Best Time to Drive from Hayward to Santa Rosa

Right now (5:47 pm PDT): about 94 minutes via US-101 North and I-580 East, usually 87 at this time.

Only 74% 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 Hayward 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	66	68	72	73	71	70	70	70	71	75	87	88	86	76	67	66	65
Tue	65	68	73	75	72	70	70	70	71	74	89	96	98	87	69	67	66
Wed	65	68	73	76	73	71	71	70	71	75	90	97	96	83	69	67	65
Thu	65	67	74	78	73	70	69	69	71	77	90	100	102	86	69	67	66
Fri	65	67	70	71	70	70	70	72	78	89	103	105	100	85	72	68	65
Sat	65	65	65	65	67	68	70	72	75	75	75	75	74	69	68	68	65
Sun	65	65	65	65	65	67	69	71	73	73	72	72	70	68	68	68	65

About this drive

On weekdays the 73-mile drive from Hayward to Santa Rosa (via US-101 North and I-580 East) usually takes as little as 65 minutes and up to 105 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 72 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (76 minutes).

About 71 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (3 to 5 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Hayward 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 Hayward to Santa Rosa?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 65 minutes then, versus up to 105 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 73-mile drive usually takes 65 to 105 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 72 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Hayward to Santa Rosa?

Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 105 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 North in Bay Area (35 miles) · I-580 East in Bay Area (24 miles) · I-80 East in Bay Area (10 miles)

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Santa Rosa to Hayward (return trip) · Hayward to San Francisco · Hayward to Oakland · Hayward to San Jose · Hayward to Palo Alto · Hayward to Berkeley · Hayward to Fremont · Hayward to Mountain View · Hayward to Pleasanton · Hayward to Santa Clara · Hayward to Richmond · Hayward to SFO

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	66	68	72	73	71	70	70	70	71	75	87	88	86	76	67	66	65
Tue	65	68	73	75	72	70	70	70	71	74	89	96	98	87	69	67	66
Wed	65	68	73	76	73	71	71	70	71	75	90	97	96	83	69	67	65
Thu	65	67	74	78	73	70	69	69	71	77	90	100	102	86	69	67	66
Fri	65	67	70	71	70	70	70	72	78	89	103	105	100	85	72	68	65
Sat	65	65	65	65	67	68	70	72	75	75	75	75	74	69	68	68	65
Sun	65	65	65	65	65	67	69	71	73	73	72	72	70	68	68	68	65

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	66	68	72	73	71	70	70	70	71	75	87	88	86	76	67	66	65
Tue	65	68	73	75	72	70	70	70	71	74	89	96	98	87	69	67	66
Wed	65	68	73	76	73	71	71	70	71	75	90	97	96	83	69	67	65
Thu	65	67	74	78	73	70	69	69	71	77	90	100	102	86	69	67	66
Fri	65	67	70	71	70	70	70	72	78	89	103	105	100	85	72	68	65
Sat	65	65	65	65	67	68	70	72	75	75	75	75	74	69	68	68	65
Sun	65	65	65	65	65	67	69	71	73	73	72	72	70	68	68	68	65

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	66	68	72	73	71	70	70	70	71	75	87	88	86	76	67	66	65
Tue	65	68	73	75	72	70	70	70	71	74	89	96	98	87	69	67	66
Wed	65	68	73	76	73	71	71	70	71	75	90	97	96	83	69	67	65
Thu	65	67	74	78	73	70	69	69	71	77	90	100	102	86	69	67	66
Fri	65	67	70	71	70	70	70	72	78	89	103	105	100	85	72	68	65
Sat	65	65	65	65	67	68	70	72	75	75	75	75	74	69	68	68	65
Sun	65	65	65	65	65	67	69	71	73	73	72	72	70	68	68	68	65