Best Time to Drive from Saratoga to Concord

Right now (12:51 am PST): about 57 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 Saratoga 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	57	59	63	68	68	64	63	63	64	69	81	88	88	77	61	59	58
Tue	57	59	64	75	73	64	62	63	63	71	93	105	104	92	73	60	57
Wed	57	59	63	73	73	65	63	63	64	73	95	108	104	92	73	61	57
Thu	57	59	64	74	73	64	62	62	63	73	93	105	100	87	71	61	57
Fri	57	58	61	63	64	63	63	65	70	81	90	93	85	75	65	61	57
Sat	57	57	57	58	58	59	60	62	63	65	66	66	66	64	61	59	58
Sun	57	57	57	57	57	58	60	60	61	62	62	63	62	62	61	60	57

About this drive

On weekdays the 63-mile drive from Saratoga to Concord (via I-680 North and I-880 North) usually takes as little as 57 minutes and up to 108 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 65 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (67 minutes).

About 60 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (4 to 9 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Saratoga 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 Saratoga to Concord?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 57 minutes then, versus up to 108 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Saratoga to Concord?

The 63-mile drive usually takes 57 to 108 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 65 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Saratoga to Concord?

Leaving around 4 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 108 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-680 North in Bay Area (37 miles) · I-880 North in Bay Area (14 miles) · SR-17 North in Bay Area (5 miles) · SR-85 South in Bay Area (3 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	59	63	68	68	64	63	63	64	69	81	88	88	77	61	59	58
Tue	57	59	64	75	73	64	62	63	63	71	93	105	104	92	73	60	57
Wed	57	59	63	73	73	65	63	63	64	73	95	108	104	92	73	61	57
Thu	57	59	64	74	73	64	62	62	63	73	93	105	100	87	71	61	57
Fri	57	58	61	63	64	63	63	65	70	81	90	93	85	75	65	61	57
Sat	57	57	57	58	58	59	60	62	63	65	66	66	66	64	61	59	58
Sun	57	57	57	57	57	58	60	60	61	62	62	63	62	62	61	60	57

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	59	63	68	68	64	63	63	64	69	81	88	88	77	61	59	58
Tue	57	59	64	75	73	64	62	63	63	71	93	105	104	92	73	60	57
Wed	57	59	63	73	73	65	63	63	64	73	95	108	104	92	73	61	57
Thu	57	59	64	74	73	64	62	62	63	73	93	105	100	87	71	61	57
Fri	57	58	61	63	64	63	63	65	70	81	90	93	85	75	65	61	57
Sat	57	57	57	58	58	59	60	62	63	65	66	66	66	64	61	59	58
Sun	57	57	57	57	57	58	60	60	61	62	62	63	62	62	61	60	57

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	59	63	68	68	64	63	63	64	69	81	88	88	77	61	59	58
Tue	57	59	64	75	73	64	62	63	63	71	93	105	104	92	73	60	57
Wed	57	59	63	73	73	65	63	63	64	73	95	108	104	92	73	61	57
Thu	57	59	64	74	73	64	62	62	63	73	93	105	100	87	71	61	57
Fri	57	58	61	63	64	63	63	65	70	81	90	93	85	75	65	61	57
Sat	57	57	57	58	58	59	60	62	63	65	66	66	66	64	61	59	58
Sun	57	57	57	57	57	58	60	60	61	62	62	63	62	62	61	60	57