Best Time to Drive from Danville to Santa Rosa

Right now (7:49 pm PDT): about 80 minutes via I-680 North and US-101 North, usually 76 at this time.

Only 46% 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 Danville 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	77	80	89	90	87	84	84	85	85	90	104	100	90	79	77	77	76
Tue	76	80	93	96	94	85	84	83	83	91	116	120	105	90	77	77	76
Wed	76	80	93	95	90	84	85	83	84	93	116	125	112	93	78	76	76
Thu	76	80	92	97	93	85	83	83	85	101	122	131	116	97	78	77	76
Fri	76	79	86	86	85	83	83	84	92	114	132	129	114	94	79	77	76
Sat	76	76	76	76	77	78	79	80	82	82	83	81	79	77	77	77	76
Sun	76	76	76	76	77	77	79	80	81	80	79	78	77	77	77	77	76

About this drive

On weekdays the 70-mile drive from Danville to Santa Rosa (via I-680 North and US-101 North) usually takes as little as 76 minutes and up to 132 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 87 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (83 minutes).

About 41 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 29 miles surface streets (39 to 71 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Danville 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 Danville to Santa Rosa?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 76 minutes then, versus up to 132 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 70-mile drive usually takes 76 to 132 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 87 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Danville to Santa Rosa?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 132 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-680 North in Bay Area (19 miles) · US-101 North 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	77	80	89	90	87	84	84	85	85	90	104	100	90	79	77	77	76
Tue	76	80	93	96	94	85	84	83	83	91	116	120	105	90	77	77	76
Wed	76	80	93	95	90	84	85	83	84	93	116	125	112	93	78	76	76
Thu	76	80	92	97	93	85	83	83	85	101	122	131	116	97	78	77	76
Fri	76	79	86	86	85	83	83	84	92	114	132	129	114	94	79	77	76
Sat	76	76	76	76	77	78	79	80	82	82	83	81	79	77	77	77	76
Sun	76	76	76	76	77	77	79	80	81	80	79	78	77	77	77	77	76

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	77	80	89	90	87	84	84	85	85	90	104	100	90	79	77	77	76
Tue	76	80	93	96	94	85	84	83	83	91	116	120	105	90	77	77	76
Wed	76	80	93	95	90	84	85	83	84	93	116	125	112	93	78	76	76
Thu	76	80	92	97	93	85	83	83	85	101	122	131	116	97	78	77	76
Fri	76	79	86	86	85	83	83	84	92	114	132	129	114	94	79	77	76
Sat	76	76	76	76	77	78	79	80	82	82	83	81	79	77	77	77	76
Sun	76	76	76	76	77	77	79	80	81	80	79	78	77	77	77	77	76

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	77	80	89	90	87	84	84	85	85	90	104	100	90	79	77	77	76
Tue	76	80	93	96	94	85	84	83	83	91	116	120	105	90	77	77	76
Wed	76	80	93	95	90	84	85	83	84	93	116	125	112	93	78	76	76
Thu	76	80	92	97	93	85	83	83	85	101	122	131	116	97	78	77	76
Fri	76	79	86	86	85	83	83	84	92	114	132	129	114	94	79	77	76
Sat	76	76	76	76	77	78	79	80	82	82	83	81	79	77	77	77	76
Sun	76	76	76	76	77	77	79	80	81	80	79	78	77	77	77	77	76