Best Time to Drive from Santa Rosa to Concord

Right now (7:03 pm PDT): about 78 minutes via US-101 South and SR-37 East, usually 74 at this time.

Only 42% 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 Rosa 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	73	85	97	91	84	79	80	80	81	82	87	97	91	81	73	72	72
Tue	73	86	108	108	87	79	79	80	81	82	90	105	102	84	74	73	72
Wed	73	85	105	101	87	80	79	79	80	82	90	101	101	86	76	73	72
Thu	73	85	109	105	86	79	79	78	80	82	87	107	98	84	76	73	72
Fri	72	82	94	86	81	79	79	80	81	82	88	91	89	79	75	73	72
Sat	72	72	73	73	73	74	76	76	76	78	78	78	77	78	76	74	73
Sun	72	72	72	72	72	74	77	78	81	81	81	78	77	77	76	75	73

About this drive

On weekdays the 60-mile drive from Santa Rosa to Concord (via US-101 South and SR-37 East) usually takes as little as 72 minutes and up to 110 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 80 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Sundays (82 minutes).

About 35 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 25 miles surface streets (33 to 66 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Santa Rosa 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 Rosa to Concord?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 72 minutes then, versus up to 110 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 60-mile drive usually takes 72 to 110 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 80 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Santa Rosa to Concord?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 110 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 South in Bay Area (15 miles) · SR-37 East in Bay Area (12 miles) · I-680 South in Bay Area (6 miles)

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More drives

Concord to Santa Rosa (return trip) · Santa Rosa to San Francisco · Santa Rosa to Sacramento · Santa Rosa to Oakland · Santa Rosa to Hayward · Santa Rosa to Vallejo · Santa Rosa to Berkeley

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	73	85	97	91	84	79	80	80	81	82	87	97	91	81	73	72	72
Tue	73	86	108	108	87	79	79	80	81	82	90	105	102	84	74	73	72
Wed	73	85	105	101	87	80	79	79	80	82	90	101	101	86	76	73	72
Thu	73	85	109	105	86	79	79	78	80	82	87	107	98	84	76	73	72
Fri	72	82	94	86	81	79	79	80	81	82	88	91	89	79	75	73	72
Sat	72	72	73	73	73	74	76	76	76	78	78	78	77	78	76	74	73
Sun	72	72	72	72	72	74	77	78	81	81	81	78	77	77	76	75	73

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	73	85	97	91	84	79	80	80	81	82	87	97	91	81	73	72	72
Tue	73	86	108	108	87	79	79	80	81	82	90	105	102	84	74	73	72
Wed	73	85	105	101	87	80	79	79	80	82	90	101	101	86	76	73	72
Thu	73	85	109	105	86	79	79	78	80	82	87	107	98	84	76	73	72
Fri	72	82	94	86	81	79	79	80	81	82	88	91	89	79	75	73	72
Sat	72	72	73	73	73	74	76	76	76	78	78	78	77	78	76	74	73
Sun	72	72	72	72	72	74	77	78	81	81	81	78	77	77	76	75	73

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	73	85	97	91	84	79	80	80	81	82	87	97	91	81	73	72	72
Tue	73	86	108	108	87	79	79	80	81	82	90	105	102	84	74	73	72
Wed	73	85	105	101	87	80	79	79	80	82	90	101	101	86	76	73	72
Thu	73	85	109	105	86	79	79	78	80	82	87	107	98	84	76	73	72
Fri	72	82	94	86	81	79	79	80	81	82	88	91	89	79	75	73	72
Sat	72	72	73	73	73	74	76	76	76	78	78	78	77	78	76	74	73
Sun	72	72	72	72	72	74	77	78	81	81	81	78	77	77	76	75	73