Best Time to Drive from Oakland to Rohnert Park

Right now (6:18 pm PDT): about 66 minutes via US-101 North, usually 57 at this time.

Only 73% 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 Oakland to Rohnert Park 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	47	48	49	51	51	50	50	50	50	52	58	60	63	59	49	48	47
Tue	47	48	50	50	51	50	50	50	50	52	60	66	69	64	50	49	47
Wed	47	48	50	51	51	51	50	51	51	52	60	66	70	64	51	48	47
Thu	47	48	49	51	51	50	50	50	51	53	58	65	70	66	51	49	48
Fri	47	48	49	50	50	50	50	51	54	60	69	73	75	66	53	49	47
Sat	47	47	47	47	47	48	50	51	54	55	55	55	54	50	48	48	47
Sun	47	47	47	47	47	48	49	50	53	54	53	52	51	49	49	49	47

About this drive

On weekdays the 52-mile drive from Oakland to Rohnert Park (via US-101 North) usually takes as little as 47 minutes and up to 77 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 1:30 pm or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 51 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (55 minutes).

About 50 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.9 miles surface streets (2 to 3 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from downtown Oakland to central Rohnert Park 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 Oakland to Rohnert Park?

On weekdays, leave before 1:30 pm or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 47 minutes then, versus up to 77 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Oakland to Rohnert Park?

The 52-mile drive usually takes 47 to 77 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 51 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Oakland to Rohnert Park?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 77 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 North in Bay Area (29 miles) · I-80 East in Bay Area (10 miles) · I-580 East in Bay Area (9 miles) · I-980 East in Bay Area (2 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	47	48	49	51	51	50	50	50	50	52	58	60	63	59	49	48	47
Tue	47	48	50	50	51	50	50	50	50	52	60	66	69	64	50	49	47
Wed	47	48	50	51	51	51	50	51	51	52	60	66	70	64	51	48	47
Thu	47	48	49	51	51	50	50	50	51	53	58	65	70	66	51	49	48
Fri	47	48	49	50	50	50	50	51	54	60	69	73	75	66	53	49	47
Sat	47	47	47	47	47	48	50	51	54	55	55	55	54	50	48	48	47
Sun	47	47	47	47	47	48	49	50	53	54	53	52	51	49	49	49	47

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	47	48	49	51	51	50	50	50	50	52	58	60	63	59	49	48	47
Tue	47	48	50	50	51	50	50	50	50	52	60	66	69	64	50	49	47
Wed	47	48	50	51	51	51	50	51	51	52	60	66	70	64	51	48	47
Thu	47	48	49	51	51	50	50	50	51	53	58	65	70	66	51	49	48
Fri	47	48	49	50	50	50	50	51	54	60	69	73	75	66	53	49	47
Sat	47	47	47	47	47	48	50	51	54	55	55	55	54	50	48	48	47
Sun	47	47	47	47	47	48	49	50	53	54	53	52	51	49	49	49	47

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	47	48	49	51	51	50	50	50	50	52	58	60	63	59	49	48	47
Tue	47	48	50	50	51	50	50	50	50	52	60	66	69	64	50	49	47
Wed	47	48	50	51	51	51	50	51	51	52	60	66	70	64	51	48	47
Thu	47	48	49	51	51	50	50	50	51	53	58	65	70	66	51	49	48
Fri	47	48	49	50	50	50	50	51	54	60	69	73	75	66	53	49	47
Sat	47	47	47	47	47	48	50	51	54	55	55	55	54	50	48	48	47
Sun	47	47	47	47	47	48	49	50	53	54	53	52	51	49	49	49	47