Best Time to Drive from Rohnert Park to Oakland

Right now (6:18 pm PDT): about 56 minutes via US-101 South and I-580 West, usually 50 at this time.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Rohnert Park to Oakland 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	58	79	71	61	56	55	55	55	54	55	54	52	50	49	49	48
Tue	47	61	105	88	71	58	55	54	53	55	56	54	55	51	49	49	48
Wed	47	60	94	82	68	57	56	54	54	53	56	55	58	50	49	49	49
Thu	47	60	100	87	68	59	56	56	55	58	60	59	58	52	49	49	48
Fri	47	54	68	63	55	53	55	55	56	56	58	55	54	52	51	50	49
Sat	47	47	48	48	49	53	59	64	58	59	58	58	59	57	53	52	48
Sun	47	47	47	48	48	51	55	61	62	62	62	61	59	56	54	50	48

About this drive

On weekdays the 52-mile drive from Rohnert Park to Oakland (via US-101 South and I-580 West) usually takes as little as 47 minutes and up to 105 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 55 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Saturdays (64 minutes).

About 50 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (3 to 4 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Rohnert Park to downtown Oakland 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 Rohnert Park to Oakland?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 47 minutes then, versus up to 105 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 52-mile drive usually takes 47 to 105 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 55 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Rohnert Park to Oakland?

Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 105 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 South in Bay Area (31 miles) · I-580 West in Bay Area (14 miles) · I-80 West in Bay Area (5 miles)

Bay Area traffic right now · Bay Area traffic tomorrow

More drives

Oakland to Rohnert Park (return trip) · Rohnert Park to San Francisco · Rohnert Park to Sacramento

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	47	58	79	71	61	56	55	55	55	54	55	54	52	50	49	49	48
Tue	47	61	105	88	71	58	55	54	53	55	56	54	55	51	49	49	48
Wed	47	60	94	82	68	57	56	54	54	53	56	55	58	50	49	49	49
Thu	47	60	100	87	68	59	56	56	55	58	60	59	58	52	49	49	48
Fri	47	54	68	63	55	53	55	55	56	56	58	55	54	52	51	50	49
Sat	47	47	48	48	49	53	59	64	58	59	58	58	59	57	53	52	48
Sun	47	47	47	48	48	51	55	61	62	62	62	61	59	56	54	50	48

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	47	58	79	71	61	56	55	55	55	54	55	54	52	50	49	49	48
Tue	47	61	105	88	71	58	55	54	53	55	56	54	55	51	49	49	48
Wed	47	60	94	82	68	57	56	54	54	53	56	55	58	50	49	49	49
Thu	47	60	100	87	68	59	56	56	55	58	60	59	58	52	49	49	48
Fri	47	54	68	63	55	53	55	55	56	56	58	55	54	52	51	50	49
Sat	47	47	48	48	49	53	59	64	58	59	58	58	59	57	53	52	48
Sun	47	47	47	48	48	51	55	61	62	62	62	61	59	56	54	50	48

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	47	58	79	71	61	56	55	55	55	54	55	54	52	50	49	49	48
Tue	47	61	105	88	71	58	55	54	53	55	56	54	55	51	49	49	48
Wed	47	60	94	82	68	57	56	54	54	53	56	55	58	50	49	49	49
Thu	47	60	100	87	68	59	56	56	55	58	60	59	58	52	49	49	48
Fri	47	54	68	63	55	53	55	55	56	56	58	55	54	52	51	50	49
Sat	47	47	48	48	49	53	59	64	58	59	58	58	59	57	53	52	48
Sun	47	47	47	48	48	51	55	61	62	62	62	61	59	56	54	50	48