Best Time to Drive from Pittsburg to Concord

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 13 minutes via SR-4 West, usually 13 at this time.

Only 30% 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 Pittsburg to Concord by day and time you leave (local time)
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About this drive

On weekdays the 11-mile drive from Pittsburg to Concord (via SR-4 West) usually takes as little as 12 minutes and up to 37 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 14 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 8 am on Saturdays (13 minutes).

About 7 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (6 to 13 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Pittsburg 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 Pittsburg to Concord?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 12 minutes then, versus up to 37 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 11-mile drive usually takes 12 to 37 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 14 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Pittsburg to Concord?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 37 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-4 West in Bay Area (7 miles)

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