Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Sacramento to Concord
Right now (7:32 pm PDT): about 68 minutes via I-80 West and I-680 South, usually 67 at this time.
Only 65% 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
| Leave | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 61 | 72 | 76 | 71 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 71 | 70 | 69 | 68 | 65 | 64 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 62 |
| Tue | 61 | 71 | 77 | 74 | 71 | 71 | 69 | 68 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 66 | 65 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 61 |
| Wed | 61 | 70 | 74 | 71 | 74 | 75 | 73 | 71 | 70 | 68 | 68 | 66 | 65 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 61 |
| Thu | 61 | 71 | 75 | 71 | 73 | 73 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 65 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 61 |
| Fri | 61 | 69 | 70 | 69 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 74 | 77 | 72 | 65 | 62 | 62 | 61 |
| Sat | 61 | 61 | 62 | 63 | 65 | 73 | 89 | 86 | 83 | 79 | 77 | 73 | 67 | 64 | 63 | 64 | 62 |
| Sun | 61 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 63 | 65 | 78 | 87 | 87 | 85 | 83 | 84 | 79 | 74 | 70 | 67 | 61 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 68-mile drive from Sacramento to Concord (via I-80 West and I-680 South) usually takes as little as 61 minutes and up to 78 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 5 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 70 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Saturdays (90 minutes).
About 62 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (7 to 11 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from downtown Sacramento (the Capitol) 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 Sacramento to Concord?
On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 5 pm. The drive usually takes about 61 minutes then, versus up to 78 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Sacramento to Concord?
The 68-mile drive usually takes 61 to 78 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 70 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Sacramento to Concord?
Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 78 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 (6 miles)
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