Best Time to Drive from Fairfield to Santa Rosa

Right now (8:16 pm PST): about 64 minutes via US-101 North and SR-12 West, usually 64 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.

About this drive

On weekdays the 55-mile drive from Fairfield to Santa Rosa (via US-101 North and SR-12 West) usually takes as little as 63 minutes and up to 98 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 70 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Sundays (69 minutes).

About 28 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 26 miles surface streets (38 to 63 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Fairfield 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 Fairfield to Santa Rosa?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 63 minutes then, versus up to 98 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 55-mile drive usually takes 63 to 98 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 70 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Fairfield to Santa Rosa?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 98 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 North in Bay Area (14 miles) · SR-12 West in Bay Area (7 miles) · I-80 West in Bay Area (5 miles)

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