Best Time to Drive from San Rafael to San Ramon

Right now (4:50 pm PST): about 48 minutes via I-580 West and SR-24 East and I-680 South, usually 52 at this time.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from San Rafael to San Ramon 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	40	45	60	60	54	47	47	46	46	47	54	54	53	44	42	41	40
Tue	39	45	76	82	63	51	47	46	45	47	57	64	66	51	43	41	40
Wed	39	44	70	71	58	49	47	46	46	48	58	66	67	53	43	41	40
Thu	39	44	72	74	60	50	47	46	47	49	62	67	67	53	43	41	40
Fri	39	43	54	54	49	45	47	47	50	54	65	68	62	50	46	43	40
Sat	39	40	44	43	44	47	50	55	54	54	54	53	53	50	48	46	41
Sun	39	39	39	42	44	46	50	53	55	54	54	54	52	53	53	48	40

About this drive

On weekdays the 44-mile drive from San Rafael to San Ramon (via I-580 West and SR-24 East and I-680 South) usually takes as little as 39 minutes and up to 82 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 47 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (57 minutes).

About 42 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.6 miles surface streets (2 to 3 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central San Rafael to central San Ramon 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 Rafael to San Ramon?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 39 minutes then, versus up to 82 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from San Rafael to San Ramon?

The 44-mile drive usually takes 39 to 82 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 47 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from San Rafael to San Ramon?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 82 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-580 West in Bay Area (14 miles) · SR-24 East in Bay Area (13 miles) · I-680 South in Bay Area (8 miles) · I-80 West in Bay Area (5 miles) · US-101 South in Bay Area (1.5 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	40	45	60	60	54	47	47	46	46	47	54	54	53	44	42	41	40
Tue	39	45	76	82	63	51	47	46	45	47	57	64	66	51	43	41	40
Wed	39	44	70	71	58	49	47	46	46	48	58	66	67	53	43	41	40
Thu	39	44	72	74	60	50	47	46	47	49	62	67	67	53	43	41	40
Fri	39	43	54	54	49	45	47	47	50	54	65	68	62	50	46	43	40
Sat	39	40	44	43	44	47	50	55	54	54	54	53	53	50	48	46	41
Sun	39	39	39	42	44	46	50	53	55	54	54	54	52	53	53	48	40

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	40	45	60	60	54	47	47	46	46	47	54	54	53	44	42	41	40
Tue	39	45	76	82	63	51	47	46	45	47	57	64	66	51	43	41	40
Wed	39	44	70	71	58	49	47	46	46	48	58	66	67	53	43	41	40
Thu	39	44	72	74	60	50	47	46	47	49	62	67	67	53	43	41	40
Fri	39	43	54	54	49	45	47	47	50	54	65	68	62	50	46	43	40
Sat	39	40	44	43	44	47	50	55	54	54	54	53	53	50	48	46	41
Sun	39	39	39	42	44	46	50	53	55	54	54	54	52	53	53	48	40

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	40	45	60	60	54	47	47	46	46	47	54	54	53	44	42	41	40
Tue	39	45	76	82	63	51	47	46	45	47	57	64	66	51	43	41	40
Wed	39	44	70	71	58	49	47	46	46	48	58	66	67	53	43	41	40
Thu	39	44	72	74	60	50	47	46	47	49	62	67	67	53	43	41	40
Fri	39	43	54	54	49	45	47	47	50	54	65	68	62	50	46	43	40
Sat	39	40	44	43	44	47	50	55	54	54	54	53	53	50	48	46	41
Sun	39	39	39	42	44	46	50	53	55	54	54	54	52	53	53	48	40