Best Time to Drive from Santa Clara to Concord

Right now (6:53 pm PDT): about 87 minutes via I-680 North and I-880 North, usually 66 at this time.

Only 76% 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 Santa Clara 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	52	56	60	58	56	55	56	57	60	71	76	75	67	54	51	50
Tue	50	52	57	62	63	56	55	55	56	61	78	90	89	77	65	53	50
Wed	50	52	56	62	63	57	55	55	56	63	80	92	89	78	65	55	50
Thu	50	52	57	63	63	58	55	55	56	64	82	93	91	79	66	54	49
Fri	50	51	54	56	56	54	55	56	60	72	83	85	77	68	57	54	50
Sat	50	50	50	50	51	52	53	55	56	57	60	59	58	55	54	53	50
Sun	50	50	50	50	50	51	52	53	54	54	54	54	54	54	53	53	50

About this drive

On weekdays the 54-mile drive from Santa Clara to Concord (via I-680 North and I-880 North) usually takes as little as 49 minutes and up to 95 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 57 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (60 minutes).

About 49 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (6 to 14 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Santa Clara 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 Santa Clara to Concord?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 49 minutes then, versus up to 95 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Santa Clara to Concord?

The 54-mile drive usually takes 49 to 95 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 57 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Santa Clara to Concord?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 95 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-680 North in Bay Area (37 miles) · I-880 North in Bay Area (13 miles)

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More drives

Concord to Santa Clara (return trip) · Santa Clara to San Francisco · Santa Clara to Oakland · Santa Clara to Palo Alto · Santa Clara to Berkeley · Santa Clara to Fremont · Santa Clara to Walnut Creek · Santa Clara to San Mateo · Santa Clara to Hayward · Santa Clara to Pleasanton · Santa Clara to Richmond · Santa Clara to SFO

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	50	52	56	60	58	56	55	56	57	60	71	76	75	67	54	51	50
Tue	50	52	57	62	63	56	55	55	56	61	78	90	89	77	65	53	50
Wed	50	52	56	62	63	57	55	55	56	63	80	92	89	78	65	55	50
Thu	50	52	57	63	63	58	55	55	56	64	82	93	91	79	66	54	49
Fri	50	51	54	56	56	54	55	56	60	72	83	85	77	68	57	54	50
Sat	50	50	50	50	51	52	53	55	56	57	60	59	58	55	54	53	50
Sun	50	50	50	50	50	51	52	53	54	54	54	54	54	54	53	53	50

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	50	52	56	60	58	56	55	56	57	60	71	76	75	67	54	51	50
Tue	50	52	57	62	63	56	55	55	56	61	78	90	89	77	65	53	50
Wed	50	52	56	62	63	57	55	55	56	63	80	92	89	78	65	55	50
Thu	50	52	57	63	63	58	55	55	56	64	82	93	91	79	66	54	49
Fri	50	51	54	56	56	54	55	56	60	72	83	85	77	68	57	54	50
Sat	50	50	50	50	51	52	53	55	56	57	60	59	58	55	54	53	50
Sun	50	50	50	50	50	51	52	53	54	54	54	54	54	54	53	53	50

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	50	52	56	60	58	56	55	56	57	60	71	76	75	67	54	51	50
Tue	50	52	57	62	63	56	55	55	56	61	78	90	89	77	65	53	50
Wed	50	52	56	62	63	57	55	55	56	63	80	92	89	78	65	55	50
Thu	50	52	57	63	63	58	55	55	56	64	82	93	91	79	66	54	49
Fri	50	51	54	56	56	54	55	56	60	72	83	85	77	68	57	54	50
Sat	50	50	50	50	51	52	53	55	56	57	60	59	58	55	54	53	50
Sun	50	50	50	50	50	51	52	53	54	54	54	54	54	54	53	53	50