Best Time to Drive from Oakland to Santa Rosa

Right now (7:20 pm PST): about 54 minutes via US-101 North, usually 54 at this time.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Oakland 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	53	54	57	59	57	57	56	57	57	58	67	68	67	62	54	53	52
Tue	53	54	58	60	57	56	56	56	56	58	69	73	73	66	55	54	53
Wed	52	54	58	61	57	56	56	57	57	59	69	73	74	65	56	53	52
Thu	52	54	58	61	57	56	56	56	57	60	69	74	75	66	56	54	53
Fri	53	54	57	58	56	56	56	58	60	69	79	81	79	68	58	54	52
Sat	52	52	52	52	53	54	56	56	58	58	59	60	58	55	54	54	52
Sun	53	53	52	52	52	54	54	56	58	59	58	58	57	54	54	54	52

About this drive

On weekdays the 59-mile drive from Oakland to Santa Rosa (via US-101 North) usually takes as little as 52 minutes and up to 81 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 57 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (60 minutes).

About 57 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.3 miles surface streets (1 to 2 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from downtown Oakland 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 Oakland to Santa Rosa?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 52 minutes then, versus up to 81 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 59-mile drive usually takes 52 to 81 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 57 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Oakland to Santa Rosa?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 81 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 North in Bay Area (35 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	53	54	57	59	57	57	56	57	57	58	67	68	67	62	54	53	52
Tue	53	54	58	60	57	56	56	56	56	58	69	73	73	66	55	54	53
Wed	52	54	58	61	57	56	56	57	57	59	69	73	74	65	56	53	52
Thu	52	54	58	61	57	56	56	56	57	60	69	74	75	66	56	54	53
Fri	53	54	57	58	56	56	56	58	60	69	79	81	79	68	58	54	52
Sat	52	52	52	52	53	54	56	56	58	58	59	60	58	55	54	54	52
Sun	53	53	52	52	52	54	54	56	58	59	58	58	57	54	54	54	52

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	54	57	59	57	57	56	57	57	58	67	68	67	62	54	53	52
Tue	53	54	58	60	57	56	56	56	56	58	69	73	73	66	55	54	53
Wed	52	54	58	61	57	56	56	57	57	59	69	73	74	65	56	53	52
Thu	52	54	58	61	57	56	56	56	57	60	69	74	75	66	56	54	53
Fri	53	54	57	58	56	56	56	58	60	69	79	81	79	68	58	54	52
Sat	52	52	52	52	53	54	56	56	58	58	59	60	58	55	54	54	52
Sun	53	53	52	52	52	54	54	56	58	59	58	58	57	54	54	54	52

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	54	57	59	57	57	56	57	57	58	67	68	67	62	54	53	52
Tue	53	54	58	60	57	56	56	56	56	58	69	73	73	66	55	54	53
Wed	52	54	58	61	57	56	56	57	57	59	69	73	74	65	56	53	52
Thu	52	54	58	61	57	56	56	56	57	60	69	74	75	66	56	54	53
Fri	53	54	57	58	56	56	56	58	60	69	79	81	79	68	58	54	52
Sat	52	52	52	52	53	54	56	56	58	58	59	60	58	55	54	54	52
Sun	53	53	52	52	52	54	54	56	58	59	58	58	57	54	54	54	52