Best Time to Drive from Richmond to Rohnert Park

Right now (12:51 am PDT): about 38 minutes via US-101 North and I-580 East.

Only 79% 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 Richmond to Rohnert Park by day and time you leave (local time)
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Sun	39	39	38	38	38	39	39	41	42	41	41	41	40	39	39	39	38

About this drive

On weekdays the 42-mile drive from Richmond to Rohnert Park (via US-101 North and I-580 East) usually takes as little as 38 minutes and up to 47 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 41 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Sundays (42 minutes).

About 40 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (3 to 6 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Richmond 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 Richmond to Rohnert Park?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 38 minutes then, versus up to 47 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 42-mile drive usually takes 38 to 47 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 41 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Richmond to Rohnert Park?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 47 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

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

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