Best Time to Drive from Laguna to San Francisco

Right now (6:17 pm PDT): about 100 minutes via I-80 West, usually 92 at this time.

Only 61% 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 Laguna to San Francisco 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	101	123	126	117	116	112	108	107	106	106	102	102	95	93	93	92	92
Tue	102	126	133	122	117	111	104	102	102	103	101	108	102	93	92	91	91
Wed	100	123	130	121	123	119	111	108	105	105	106	112	102	93	92	92	92
Thu	101	122	135	123	121	117	107	104	105	108	111	123	107	95	92	92	91
Fri	96	109	113	110	110	109	110	112	112	115	122	131	114	100	95	92	91
Sat	91	92	92	94	99	131	150	143	137	129	127	123	111	101	97	94	91
Sun	91	90	91	92	96	103	127	144	139	137	133	132	122	112	102	96	91

About this drive

On weekdays the 101-mile drive from Laguna to San Francisco (via I-80 West) usually takes as little as 91 minutes and up to 135 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are after 5:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 107 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11 am on Saturdays (150 minutes).

About 94 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (8 to 14 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Laguna to downtown San Francisco 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 Laguna to San Francisco?

On weekdays, leave after 5:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 91 minutes then, versus up to 135 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Laguna to San Francisco?

The 101-mile drive usually takes 91 to 135 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 107 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Laguna to San Francisco?

Leaving around 7 am on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 135 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-80 West in Bay Area (55 miles) · I-80 West in Sacramento (17 miles) · I-5 North in Sacramento (11 miles) · US-50 West in Sacramento (7 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	101	123	126	117	116	112	108	107	106	106	102	102	95	93	93	92	92
Tue	102	126	133	122	117	111	104	102	102	103	101	108	102	93	92	91	91
Wed	100	123	130	121	123	119	111	108	105	105	106	112	102	93	92	92	92
Thu	101	122	135	123	121	117	107	104	105	108	111	123	107	95	92	92	91
Fri	96	109	113	110	110	109	110	112	112	115	122	131	114	100	95	92	91
Sat	91	92	92	94	99	131	150	143	137	129	127	123	111	101	97	94	91
Sun	91	90	91	92	96	103	127	144	139	137	133	132	122	112	102	96	91

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	101	123	126	117	116	112	108	107	106	106	102	102	95	93	93	92	92
Tue	102	126	133	122	117	111	104	102	102	103	101	108	102	93	92	91	91
Wed	100	123	130	121	123	119	111	108	105	105	106	112	102	93	92	92	92
Thu	101	122	135	123	121	117	107	104	105	108	111	123	107	95	92	92	91
Fri	96	109	113	110	110	109	110	112	112	115	122	131	114	100	95	92	91
Sat	91	92	92	94	99	131	150	143	137	129	127	123	111	101	97	94	91
Sun	91	90	91	92	96	103	127	144	139	137	133	132	122	112	102	96	91

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	101	123	126	117	116	112	108	107	106	106	102	102	95	93	93	92	92
Tue	102	126	133	122	117	111	104	102	102	103	101	108	102	93	92	91	91
Wed	100	123	130	121	123	119	111	108	105	105	106	112	102	93	92	92	92
Thu	101	122	135	123	121	117	107	104	105	108	111	123	107	95	92	92	91
Fri	96	109	113	110	110	109	110	112	112	115	122	131	114	100	95	92	91
Sat	91	92	92	94	99	131	150	143	137	129	127	123	111	101	97	94	91
Sun	91	90	91	92	96	103	127	144	139	137	133	132	122	112	102	96	91