Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from El Granada to Petaluma
Right now (12:51 am PST): about 64 minutes via US-101 North and I-280 North.
Only 43% 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
| Leave | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 64 | 64 | 66 | 70 | 67 | 67 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 68 | 74 | 86 | 82 | 73 | 65 | 65 | 64 |
| Tue | 64 | 65 | 67 | 85 | 80 | 67 | 66 | 66 | 67 | 68 | 79 | 92 | 86 | 79 | 69 | 65 | 64 |
| Wed | 64 | 65 | 67 | 80 | 74 | 67 | 66 | 66 | 67 | 69 | 80 | 97 | 88 | 79 | 70 | 65 | 64 |
| Thu | 64 | 65 | 67 | 81 | 81 | 68 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 68 | 79 | 93 | 85 | 79 | 71 | 65 | 64 |
| Fri | 64 | 64 | 66 | 68 | 67 | 67 | 69 | 70 | 68 | 73 | 88 | 91 | 84 | 78 | 70 | 66 | 64 |
| Sat | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 65 | 66 | 70 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 74 | 73 | 70 | 67 | 67 | 65 | 64 |
| Sun | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 65 | 67 | 69 | 71 | 72 | 71 | 69 | 67 | 66 | 65 | 65 | 63 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 59-mile drive from El Granada to Petaluma (via US-101 North and I-280 North) usually takes as little as 64 minutes and up to 97 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 8 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 67 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (76 minutes).
About 41 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 18 miles surface streets (27 to 51 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central El Granada to central Petaluma 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 El Granada to Petaluma?
On weekdays, leave before 8 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 64 minutes then, versus up to 97 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from El Granada to Petaluma?
The 59-mile drive usually takes 64 to 97 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 67 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from El Granada to Petaluma?
Leaving around 4 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 97 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
US-101 North in Bay Area (29 miles) · I-280 North in Bay Area (9 miles) · SR-1 North in Bay Area (4 miles)
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