Best Time to Drive from Laguna to San Francisco

Right now (7:20 pm PST): about 102 minutes via I-80 West, usually 98 at this time.

Only 78% 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	121	126	114	113	107	106	105	103	105	101	103	97	94	94	93	92
Tue	101	124	134	128	118	110	103	102	102	104	101	107	105	97	93	92	92
Wed	101	121	128	124	117	113	106	103	102	104	104	115	108	96	93	93	92
Thu	101	122	132	124	118	112	106	104	104	108	113	126	111	97	93	92	92
Fri	96	108	111	107	105	105	106	107	107	111	115	134	120	106	95	93	92
Sat	91	92	93	95	100	117	126	123	122	119	118	116	110	101	98	95	92
Sun	91	91	91	93	95	103	112	123	123	124	122	123	117	109	102	95	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 134 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 105 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Saturdays (127 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 10 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 before 5:30 am or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 91 minutes then, versus up to 134 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 134 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 105 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Laguna to San Francisco?

Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 134 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	121	126	114	113	107	106	105	103	105	101	103	97	94	94	93	92
Tue	101	124	134	128	118	110	103	102	102	104	101	107	105	97	93	92	92
Wed	101	121	128	124	117	113	106	103	102	104	104	115	108	96	93	93	92
Thu	101	122	132	124	118	112	106	104	104	108	113	126	111	97	93	92	92
Fri	96	108	111	107	105	105	106	107	107	111	115	134	120	106	95	93	92
Sat	91	92	93	95	100	117	126	123	122	119	118	116	110	101	98	95	92
Sun	91	91	91	93	95	103	112	123	123	124	122	123	117	109	102	95	91

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	101	121	126	114	113	107	106	105	103	105	101	103	97	94	94	93	92
Tue	101	124	134	128	118	110	103	102	102	104	101	107	105	97	93	92	92
Wed	101	121	128	124	117	113	106	103	102	104	104	115	108	96	93	93	92
Thu	101	122	132	124	118	112	106	104	104	108	113	126	111	97	93	92	92
Fri	96	108	111	107	105	105	106	107	107	111	115	134	120	106	95	93	92
Sat	91	92	93	95	100	117	126	123	122	119	118	116	110	101	98	95	92
Sun	91	91	91	93	95	103	112	123	123	124	122	123	117	109	102	95	91

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	101	121	126	114	113	107	106	105	103	105	101	103	97	94	94	93	92
Tue	101	124	134	128	118	110	103	102	102	104	101	107	105	97	93	92	92
Wed	101	121	128	124	117	113	106	103	102	104	104	115	108	96	93	93	92
Thu	101	122	132	124	118	112	106	104	104	108	113	126	111	97	93	92	92
Fri	96	108	111	107	105	105	106	107	107	111	115	134	120	106	95	93	92
Sat	91	92	93	95	100	117	126	123	122	119	118	116	110	101	98	95	92
Sun	91	91	91	93	95	103	112	123	123	124	122	123	117	109	102	95	91