Best Time to Drive from North Highlands to Concord

Right now (6:51 pm PDT): about 76 minutes via I-80 West and I-680 South, usually 73 at this time.

Only 73% 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 North Highlands 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	72	83	86	84	84	82	82	81	80	80	78	78	77	74	73	73	72
Tue	72	82	87	89	85	81	80	79	78	78	78	79	79	75	73	73	72
Wed	72	80	84	86	84	82	81	80	78	78	78	79	79	76	73	72	72
Thu	72	81	86	85	83	82	79	79	79	79	80	81	80	76	73	73	72
Fri	72	79	80	80	82	81	82	81	81	81	83	84	81	76	73	72	72
Sat	72	72	73	74	75	81	87	88	87	83	83	80	77	75	75	74	72
Sun	72	72	72	72	74	76	83	87	88	89	88	87	85	82	80	76	72

About this drive

On weekdays the 79-mile drive from North Highlands to Concord (via I-80 West and I-680 South) usually takes as little as 72 minutes and up to 89 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 5:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 80 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Sundays (89 minutes).

About 72 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (8 to 13 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central North Highlands 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 North Highlands to Concord?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 5:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 72 minutes then, versus up to 89 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from North Highlands to Concord?

The 79-mile drive usually takes 72 to 89 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 80 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from North Highlands to Concord?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 89 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-80 West in Sacramento (33 miles) · I-680 South in Bay Area (19 miles) · I-80 West in Bay Area (16 miles)

Sacramento traffic right now · Sacramento traffic tomorrow · Bay Area traffic right now · Bay Area traffic tomorrow

More drives

Concord to North Highlands (return trip) · North Highlands to Sacramento · North Highlands to Stockton · North Highlands to Elk Grove

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	72	83	86	84	84	82	82	81	80	80	78	78	77	74	73	73	72
Tue	72	82	87	89	85	81	80	79	78	78	78	79	79	75	73	73	72
Wed	72	80	84	86	84	82	81	80	78	78	78	79	79	76	73	72	72
Thu	72	81	86	85	83	82	79	79	79	79	80	81	80	76	73	73	72
Fri	72	79	80	80	82	81	82	81	81	81	83	84	81	76	73	72	72
Sat	72	72	73	74	75	81	87	88	87	83	83	80	77	75	75	74	72
Sun	72	72	72	72	74	76	83	87	88	89	88	87	85	82	80	76	72

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	72	83	86	84	84	82	82	81	80	80	78	78	77	74	73	73	72
Tue	72	82	87	89	85	81	80	79	78	78	78	79	79	75	73	73	72
Wed	72	80	84	86	84	82	81	80	78	78	78	79	79	76	73	72	72
Thu	72	81	86	85	83	82	79	79	79	79	80	81	80	76	73	73	72
Fri	72	79	80	80	82	81	82	81	81	81	83	84	81	76	73	72	72
Sat	72	72	73	74	75	81	87	88	87	83	83	80	77	75	75	74	72
Sun	72	72	72	72	74	76	83	87	88	89	88	87	85	82	80	76	72

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	72	83	86	84	84	82	82	81	80	80	78	78	77	74	73	73	72
Tue	72	82	87	89	85	81	80	79	78	78	78	79	79	75	73	73	72
Wed	72	80	84	86	84	82	81	80	78	78	78	79	79	76	73	72	72
Thu	72	81	86	85	83	82	79	79	79	79	80	81	80	76	73	73	72
Fri	72	79	80	80	82	81	82	81	81	81	83	84	81	76	73	72	72
Sat	72	72	73	74	75	81	87	88	87	83	83	80	77	75	75	74	72
Sun	72	72	72	72	74	76	83	87	88	89	88	87	85	82	80	76	72