Best Time to Drive from San Francisco to Concord

Right now (6:02 pm PDT): about 54 minutes via SR-24 East, usually 47 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.

On weekdays the 31-mile drive from San Francisco to Concord (via SR-24 East) usually takes as little as 30 minutes and up to 60 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 34 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (37 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Concord to San Francisco

Freeway, about 27 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 4 miles: 6 to 12 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from downtown San Francisco to central Concord along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from San Francisco 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	30	32	37	38	34	34	33	34	33	35	43	43	43	38	32	32	31
Tue	30	32	40	41	37	35	33	33	34	35	45	56	60	47	34	32	31
Wed	30	31	36	38	35	33	33	33	33	36	45	57	59	48	35	33	31
Thu	30	31	37	40	36	34	33	33	33	36	44	56	58	47	35	33	31
Fri	30	31	32	33	33	32	33	33	34	41	48	57	54	42	35	32	30
Sat	30	30	31	31	32	32	34	34	34	35	37	37	36	34	33	33	31
Sun	30	30	30	30	31	32	34	34	34	35	34	34	34	34	34	34	30

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 San Francisco to Concord?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 30 minutes then, versus up to 60 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from San Francisco to Concord?

The 31-mile drive usually takes 30 to 60 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 34 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from San Francisco to Concord?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 60 minutes.

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Freeways on this drive

SR-24 East in Bay Area (12 miles) · I-680 North in Bay Area (5 miles) · I-80 East in Bay Area (5 miles) · US-101 South in Bay Area (3 miles) · I-580 West in Bay Area (1.8 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	32	37	38	34	34	33	34	33	35	43	43	43	38	32	32	31
Tue	30	32	40	41	37	35	33	33	34	35	45	56	60	47	34	32	31
Wed	30	31	36	38	35	33	33	33	33	36	45	57	59	48	35	33	31
Thu	30	31	37	40	36	34	33	33	33	36	44	56	58	47	35	33	31
Fri	30	31	32	33	33	32	33	33	34	41	48	57	54	42	35	32	30
Sat	30	30	31	31	32	32	34	34	34	35	37	37	36	34	33	33	31
Sun	30	30	30	30	31	32	34	34	34	35	34	34	34	34	34	34	30

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	32	37	38	34	34	33	34	33	35	43	43	43	38	32	32	31
Tue	30	32	40	41	37	35	33	33	34	35	45	56	60	47	34	32	31
Wed	30	31	36	38	35	33	33	33	33	36	45	57	59	48	35	33	31
Thu	30	31	37	40	36	34	33	33	33	36	44	56	58	47	35	33	31
Fri	30	31	32	33	33	32	33	33	34	41	48	57	54	42	35	32	30
Sat	30	30	31	31	32	32	34	34	34	35	37	37	36	34	33	33	31
Sun	30	30	30	30	31	32	34	34	34	35	34	34	34	34	34	34	30

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	32	37	38	34	34	33	34	33	35	43	43	43	38	32	32	31
Tue	30	32	40	41	37	35	33	33	34	35	45	56	60	47	34	32	31
Wed	30	31	36	38	35	33	33	33	33	36	45	57	59	48	35	33	31
Thu	30	31	37	40	36	34	33	33	33	36	44	56	58	47	35	33	31
Fri	30	31	32	33	33	32	33	33	34	41	48	57	54	42	35	32	30
Sat	30	30	31	31	32	32	34	34	34	35	37	37	36	34	33	33	31
Sun	30	30	30	30	31	32	34	34	34	35	34	34	34	34	34	34	30