Best Time to Drive from San Ramon to Novato

Right now (5:51 pm PST): about 76 minutes via I-680 North, usually 65 at this time.

Only 53% 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 Ramon to Novato 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	55	57	68	65	59	58	58	58	58	58	63	63	63	59	56	55	55
Tue	55	57	72	71	62	58	57	58	58	59	64	70	70	65	57	55	55
Wed	55	57	70	69	61	58	57	57	58	59	67	70	72	67	57	55	55
Thu	55	56	70	71	62	58	58	57	58	60	66	70	73	66	58	56	55
Fri	55	56	60	58	57	57	57	58	59	64	69	72	71	65	58	56	55
Sat	55	55	55	55	55	55	56	56	57	57	58	58	57	55	55	55	55
Sun	55	55	55	55	55	55	55	56	56	56	56	56	56	55	55	55	55

About this drive

On weekdays the 54-mile drive from San Ramon to Novato (via I-680 North) usually takes as little as 55 minutes and up to 73 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 58 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (58 minutes).

About 37 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 16 miles surface streets (22 to 36 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central San Ramon to central Novato 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 Ramon to Novato?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 55 minutes then, versus up to 73 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 54-mile drive usually takes 55 to 73 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 58 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from San Ramon to Novato?

Leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 73 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-680 North in Bay Area (23 miles) · SR-37 West in Bay Area (7 miles) · US-101 North 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	55	57	68	65	59	58	58	58	58	58	63	63	63	59	56	55	55
Tue	55	57	72	71	62	58	57	58	58	59	64	70	70	65	57	55	55
Wed	55	57	70	69	61	58	57	57	58	59	67	70	72	67	57	55	55
Thu	55	56	70	71	62	58	58	57	58	60	66	70	73	66	58	56	55
Fri	55	56	60	58	57	57	57	58	59	64	69	72	71	65	58	56	55
Sat	55	55	55	55	55	55	56	56	57	57	58	58	57	55	55	55	55
Sun	55	55	55	55	55	55	55	56	56	56	56	56	56	55	55	55	55

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	57	68	65	59	58	58	58	58	58	63	63	63	59	56	55	55
Tue	55	57	72	71	62	58	57	58	58	59	64	70	70	65	57	55	55
Wed	55	57	70	69	61	58	57	57	58	59	67	70	72	67	57	55	55
Thu	55	56	70	71	62	58	58	57	58	60	66	70	73	66	58	56	55
Fri	55	56	60	58	57	57	57	58	59	64	69	72	71	65	58	56	55
Sat	55	55	55	55	55	55	56	56	57	57	58	58	57	55	55	55	55
Sun	55	55	55	55	55	55	55	56	56	56	56	56	56	55	55	55	55

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	57	68	65	59	58	58	58	58	58	63	63	63	59	56	55	55
Tue	55	57	72	71	62	58	57	58	58	59	64	70	70	65	57	55	55
Wed	55	57	70	69	61	58	57	57	58	59	67	70	72	67	57	55	55
Thu	55	56	70	71	62	58	58	57	58	60	66	70	73	66	58	56	55
Fri	55	56	60	58	57	57	57	58	59	64	69	72	71	65	58	56	55
Sat	55	55	55	55	55	55	56	56	57	57	58	58	57	55	55	55	55
Sun	55	55	55	55	55	55	55	56	56	56	56	56	56	55	55	55	55