Best Time to Drive from Laguna to Santa Rosa

Right now (8:52 pm PDT): about 109 minutes via I-80 West, usually 110 at this time.

Only 62% 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 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	116	124	126	129	124	123	124	124	123	128	125	120	113	111	112	112	110
Tue	115	126	133	134	124	125	124	123	123	129	128	128	117	112	111	111	110
Wed	115	125	132	128	128	125	124	124	124	128	127	129	115	111	111	111	110
Thu	114	127	132	125	127	124	124	124	124	131	131	128	119	111	110	110	110
Fri	114	121	122	121	123	135	126	126	133	137	147	135	131	112	113	110	109
Sat	109	110	110	113	116	140	148	138	128	121	119	114	112	111	111	110	109
Sun	109	109	109	110	113	119	128	134	132	128	131	125	121	118	114	111	109

About this drive

On weekdays the 108-mile drive from Laguna to Santa Rosa (via I-80 West) usually takes as little as 109 minutes and up to 148 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 5 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 126 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11 am on Saturdays (148 minutes).

About 78 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 30 miles surface streets (40 to 49 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Laguna 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 Laguna to Santa Rosa?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 5 pm. The drive usually takes about 109 minutes then, versus up to 148 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 108-mile drive usually takes 109 to 148 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 126 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Laguna to Santa Rosa?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 148 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-80 West in Sacramento (17 miles) · I-80 West in Bay Area (17 miles) · US-101 North in Bay Area (14 miles) · I-5 North in Sacramento (11 miles) · SR-12 West in Bay Area (7 miles) · US-50 West in Sacramento (7 miles)

Sacramento traffic right now · Sacramento traffic tomorrow

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Santa Rosa to Laguna (return trip) · Laguna to San Francisco

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	116	124	126	129	124	123	124	124	123	128	125	120	113	111	112	112	110
Tue	115	126	133	134	124	125	124	123	123	129	128	128	117	112	111	111	110
Wed	115	125	132	128	128	125	124	124	124	128	127	129	115	111	111	111	110
Thu	114	127	132	125	127	124	124	124	124	131	131	128	119	111	110	110	110
Fri	114	121	122	121	123	135	126	126	133	137	147	135	131	112	113	110	109
Sat	109	110	110	113	116	140	148	138	128	121	119	114	112	111	111	110	109
Sun	109	109	109	110	113	119	128	134	132	128	131	125	121	118	114	111	109

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	116	124	126	129	124	123	124	124	123	128	125	120	113	111	112	112	110
Tue	115	126	133	134	124	125	124	123	123	129	128	128	117	112	111	111	110
Wed	115	125	132	128	128	125	124	124	124	128	127	129	115	111	111	111	110
Thu	114	127	132	125	127	124	124	124	124	131	131	128	119	111	110	110	110
Fri	114	121	122	121	123	135	126	126	133	137	147	135	131	112	113	110	109
Sat	109	110	110	113	116	140	148	138	128	121	119	114	112	111	111	110	109
Sun	109	109	109	110	113	119	128	134	132	128	131	125	121	118	114	111	109

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	116	124	126	129	124	123	124	124	123	128	125	120	113	111	112	112	110
Tue	115	126	133	134	124	125	124	123	123	129	128	128	117	112	111	111	110
Wed	115	125	132	128	128	125	124	124	124	128	127	129	115	111	111	111	110
Thu	114	127	132	125	127	124	124	124	124	131	131	128	119	111	110	110	110
Fri	114	121	122	121	123	135	126	126	133	137	147	135	131	112	113	110	109
Sat	109	110	110	113	116	140	148	138	128	121	119	114	112	111	111	110	109
Sun	109	109	109	110	113	119	128	134	132	128	131	125	121	118	114	111	109