Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from San Leandro to Petaluma
Right now (6:51 pm PDT): about 67 minutes via I-580 East and US-101 North, usually 51 at this time.
Only 67% 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 | 48 | 49 | 50 | 54 | 53 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 54 | 61 | 64 | 68 | 60 | 50 | 49 | 48 |
| Tue | 48 | 49 | 51 | 54 | 55 | 52 | 51 | 51 | 52 | 54 | 61 | 69 | 76 | 66 | 51 | 50 | 48 |
| Wed | 48 | 49 | 51 | 54 | 54 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 55 | 62 | 71 | 78 | 67 | 52 | 49 | 48 |
| Thu | 48 | 49 | 51 | 55 | 56 | 52 | 51 | 51 | 52 | 55 | 61 | 72 | 82 | 70 | 52 | 50 | 49 |
| Fri | 48 | 48 | 50 | 53 | 52 | 51 | 52 | 53 | 56 | 62 | 69 | 77 | 81 | 67 | 54 | 50 | 48 |
| Sat | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 49 | 51 | 52 | 55 | 57 | 58 | 57 | 56 | 52 | 51 | 51 | 48 |
| Sun | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 49 | 50 | 52 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 52 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 48 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 53-mile drive from San Leandro to Petaluma (via I-580 East and US-101 North) usually takes as little as 48 minutes and up to 84 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 8 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 53 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (58 minutes).
About 49 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (4 to 8 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central San Leandro to central Petaluma 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 San Leandro to Petaluma?
On weekdays, leave before 8 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 48 minutes then, versus up to 84 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from San Leandro to Petaluma?
The 53-mile drive usually takes 48 to 84 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 53 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from San Leandro to Petaluma?
Leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 84 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
I-580 East in Bay Area (21 miles) · US-101 North in Bay Area (19 miles) · I-80 East in Bay Area (10 miles)
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