Best Time to Drive from San Rafael to Concord

Right now (7:49 pm PDT): about 44 minutes via I-80 East and I-580 West, usually 41 at this time.

Only 64% 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 Rafael 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	39	44	56	53	46	43	43	42	42	43	48	51	53	47	41	41	40
Tue	39	44	65	69	51	45	42	42	42	43	51	61	65	53	42	40	40
Wed	39	43	65	60	47	44	42	42	42	43	50	59	63	52	43	41	40
Thu	39	43	67	63	49	44	43	42	42	44	51	63	66	54	43	40	40
Fri	39	42	56	47	44	42	42	42	42	44	54	60	57	48	43	41	40
Sat	39	39	39	39	40	41	43	48	46	45	43	42	42	41	41	42	40
Sun	39	39	39	39	39	40	41	44	43	42	42	41	41	41	41	40	39

About this drive

On weekdays the 39-mile drive from San Rafael to Concord (via I-80 East and I-580 West) usually takes as little as 39 minutes and up to 69 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 42 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (48 minutes).

About 31 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 8 miles surface streets (12 to 23 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central San Rafael 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 Rafael to Concord?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 39 minutes then, versus up to 69 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 39-mile drive usually takes 39 to 69 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 42 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from San Rafael to Concord?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 69 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-80 East in Bay Area (14 miles) · I-580 West in Bay Area (9 miles) · SR-4 East in Bay Area (6 miles) · US-101 South in Bay Area (1.5 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	44	56	53	46	43	43	42	42	43	48	51	53	47	41	41	40
Tue	39	44	65	69	51	45	42	42	42	43	51	61	65	53	42	40	40
Wed	39	43	65	60	47	44	42	42	42	43	50	59	63	52	43	41	40
Thu	39	43	67	63	49	44	43	42	42	44	51	63	66	54	43	40	40
Fri	39	42	56	47	44	42	42	42	42	44	54	60	57	48	43	41	40
Sat	39	39	39	39	40	41	43	48	46	45	43	42	42	41	41	42	40
Sun	39	39	39	39	39	40	41	44	43	42	42	41	41	41	41	40	39

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	44	56	53	46	43	43	42	42	43	48	51	53	47	41	41	40
Tue	39	44	65	69	51	45	42	42	42	43	51	61	65	53	42	40	40
Wed	39	43	65	60	47	44	42	42	42	43	50	59	63	52	43	41	40
Thu	39	43	67	63	49	44	43	42	42	44	51	63	66	54	43	40	40
Fri	39	42	56	47	44	42	42	42	42	44	54	60	57	48	43	41	40
Sat	39	39	39	39	40	41	43	48	46	45	43	42	42	41	41	42	40
Sun	39	39	39	39	39	40	41	44	43	42	42	41	41	41	41	40	39

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	44	56	53	46	43	43	42	42	43	48	51	53	47	41	41	40
Tue	39	44	65	69	51	45	42	42	42	43	51	61	65	53	42	40	40
Wed	39	43	65	60	47	44	42	42	42	43	50	59	63	52	43	41	40
Thu	39	43	67	63	49	44	43	42	42	44	51	63	66	54	43	40	40
Fri	39	42	56	47	44	42	42	42	42	44	54	60	57	48	43	41	40
Sat	39	39	39	39	40	41	43	48	46	45	43	42	42	41	41	42	40
Sun	39	39	39	39	39	40	41	44	43	42	42	41	41	41	41	40	39