Best Time to Drive from Laguna to Santa Rosa

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 122 minutes via I-80 West, usually 117 at this time.

Only 29% 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	115	124	126	122	122	122	123	123	122	126	124	120	113	111	111	112	110
Tue	114	124	132	129	123	124	124	122	124	128	127	126	115	112	111	111	110
Wed	115	124	131	128	127	125	124	123	125	129	128	127	118	111	111	111	110
Thu	114	125	132	127	125	123	123	122	123	129	129	129	123	112	111	110	110
Fri	114	120	121	120	122	124	123	124	130	135	138	143	133	113	112	110	109
Sat	109	110	110	112	116	125	128	125	124	120	119	114	113	111	111	110	109
Sun	109	109	109	110	112	118	124	128	129	127	126	125	122	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 146 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 5:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 125 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Sundays (129 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 5:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 109 minutes then, versus up to 146 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 146 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 125 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Laguna to Santa Rosa?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 146 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	115	124	126	122	122	122	123	123	122	126	124	120	113	111	111	112	110
Tue	114	124	132	129	123	124	124	122	124	128	127	126	115	112	111	111	110
Wed	115	124	131	128	127	125	124	123	125	129	128	127	118	111	111	111	110
Thu	114	125	132	127	125	123	123	122	123	129	129	129	123	112	111	110	110
Fri	114	120	121	120	122	124	123	124	130	135	138	143	133	113	112	110	109
Sat	109	110	110	112	116	125	128	125	124	120	119	114	113	111	111	110	109
Sun	109	109	109	110	112	118	124	128	129	127	126	125	122	118	114	111	109

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	115	124	126	122	122	122	123	123	122	126	124	120	113	111	111	112	110
Tue	114	124	132	129	123	124	124	122	124	128	127	126	115	112	111	111	110
Wed	115	124	131	128	127	125	124	123	125	129	128	127	118	111	111	111	110
Thu	114	125	132	127	125	123	123	122	123	129	129	129	123	112	111	110	110
Fri	114	120	121	120	122	124	123	124	130	135	138	143	133	113	112	110	109
Sat	109	110	110	112	116	125	128	125	124	120	119	114	113	111	111	110	109
Sun	109	109	109	110	112	118	124	128	129	127	126	125	122	118	114	111	109

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	115	124	126	122	122	122	123	123	122	126	124	120	113	111	111	112	110
Tue	114	124	132	129	123	124	124	122	124	128	127	126	115	112	111	111	110
Wed	115	124	131	128	127	125	124	123	125	129	128	127	118	111	111	111	110
Thu	114	125	132	127	125	123	123	122	123	129	129	129	123	112	111	110	110
Fri	114	120	121	120	122	124	123	124	130	135	138	143	133	113	112	110	109
Sat	109	110	110	112	116	125	128	125	124	120	119	114	113	111	111	110	109
Sun	109	109	109	110	112	118	124	128	129	127	126	125	122	118	114	111	109