Best Time to Drive from San Rafael to Vallejo

Right now (6:49 pm PDT): about 36 minutes via US-101 North and SR-37 East, usually 33 at this time.

Only 42% 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 San Rafael to Vallejo 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	31	31	33	34	35	34	34	34	34	34	34	35	34	34	32	31	31
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Sun	31	32	31	31	31	32	32	33	35	35	34	34	33	33	32	32	31

About this drive

On weekdays the 28-mile drive from San Rafael to Vallejo (via US-101 North and SR-37 East) usually takes as little as 31 minutes and up to 41 minutes, when leaving around 6 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 8 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 34 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Sundays (35 minutes).

About 18 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 11 miles surface streets (15 to 17 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 Vallejo 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 Vallejo?

On weekdays, leave before 8 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 31 minutes then, versus up to 41 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 28-mile drive usually takes 31 to 41 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 34 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from San Rafael to Vallejo?

Leaving around 6 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 41 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 North in Bay Area (12 miles) · SR-37 East in Bay Area (6 miles)

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