Best Time to Drive from Martinez to Santa Rosa

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 68 minutes via US-101 North and I-780 East, usually 67 at this time.

Only 7% 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 Martinez 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	65	68	73	78	70	69	69	69	69	70	78	79	76	65	65	65	65
Tue	65	68	75	82	69	69	69	69	68	70	79	82	78	67	65	65	65
Wed	65	68	74	81	69	69	69	69	69	71	80	82	80	67	65	65	65
Thu	65	68	76	80	69	69	69	68	68	72	81	83	79	67	65	65	65
Fri	65	67	71	72	69	69	69	69	70	79	86	86	78	67	65	65	65
Sat	65	65	65	65	66	67	67	67	68	68	67	67	66	65	65	65	65
Sun	65	65	65	65	65	66	67	68	69	68	67	67	67	66	66	65	65

About this drive

On weekdays the 54-mile drive from Martinez to Santa Rosa (via US-101 North and I-780 East) usually takes as little as 65 minutes and up to 87 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 70 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Sundays (69 minutes).

About 25 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 29 miles surface streets (42 to 55 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Martinez 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 Martinez to Santa Rosa?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 65 minutes then, versus up to 87 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 54-mile drive usually takes 65 to 87 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 70 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Martinez to Santa Rosa?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 87 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 North in Bay Area (14 miles) · I-680 North in Bay Area (3 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	65	68	73	78	70	69	69	69	69	70	78	79	76	65	65	65	65
Tue	65	68	75	82	69	69	69	69	68	70	79	82	78	67	65	65	65
Wed	65	68	74	81	69	69	69	69	69	71	80	82	80	67	65	65	65
Thu	65	68	76	80	69	69	69	68	68	72	81	83	79	67	65	65	65
Fri	65	67	71	72	69	69	69	69	70	79	86	86	78	67	65	65	65
Sat	65	65	65	65	66	67	67	67	68	68	67	67	66	65	65	65	65
Sun	65	65	65	65	65	66	67	68	69	68	67	67	67	66	66	65	65

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	65	68	73	78	70	69	69	69	69	70	78	79	76	65	65	65	65
Tue	65	68	75	82	69	69	69	69	68	70	79	82	78	67	65	65	65
Wed	65	68	74	81	69	69	69	69	69	71	80	82	80	67	65	65	65
Thu	65	68	76	80	69	69	69	68	68	72	81	83	79	67	65	65	65
Fri	65	67	71	72	69	69	69	69	70	79	86	86	78	67	65	65	65
Sat	65	65	65	65	66	67	67	67	68	68	67	67	66	65	65	65	65
Sun	65	65	65	65	65	66	67	68	69	68	67	67	67	66	66	65	65

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	65	68	73	78	70	69	69	69	69	70	78	79	76	65	65	65	65
Tue	65	68	75	82	69	69	69	69	68	70	79	82	78	67	65	65	65
Wed	65	68	74	81	69	69	69	69	69	71	80	82	80	67	65	65	65
Thu	65	68	76	80	69	69	69	68	68	72	81	83	79	67	65	65	65
Fri	65	67	71	72	69	69	69	69	70	79	86	86	78	67	65	65	65
Sat	65	65	65	65	66	67	67	67	68	68	67	67	66	65	65	65	65
Sun	65	65	65	65	65	66	67	68	69	68	67	67	67	66	66	65	65