Best Time to Drive from Rancho Cordova to Concord

Right now (6:06 pm PDT): about 78 minutes via I-80 West and I-680 South and US-50 West, usually 73 at this time.

Only 74% 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 Rancho Cordova 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	73	83	86	84	90	84	83	81	80	80	80	80	79	73	73	73	75
Tue	73	85	88	86	92	82	80	79	79	79	80	84	87	76	73	73	73
Wed	72	81	85	85	84	82	81	80	79	79	80	83	82	77	73	73	72
Thu	72	82	86	83	84	82	79	79	80	80	82	84	87	78	73	73	73
Fri	72	79	80	80	82	81	84	81	81	86	94	100	91	79	73	73	72
Sat	72	72	73	74	76	84	91	107	103	84	84	81	77	75	75	74	72
Sun	72	72	72	72	74	77	85	90	93	90	92	98	88	82	80	76	72

About this drive

On weekdays the 79-mile drive from Rancho Cordova to Concord (via I-80 West and I-680 South and US-50 West) usually takes as little as 72 minutes and up to 100 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 80 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Saturdays (109 minutes).

About 73 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (8 to 11 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Rancho Cordova 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 Rancho Cordova to Concord?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 72 minutes then, versus up to 100 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Rancho Cordova to Concord?

The 79-mile drive usually takes 72 to 100 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 80 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Rancho Cordova to Concord?

Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 100 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-680 South in Bay Area (19 miles) · I-80 West in Sacramento (17 miles) · I-80 West in Bay Area (16 miles) · US-50 West in Sacramento (16 miles)

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

More drives

Concord to Rancho Cordova (return trip) · Rancho Cordova to Sacramento · Rancho Cordova to Stockton

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	73	83	86	84	90	84	83	81	80	80	80	80	79	73	73	73	75
Tue	73	85	88	86	92	82	80	79	79	79	80	84	87	76	73	73	73
Wed	72	81	85	85	84	82	81	80	79	79	80	83	82	77	73	73	72
Thu	72	82	86	83	84	82	79	79	80	80	82	84	87	78	73	73	73
Fri	72	79	80	80	82	81	84	81	81	86	94	100	91	79	73	73	72
Sat	72	72	73	74	76	84	91	107	103	84	84	81	77	75	75	74	72
Sun	72	72	72	72	74	77	85	90	93	90	92	98	88	82	80	76	72

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	73	83	86	84	90	84	83	81	80	80	80	80	79	73	73	73	75
Tue	73	85	88	86	92	82	80	79	79	79	80	84	87	76	73	73	73
Wed	72	81	85	85	84	82	81	80	79	79	80	83	82	77	73	73	72
Thu	72	82	86	83	84	82	79	79	80	80	82	84	87	78	73	73	73
Fri	72	79	80	80	82	81	84	81	81	86	94	100	91	79	73	73	72
Sat	72	72	73	74	76	84	91	107	103	84	84	81	77	75	75	74	72
Sun	72	72	72	72	74	77	85	90	93	90	92	98	88	82	80	76	72

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	73	83	86	84	90	84	83	81	80	80	80	80	79	73	73	73	75
Tue	73	85	88	86	92	82	80	79	79	79	80	84	87	76	73	73	73
Wed	72	81	85	85	84	82	81	80	79	79	80	83	82	77	73	73	72
Thu	72	82	86	83	84	82	79	79	80	80	82	84	87	78	73	73	73
Fri	72	79	80	80	82	81	84	81	81	86	94	100	91	79	73	73	72
Sat	72	72	73	74	76	84	91	107	103	84	84	81	77	75	75	74	72
Sun	72	72	72	72	74	77	85	90	93	90	92	98	88	82	80	76	72