Best Time to Drive from Berkeley to Santa Rosa

Right now (7:18 pm PDT): about 51 minutes via US-101 North, usually 51 at this time.

Only 79% 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 Berkeley 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	49	51	56	58	56	54	54	54	54	55	63	61	58	53	50	50	49
Tue	49	51	56	61	57	55	54	53	53	55	63	66	65	58	51	50	49
Wed	49	51	57	61	57	54	54	54	54	55	62	65	63	55	51	49	49
Thu	49	51	56	62	57	55	54	53	54	56	66	69	65	57	51	50	49
Fri	49	51	54	55	54	53	54	55	58	64	72	71	64	57	53	51	49
Sat	49	49	49	49	49	51	53	54	55	55	56	56	56	54	53	51	50
Sun	49	49	49	49	49	50	52	54	57	56	56	55	54	53	52	51	49

About this drive

On weekdays the 54-mile drive from Berkeley to Santa Rosa (via US-101 North) usually takes as little as 49 minutes and up to 74 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 55 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Sundays (57 minutes).

About 52 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (3 to 8 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Berkeley 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 Berkeley to Santa Rosa?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 49 minutes then, versus up to 74 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 54-mile drive usually takes 49 to 74 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 55 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Berkeley to Santa Rosa?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 74 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 North in Bay Area (35 miles) · I-580 East in Bay Area (9 miles) · I-80 East in Bay Area (7 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	51	56	58	56	54	54	54	54	55	63	61	58	53	50	50	49
Tue	49	51	56	61	57	55	54	53	53	55	63	66	65	58	51	50	49
Wed	49	51	57	61	57	54	54	54	54	55	62	65	63	55	51	49	49
Thu	49	51	56	62	57	55	54	53	54	56	66	69	65	57	51	50	49
Fri	49	51	54	55	54	53	54	55	58	64	72	71	64	57	53	51	49
Sat	49	49	49	49	49	51	53	54	55	55	56	56	56	54	53	51	50
Sun	49	49	49	49	49	50	52	54	57	56	56	55	54	53	52	51	49

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	51	56	58	56	54	54	54	54	55	63	61	58	53	50	50	49
Tue	49	51	56	61	57	55	54	53	53	55	63	66	65	58	51	50	49
Wed	49	51	57	61	57	54	54	54	54	55	62	65	63	55	51	49	49
Thu	49	51	56	62	57	55	54	53	54	56	66	69	65	57	51	50	49
Fri	49	51	54	55	54	53	54	55	58	64	72	71	64	57	53	51	49
Sat	49	49	49	49	49	51	53	54	55	55	56	56	56	54	53	51	50
Sun	49	49	49	49	49	50	52	54	57	56	56	55	54	53	52	51	49

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	51	56	58	56	54	54	54	54	55	63	61	58	53	50	50	49
Tue	49	51	56	61	57	55	54	53	53	55	63	66	65	58	51	50	49
Wed	49	51	57	61	57	54	54	54	54	55	62	65	63	55	51	49	49
Thu	49	51	56	62	57	55	54	53	54	56	66	69	65	57	51	50	49
Fri	49	51	54	55	54	53	54	55	58	64	72	71	64	57	53	51	49
Sat	49	49	49	49	49	51	53	54	55	55	56	56	56	54	53	51	50
Sun	49	49	49	49	49	50	52	54	57	56	56	55	54	53	52	51	49