Best Time to Drive from Santa Rosa to Concord

Right now (12:50 am PST): about 73 minutes via US-101 South and SR-37 East.

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	86	97	92	83	79	80	80	80	81	88	96	93	82	73	72	72
Tue	73	85	107	108	86	79	79	79	80	81	89	105	103	85	75	73	72
Wed	72	84	105	102	86	79	79	79	80	81	87	101	102	87	76	73	72
Thu	73	83	106	104	86	79	79	78	80	83	94	106	101	86	77	73	72
Fri	72	81	93	86	81	79	79	79	81	82	88	93	90	80	75	73	72
Sat	72	72	73	73	73	74	75	75	75	77	77	77	76	76	75	73	72
Sun	72	72	72	72	73	74	76	77	80	80	80	78	77	76	75	74	72

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 7:30 am 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 2 pm on Sundays (80 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 65 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 7:30 am 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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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	73	86	97	92	83	79	80	80	80	81	88	96	93	82	73	72	72
Tue	73	85	107	108	86	79	79	79	80	81	89	105	103	85	75	73	72
Wed	72	84	105	102	86	79	79	79	80	81	87	101	102	87	76	73	72
Thu	73	83	106	104	86	79	79	78	80	83	94	106	101	86	77	73	72
Fri	72	81	93	86	81	79	79	79	81	82	88	93	90	80	75	73	72
Sat	72	72	73	73	73	74	75	75	75	77	77	77	76	76	75	73	72
Sun	72	72	72	72	73	74	76	77	80	80	80	78	77	76	75	74	72

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	73	86	97	92	83	79	80	80	80	81	88	96	93	82	73	72	72
Tue	73	85	107	108	86	79	79	79	80	81	89	105	103	85	75	73	72
Wed	72	84	105	102	86	79	79	79	80	81	87	101	102	87	76	73	72
Thu	73	83	106	104	86	79	79	78	80	83	94	106	101	86	77	73	72
Fri	72	81	93	86	81	79	79	79	81	82	88	93	90	80	75	73	72
Sat	72	72	73	73	73	74	75	75	75	77	77	77	76	76	75	73	72
Sun	72	72	72	72	73	74	76	77	80	80	80	78	77	76	75	74	72

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	73	86	97	92	83	79	80	80	80	81	88	96	93	82	73	72	72
Tue	73	85	107	108	86	79	79	79	80	81	89	105	103	85	75	73	72
Wed	72	84	105	102	86	79	79	79	80	81	87	101	102	87	76	73	72
Thu	73	83	106	104	86	79	79	78	80	83	94	106	101	86	77	73	72
Fri	72	81	93	86	81	79	79	79	81	82	88	93	90	80	75	73	72
Sat	72	72	73	73	73	74	75	75	75	77	77	77	76	76	75	73	72
Sun	72	72	72	72	73	74	76	77	80	80	80	78	77	76	75	74	72