Best Time to Drive from Vacaville to Concord

Right now (5:33 pm PDT): about 33 minutes via I-680 South and I-80 West, usually 34 at this time.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Vacaville 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	32	36	40	39	37	36	38	36	36	35	35	34	34	33	32	32	32
Tue	31	35	40	41	37	36	36	35	35	35	34	35	35	33	32	32	32
Wed	31	35	38	39	36	36	36	35	35	35	35	35	35	33	32	32	32
Thu	31	35	38	39	36	36	35	35	35	34	35	35	35	33	32	32	32
Fri	32	34	37	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	34	33	32	32	32
Sat	32	32	32	32	33	34	35	35	34	35	35	35	35	34	34	33	32
Sun	32	32	32	32	32	33	34	35	36	37	37	38	37	37	35	35	32

About this drive

On weekdays the 35-mile drive from Vacaville to Concord (via I-680 South and I-80 West) usually takes as little as 31 minutes and up to 42 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 5:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 35 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Sundays (38 minutes).

About 33 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (3 to 5 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Vacaville 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 Vacaville to Concord?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 5:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 31 minutes then, versus up to 42 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 35-mile drive usually takes 31 to 42 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 35 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Vacaville to Concord?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 42 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-680 South in Bay Area (19 miles) · I-80 West in Bay Area (14 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	36	40	39	37	36	38	36	36	35	35	34	34	33	32	32	32
Tue	31	35	40	41	37	36	36	35	35	35	34	35	35	33	32	32	32
Wed	31	35	38	39	36	36	36	35	35	35	35	35	35	33	32	32	32
Thu	31	35	38	39	36	36	35	35	35	34	35	35	35	33	32	32	32
Fri	32	34	37	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	34	33	32	32	32
Sat	32	32	32	32	33	34	35	35	34	35	35	35	35	34	34	33	32
Sun	32	32	32	32	32	33	34	35	36	37	37	38	37	37	35	35	32

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Tue	31	35	40	41	37	36	36	35	35	35	34	35	35	33	32	32	32
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Fri	32	34	37	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	34	33	32	32	32
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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	36	40	39	37	36	38	36	36	35	35	34	34	33	32	32	32
Tue	31	35	40	41	37	36	36	35	35	35	34	35	35	33	32	32	32
Wed	31	35	38	39	36	36	36	35	35	35	35	35	35	33	32	32	32
Thu	31	35	38	39	36	36	35	35	35	34	35	35	35	33	32	32	32
Fri	32	34	37	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	34	33	32	32	32
Sat	32	32	32	32	33	34	35	35	34	35	35	35	35	34	34	33	32
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