Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Pittsburg to Santa Rosa
Right now (7:20 pm PST): about 78 minutes via US-101 North and SR-4 West, usually 76 at this time.
Only 19% 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
| Leave | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 75 | 100 | 129 | 110 | 86 | 82 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 82 | 89 | 88 | 83 | 78 | 77 | 75 | 75 |
| Tue | 74 | 102 | 139 | 117 | 88 | 82 | 79 | 79 | 78 | 81 | 90 | 90 | 86 | 80 | 78 | 76 | 75 |
| Wed | 74 | 100 | 141 | 119 | 93 | 80 | 79 | 78 | 79 | 81 | 89 | 92 | 87 | 83 | 78 | 75 | 75 |
| Thu | 75 | 103 | 142 | 117 | 89 | 80 | 79 | 78 | 79 | 85 | 92 | 92 | 86 | 80 | 78 | 75 | 75 |
| Fri | 75 | 84 | 117 | 103 | 80 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 81 | 90 | 96 | 93 | 85 | 78 | 77 | 75 | 74 |
| Sat | 74 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 76 | 76 | 77 | 77 | 78 | 77 | 77 | 76 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 74 |
| Sun | 74 | 74 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 77 | 78 | 77 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 75 | 76 | 75 | 74 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 67-mile drive from Pittsburg to Santa Rosa (via US-101 North and SR-4 West) usually takes as little as 74 minutes and up to 145 minutes, when leaving around 6:30 am on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 5:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 80 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (78 minutes).
About 38 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 29 miles surface streets (40 to 90 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Pittsburg 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 Pittsburg to Santa Rosa?
On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 5:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 74 minutes then, versus up to 145 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Pittsburg to Santa Rosa?
The 67-mile drive usually takes 74 to 145 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 80 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Pittsburg to Santa Rosa?
Leaving around 6:30 am on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 145 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
US-101 North in Bay Area (14 miles) · SR-4 West in Bay Area (10 miles) · I-680 North in Bay Area (5 miles)
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