Best Time to Drive from Rohnert Park to Sacramento

Right now (7:18 pm PDT): about 96 minutes via I-80 East, usually 94 at this time.

Only 40% 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 Rohnert Park to Sacramento 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	95	99	107	116	113	110	112	111	111	108	104	104	102	96	95	95	94
Tue	95	99	110	116	111	106	107	107	107	105	104	105	103	96	95	94	94
Wed	95	100	111	119	114	107	108	107	107	106	104	104	104	98	95	94	94
Thu	95	99	108	114	111	108	107	107	107	106	104	106	106	98	95	94	94
Fri	95	99	105	111	106	106	107	109	109	111	112	118	107	99	96	94	94
Sat	95	94	96	97	99	101	101	102	101	101	99	98	98	96	96	94	94
Sun	95	94	95	95	96	97	99	100	102	101	101	100	98	96	96	94	94

About this drive

On weekdays the 86-mile drive from Rohnert Park to Sacramento (via I-80 East) usually takes as little as 94 minutes and up to 120 minutes, when leaving around 8:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 5:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 108 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Saturdays (102 minutes).

About 51 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 34 miles surface streets (49 to 69 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 Sacramento (the Capitol) 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 Sacramento?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 5:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 94 minutes then, versus up to 120 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 86-mile drive usually takes 94 to 120 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 108 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Rohnert Park to Sacramento?

Leaving around 8:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 120 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-80 East in Sacramento (21 miles) · I-80 East in Bay Area (20 miles) · SR-12 East in Bay Area (6 miles) · US-50 East in Sacramento (3 miles) · I-5 North in Sacramento (1 mile)

Bay Area traffic right now · Bay Area traffic tomorrow · Sacramento traffic right now · Sacramento traffic tomorrow

More drives

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

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	95	99	107	116	113	110	112	111	111	108	104	104	102	96	95	95	94
Tue	95	99	110	116	111	106	107	107	107	105	104	105	103	96	95	94	94
Wed	95	100	111	119	114	107	108	107	107	106	104	104	104	98	95	94	94
Thu	95	99	108	114	111	108	107	107	107	106	104	106	106	98	95	94	94
Fri	95	99	105	111	106	106	107	109	109	111	112	118	107	99	96	94	94
Sat	95	94	96	97	99	101	101	102	101	101	99	98	98	96	96	94	94
Sun	95	94	95	95	96	97	99	100	102	101	101	100	98	96	96	94	94

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	95	99	107	116	113	110	112	111	111	108	104	104	102	96	95	95	94
Tue	95	99	110	116	111	106	107	107	107	105	104	105	103	96	95	94	94
Wed	95	100	111	119	114	107	108	107	107	106	104	104	104	98	95	94	94
Thu	95	99	108	114	111	108	107	107	107	106	104	106	106	98	95	94	94
Fri	95	99	105	111	106	106	107	109	109	111	112	118	107	99	96	94	94
Sat	95	94	96	97	99	101	101	102	101	101	99	98	98	96	96	94	94
Sun	95	94	95	95	96	97	99	100	102	101	101	100	98	96	96	94	94

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	95	99	107	116	113	110	112	111	111	108	104	104	102	96	95	95	94
Tue	95	99	110	116	111	106	107	107	107	105	104	105	103	96	95	94	94
Wed	95	100	111	119	114	107	108	107	107	106	104	104	104	98	95	94	94
Thu	95	99	108	114	111	108	107	107	107	106	104	106	106	98	95	94	94
Fri	95	99	105	111	106	106	107	109	109	111	112	118	107	99	96	94	94
Sat	95	94	96	97	99	101	101	102	101	101	99	98	98	96	96	94	94
Sun	95	94	95	95	96	97	99	100	102	101	101	100	98	96	96	94	94