Best Time to Drive from Redwood City to Concord

Right now (9:57 pm PST): about 52 minutes via I-580 East and SR-92 East and SR-24 East, 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 Redwood City 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	50	53	56	59	55	54	54	54	56	64	78	79	78	64	54	52	52
Tue	50	52	58	63	59	55	54	55	56	67	87	92	91	73	58	53	51
Wed	51	52	57	63	58	55	54	55	57	72	91	96	90	75	59	53	51
Thu	51	52	58	65	58	55	54	54	57	65	85	93	91	72	59	53	51
Fri	50	52	55	55	54	54	54	56	61	72	90	91	81	68	57	53	50
Sat	50	50	50	50	51	52	53	54	55	57	57	58	56	53	53	52	51
Sun	50	50	50	50	51	51	52	53	53	54	53	54	53	53	53	53	51

About this drive

On weekdays the 54-mile drive from Redwood City to Concord (via I-580 East and SR-92 East and SR-24 East) usually takes as little as 50 minutes and up to 96 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 58 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (58 minutes).

About 48 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (8 to 16 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Redwood City 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 Redwood City to Concord?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 50 minutes then, versus up to 96 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Redwood City to Concord?

The 54-mile drive usually takes 50 to 96 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 58 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Redwood City to Concord?

Leaving around 4 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 96 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-580 East in Bay Area (14 miles) · SR-92 East in Bay Area (13 miles) · SR-24 East in Bay Area (10 miles) · US-101 North in Bay Area (6 miles) · I-680 North in Bay Area (5 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	50	53	56	59	55	54	54	54	56	64	78	79	78	64	54	52	52
Tue	50	52	58	63	59	55	54	55	56	67	87	92	91	73	58	53	51
Wed	51	52	57	63	58	55	54	55	57	72	91	96	90	75	59	53	51
Thu	51	52	58	65	58	55	54	54	57	65	85	93	91	72	59	53	51
Fri	50	52	55	55	54	54	54	56	61	72	90	91	81	68	57	53	50
Sat	50	50	50	50	51	52	53	54	55	57	57	58	56	53	53	52	51
Sun	50	50	50	50	51	51	52	53	53	54	53	54	53	53	53	53	51

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	50	53	56	59	55	54	54	54	56	64	78	79	78	64	54	52	52
Tue	50	52	58	63	59	55	54	55	56	67	87	92	91	73	58	53	51
Wed	51	52	57	63	58	55	54	55	57	72	91	96	90	75	59	53	51
Thu	51	52	58	65	58	55	54	54	57	65	85	93	91	72	59	53	51
Fri	50	52	55	55	54	54	54	56	61	72	90	91	81	68	57	53	50
Sat	50	50	50	50	51	52	53	54	55	57	57	58	56	53	53	52	51
Sun	50	50	50	50	51	51	52	53	53	54	53	54	53	53	53	53	51

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	50	53	56	59	55	54	54	54	56	64	78	79	78	64	54	52	52
Tue	50	52	58	63	59	55	54	55	56	67	87	92	91	73	58	53	51
Wed	51	52	57	63	58	55	54	55	57	72	91	96	90	75	59	53	51
Thu	51	52	58	65	58	55	54	54	57	65	85	93	91	72	59	53	51
Fri	50	52	55	55	54	54	54	56	61	72	90	91	81	68	57	53	50
Sat	50	50	50	50	51	52	53	54	55	57	57	58	56	53	53	52	51
Sun	50	50	50	50	51	51	52	53	53	54	53	54	53	53	53	53	51