Best Time to Drive from Davis to San Rafael

Right now (12:51 am PST): about 67 minutes via I-80 West.

Only 65% 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.

About this drive

On weekdays the 69-mile drive from Davis to San Rafael (via I-80 West) usually takes as little as 66 minutes and up to 85 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 5 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 75 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Sundays (89 minutes).

About 58 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 12 miles surface streets (16 to 24 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Davis to central San Rafael 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 Davis to San Rafael?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 5 pm. The drive usually takes about 66 minutes then, versus up to 85 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Davis to San Rafael?

The 69-mile drive usually takes 66 to 85 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 75 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Davis to San Rafael?

Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 85 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-80 West in Bay Area (23 miles) · I-80 West in Sacramento (12 miles) · SR-37 West in Bay Area (11 miles) · US-101 South in Bay Area (7 miles)

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