Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Novato to Santa Rosa
Right now (6:48 pm PDT): about 25 minutes via US-101 North, usually 25 at this time.
Typical drive time by departure time
| Leave | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 24 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 33 | 30 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24 |
| Tue | 25 | 26 | 26 | 30 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 33 | 32 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 24 |
| Wed | 25 | 26 | 26 | 30 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 33 | 32 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
| Thu | 25 | 26 | 26 | 30 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 30 | 35 | 34 | 28 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
| Fri | 24 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 35 | 39 | 35 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 24 |
| Sat | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
| Sun | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 27-mile drive from Novato to Santa Rosa (via US-101 North) usually takes as little as 24 minutes and up to 39 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 26 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (26 minutes).
About 26 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.4 miles surface streets (about 2 minutes), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Novato 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 Novato to Santa Rosa?
On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 24 minutes then, versus up to 39 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Novato to Santa Rosa?
The 27-mile drive usually takes 24 to 39 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 26 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Novato to Santa Rosa?
Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 39 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
US-101 North in Bay Area (24 miles)
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