Best Time to Drive from Oakley to Santa Rosa

Right now (6:49 pm PDT): about 89 minutes via SR-4 West and US-101 North, usually 85 at this time.

Only 49% 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 Oakley 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	88	104	106	94	92	91	91	90	90	92	97	95	87	85	86	85	85
Tue	87	108	115	97	91	91	90	89	89	93	99	97	91	87	86	85	85
Wed	87	107	115	98	91	90	90	89	89	92	98	97	91	85	85	85	85
Thu	87	109	116	96	90	90	89	88	89	95	100	99	92	86	85	86	85
Fri	86	97	102	92	90	90	90	90	93	99	105	100	91	87	86	85	85
Sat	85	85	86	86	86	87	87	88	87	87	87	86	86	85	85	85	85
Sun	85	85	85	85	86	87	87	88	88	87	86	86	86	86	86	85	85

About this drive

On weekdays the 77-mile drive from Oakley to Santa Rosa (via SR-4 West and US-101 North) usually takes as little as 85 minutes and up to 120 minutes, when leaving around 6:30 am on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 5 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 91 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Sundays (88 minutes).

About 46 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 31 miles surface streets (43 to 48 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Oakley 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 Oakley to Santa Rosa?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 5 pm. The drive usually takes about 85 minutes then, versus up to 120 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 77-mile drive usually takes 85 to 120 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 91 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Oakley to Santa Rosa?

Leaving around 6:30 am on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 120 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-4 West in Bay Area (19 miles) · US-101 North in Bay Area (14 miles) · I-680 North in Bay Area (5 miles)

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More drives

Santa Rosa to Oakley (return trip) · Oakley to San Jose · Oakley to San Francisco · Oakley to Sacramento · Oakley to Oakland

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	88	104	106	94	92	91	91	90	90	92	97	95	87	85	86	85	85
Tue	87	108	115	97	91	91	90	89	89	93	99	97	91	87	86	85	85
Wed	87	107	115	98	91	90	90	89	89	92	98	97	91	85	85	85	85
Thu	87	109	116	96	90	90	89	88	89	95	100	99	92	86	85	86	85
Fri	86	97	102	92	90	90	90	90	93	99	105	100	91	87	86	85	85
Sat	85	85	86	86	86	87	87	88	87	87	87	86	86	85	85	85	85
Sun	85	85	85	85	86	87	87	88	88	87	86	86	86	86	86	85	85

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	88	104	106	94	92	91	91	90	90	92	97	95	87	85	86	85	85
Tue	87	108	115	97	91	91	90	89	89	93	99	97	91	87	86	85	85
Wed	87	107	115	98	91	90	90	89	89	92	98	97	91	85	85	85	85
Thu	87	109	116	96	90	90	89	88	89	95	100	99	92	86	85	86	85
Fri	86	97	102	92	90	90	90	90	93	99	105	100	91	87	86	85	85
Sat	85	85	86	86	86	87	87	88	87	87	87	86	86	85	85	85	85
Sun	85	85	85	85	86	87	87	88	88	87	86	86	86	86	86	85	85

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	88	104	106	94	92	91	91	90	90	92	97	95	87	85	86	85	85
Tue	87	108	115	97	91	91	90	89	89	93	99	97	91	87	86	85	85
Wed	87	107	115	98	91	90	90	89	89	92	98	97	91	85	85	85	85
Thu	87	109	116	96	90	90	89	88	89	95	100	99	92	86	85	86	85
Fri	86	97	102	92	90	90	90	90	93	99	105	100	91	87	86	85	85
Sat	85	85	86	86	86	87	87	88	87	87	87	86	86	85	85	85	85
Sun	85	85	85	85	86	87	87	88	88	87	86	86	86	86	86	85	85