3:21 pm PST): about 49 minutes via I-680 North, usually 50 at this time.

Only 39% 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 Newark 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	43	45	52	61	59	53	49	48	48	50	57	58	57	50	47	44	43
Tue	43	45	55	65	62	53	51	48	47	51	60	68	67	55	48	45	43
Wed	43	45	55	63	61	54	50	48	47	53	62	70	69	56	48	46	43
Thu	43	45	55	64	60	52	51	48	48	53	62	71	70	57	49	47	43
Fri	43	44	50	52	53	49	49	49	51	59	66	69	66	57	50	46	43
Sat	43	43	43	43	44	44	46	49	48	50	50	49	49	47	46	44	43
Sun	43	43	43	43	43	44	45	46	46	46	45	45	45	45	45	45	43

About this drive

On weekdays the 46-mile drive from Newark to Concord (via I-680 North) usually takes as little as 43 minutes and up to 72 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 49 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (50 minutes).

About 41 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (7 to 15 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Newark 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 Newark to Concord?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 43 minutes then, versus up to 72 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 46-mile drive usually takes 43 to 72 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 49 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Newark to Concord?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 72 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-680 North in Bay Area (36 miles) · I-880 South in Bay Area (5 miles)

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More drives

Concord to Newark (return trip) · Newark to Brooklyn · Newark to East New York · Newark to San Jose · Newark to Borough Park · Newark to San Francisco · Newark to Sunset Park · Newark to Sheepshead Bay · Newark to Gravesend · Newark to New Rochelle · Newark to Oakland · Newark to Bayside

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	45	52	61	59	53	49	48	48	50	57	58	57	50	47	44	43
Tue	43	45	55	65	62	53	51	48	47	51	60	68	67	55	48	45	43
Wed	43	45	55	63	61	54	50	48	47	53	62	70	69	56	48	46	43
Thu	43	45	55	64	60	52	51	48	48	53	62	71	70	57	49	47	43
Fri	43	44	50	52	53	49	49	49	51	59	66	69	66	57	50	46	43
Sat	43	43	43	43	44	44	46	49	48	50	50	49	49	47	46	44	43
Sun	43	43	43	43	43	44	45	46	46	46	45	45	45	45	45	45	43

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	45	52	61	59	53	49	48	48	50	57	58	57	50	47	44	43
Tue	43	45	55	65	62	53	51	48	47	51	60	68	67	55	48	45	43
Wed	43	45	55	63	61	54	50	48	47	53	62	70	69	56	48	46	43
Thu	43	45	55	64	60	52	51	48	48	53	62	71	70	57	49	47	43
Fri	43	44	50	52	53	49	49	49	51	59	66	69	66	57	50	46	43
Sat	43	43	43	43	44	44	46	49	48	50	50	49	49	47	46	44	43
Sun	43	43	43	43	43	44	45	46	46	46	45	45	45	45	45	45	43

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	45	52	61	59	53	49	48	48	50	57	58	57	50	47	44	43
Tue	43	45	55	65	62	53	51	48	47	51	60	68	67	55	48	45	43
Wed	43	45	55	63	61	54	50	48	47	53	62	70	69	56	48	46	43
Thu	43	45	55	64	60	52	51	48	48	53	62	71	70	57	49	47	43
Fri	43	44	50	52	53	49	49	49	51	59	66	69	66	57	50	46	43
Sat	43	43	43	43	44	44	46	49	48	50	50	49	49	47	46	44	43
Sun	43	43	43	43	43	44	45	46	46	46	45	45	45	45	45	45	43