Best Time to Drive from Bay Point to Santa Rosa

Right now (12:51 am PST): about 71 minutes via US-101 North.

Only 40% 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 Bay Point to Santa Rosa 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	71	84	121	113	90	81	79	78	79	82	92	92	83	74	72	71	71
Tue	70	86	127	115	92	79	78	77	77	81	92	94	90	77	74	71	71
Wed	70	86	127	115	98	80	78	77	78	81	93	95	94	80	74	71	71
Thu	71	87	125	114	92	79	77	76	76	82	92	94	90	75	73	71	71
Fri	71	79	113	110	81	78	78	78	79	89	97	97	86	75	73	72	71
Sat	71	71	72	73	73	74	74	74	76	75	74	74	73	72	72	71	71
Sun	71	71	71	71	72	73	74	75	77	76	73	73	73	72	72	72	71

About this drive

On weekdays the 62-mile drive from Bay Point to Santa Rosa (via US-101 North) usually takes as little as 70 minutes and up to 127 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 79 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Sundays (77 minutes).

About 34 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 28 miles surface streets (40 to 87 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Bay Point to central Santa Rosa 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 Bay Point to Santa Rosa?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 70 minutes then, versus up to 127 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Bay Point to Santa Rosa?

The 62-mile drive usually takes 70 to 127 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 79 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Bay Point to Santa Rosa?

Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 127 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 North in Bay Area (14 miles) · SR-4 West in Bay Area (7 miles) · I-680 North in Bay Area (5 miles)

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More drives

Santa Rosa to Bay Point (return trip) · Bay Point to San Jose · Bay Point to San Francisco · Bay Point to Sacramento · Bay Point to Oakland · Bay Point to Stockton · Bay Point to Fremont · Bay Point to Modesto

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	71	84	121	113	90	81	79	78	79	82	92	92	83	74	72	71	71
Tue	70	86	127	115	92	79	78	77	77	81	92	94	90	77	74	71	71
Wed	70	86	127	115	98	80	78	77	78	81	93	95	94	80	74	71	71
Thu	71	87	125	114	92	79	77	76	76	82	92	94	90	75	73	71	71
Fri	71	79	113	110	81	78	78	78	79	89	97	97	86	75	73	72	71
Sat	71	71	72	73	73	74	74	74	76	75	74	74	73	72	72	71	71
Sun	71	71	71	71	72	73	74	75	77	76	73	73	73	72	72	72	71

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	71	84	121	113	90	81	79	78	79	82	92	92	83	74	72	71	71
Tue	70	86	127	115	92	79	78	77	77	81	92	94	90	77	74	71	71
Wed	70	86	127	115	98	80	78	77	78	81	93	95	94	80	74	71	71
Thu	71	87	125	114	92	79	77	76	76	82	92	94	90	75	73	71	71
Fri	71	79	113	110	81	78	78	78	79	89	97	97	86	75	73	72	71
Sat	71	71	72	73	73	74	74	74	76	75	74	74	73	72	72	71	71
Sun	71	71	71	71	72	73	74	75	77	76	73	73	73	72	72	72	71

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	71	84	121	113	90	81	79	78	79	82	92	92	83	74	72	71	71
Tue	70	86	127	115	92	79	78	77	77	81	92	94	90	77	74	71	71
Wed	70	86	127	115	98	80	78	77	78	81	93	95	94	80	74	71	71
Thu	71	87	125	114	92	79	77	76	76	82	92	94	90	75	73	71	71
Fri	71	79	113	110	81	78	78	78	79	89	97	97	86	75	73	72	71
Sat	71	71	72	73	73	74	74	74	76	75	74	74	73	72	72	71	71
Sun	71	71	71	71	72	73	74	75	77	76	73	73	73	72	72	72	71