Best Time to Drive from San Jose to Concord

Right now (3:05 am PDT): about 49 minutes via I-680 North and I-880 North.

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 San Jose 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	48	50	54	58	56	54	53	53	54	58	68	71	71	62	53	50	48
Tue	48	50	55	60	60	54	53	53	53	59	74	84	82	70	60	51	48
Wed	48	50	54	60	59	55	53	53	54	60	75	87	83	70	60	52	48
Thu	48	50	55	62	59	55	53	53	54	61	76	87	83	71	61	53	48
Fri	48	50	53	54	54	53	53	54	58	69	77	78	73	64	56	51	48
Sat	48	48	48	48	49	50	51	52	54	55	57	57	55	54	52	51	49
Sun	48	48	48	48	48	49	50	51	51	52	52	53	52	53	52	51	49

About this drive

On weekdays the 53-mile drive from San Jose to Concord (via I-680 North and I-880 North) usually takes as little as 48 minutes and up to 87 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 55 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (57 minutes).

About 49 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (5 to 10 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from downtown San Jose 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 San Jose to Concord?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 48 minutes then, versus up to 87 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 53-mile drive usually takes 48 to 87 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 55 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from San Jose to Concord?

Leaving around 4 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 87 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-680 North in Bay Area (37 miles) · I-880 North in Bay Area (12 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	48	50	54	58	56	54	53	53	54	58	68	71	71	62	53	50	48
Tue	48	50	55	60	60	54	53	53	53	59	74	84	82	70	60	51	48
Wed	48	50	54	60	59	55	53	53	54	60	75	87	83	70	60	52	48
Thu	48	50	55	62	59	55	53	53	54	61	76	87	83	71	61	53	48
Fri	48	50	53	54	54	53	53	54	58	69	77	78	73	64	56	51	48
Sat	48	48	48	48	49	50	51	52	54	55	57	57	55	54	52	51	49
Sun	48	48	48	48	48	49	50	51	51	52	52	53	52	53	52	51	49

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	48	50	54	58	56	54	53	53	54	58	68	71	71	62	53	50	48
Tue	48	50	55	60	60	54	53	53	53	59	74	84	82	70	60	51	48
Wed	48	50	54	60	59	55	53	53	54	60	75	87	83	70	60	52	48
Thu	48	50	55	62	59	55	53	53	54	61	76	87	83	71	61	53	48
Fri	48	50	53	54	54	53	53	54	58	69	77	78	73	64	56	51	48
Sat	48	48	48	48	49	50	51	52	54	55	57	57	55	54	52	51	49
Sun	48	48	48	48	48	49	50	51	51	52	52	53	52	53	52	51	49

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	48	50	54	58	56	54	53	53	54	58	68	71	71	62	53	50	48
Tue	48	50	55	60	60	54	53	53	53	59	74	84	82	70	60	51	48
Wed	48	50	54	60	59	55	53	53	54	60	75	87	83	70	60	52	48
Thu	48	50	55	62	59	55	53	53	54	61	76	87	83	71	61	53	48
Fri	48	50	53	54	54	53	53	54	58	69	77	78	73	64	56	51	48
Sat	48	48	48	48	49	50	51	52	54	55	57	57	55	54	52	51	49
Sun	48	48	48	48	48	49	50	51	51	52	52	53	52	53	52	51	49