Best Time to Drive from Novato to Concord

Right now (6:49 pm PDT): about 58 minutes via SR-37 East and I-680 South, usually 51 at this time.

Only 28% 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 Novato 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	48	52	57	56	51	51	52	52	52	52	54	54	53	51	49	48	49
Tue	48	52	62	60	53	51	51	51	51	53	55	56	55	52	50	49	49
Wed	48	52	60	58	53	51	51	51	52	52	53	55	55	51	51	49	49
Thu	48	52	61	57	52	52	51	50	52	53	53	56	55	52	51	50	48
Fri	48	50	54	51	51	51	51	52	52	54	54	52	52	50	51	49	49
Sat	48	48	49	49	49	49	50	50	50	50	51	52	52	52	50	49	49
Sun	48	48	48	48	49	50	51	51	53	53	53	52	52	52	51	50	49

About this drive

On weekdays the 38-mile drive from Novato to Concord (via SR-37 East and I-680 South) usually takes as little as 48 minutes and up to 68 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 5:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 52 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Sundays (53 minutes).

About 21 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 17 miles surface streets (22 to 34 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Novato 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 Novato to Concord?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 5:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 48 minutes then, versus up to 68 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 38-mile drive usually takes 48 to 68 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 52 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Novato to Concord?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 68 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-37 East in Bay Area (15 miles) · I-680 South in Bay Area (6 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	48	52	57	56	51	51	52	52	52	52	54	54	53	51	49	48	49
Tue	48	52	62	60	53	51	51	51	51	53	55	56	55	52	50	49	49
Wed	48	52	60	58	53	51	51	51	52	52	53	55	55	51	51	49	49
Thu	48	52	61	57	52	52	51	50	52	53	53	56	55	52	51	50	48
Fri	48	50	54	51	51	51	51	52	52	54	54	52	52	50	51	49	49
Sat	48	48	49	49	49	49	50	50	50	50	51	52	52	52	50	49	49
Sun	48	48	48	48	49	50	51	51	53	53	53	52	52	52	51	50	49

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	48	52	57	56	51	51	52	52	52	52	54	54	53	51	49	48	49
Tue	48	52	62	60	53	51	51	51	51	53	55	56	55	52	50	49	49
Wed	48	52	60	58	53	51	51	51	52	52	53	55	55	51	51	49	49
Thu	48	52	61	57	52	52	51	50	52	53	53	56	55	52	51	50	48
Fri	48	50	54	51	51	51	51	52	52	54	54	52	52	50	51	49	49
Sat	48	48	49	49	49	49	50	50	50	50	51	52	52	52	50	49	49
Sun	48	48	48	48	49	50	51	51	53	53	53	52	52	52	51	50	49

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	48	52	57	56	51	51	52	52	52	52	54	54	53	51	49	48	49
Tue	48	52	62	60	53	51	51	51	51	53	55	56	55	52	50	49	49
Wed	48	52	60	58	53	51	51	51	52	52	53	55	55	51	51	49	49
Thu	48	52	61	57	52	52	51	50	52	53	53	56	55	52	51	50	48
Fri	48	50	54	51	51	51	51	52	52	54	54	52	52	50	51	49	49
Sat	48	48	49	49	49	49	50	50	50	50	51	52	52	52	50	49	49
Sun	48	48	48	48	49	50	51	51	53	53	53	52	52	52	51	50	49