Best Time to Drive from San Ramon to San Rafael

Right now (4:50 pm PST): about 50 minutes via SR-24 West and I-680 North and I-80 East, usually 47 at this time.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from San Ramon to San Rafael 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	42	42	45	46	44	44	44	45	46	51	54	57	49	42	41	40
Tue	40	41	42	47	50	45	44	43	44	46	54	60	63	53	43	41	40
Wed	40	41	42	47	47	44	44	44	44	46	54	61	64	56	44	41	40
Thu	40	41	42	47	49	44	43	43	44	47	54	61	67	55	44	42	41
Fri	40	41	42	43	44	43	44	44	46	53	61	68	66	55	45	41	40
Sat	40	41	42	42	42	43	45	46	47	47	48	49	48	45	44	43	40
Sun	40	40	40	42	43	45	45	46	48	48	48	49	47	46	46	45	40

About this drive

On weekdays the 44-mile drive from San Ramon to San Rafael (via SR-24 West and I-680 North and I-80 East) usually takes as little as 40 minutes and up to 70 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 8 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 45 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (49 minutes).

About 43 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.4 miles surface streets (about 2 minutes), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central San Ramon to central San Rafael 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 San Rafael?

On weekdays, leave before 8 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 40 minutes then, versus up to 70 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 44-mile drive usually takes 40 to 70 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 45 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from San Ramon to San Rafael?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 70 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-24 West in Bay Area (14 miles) · I-680 North in Bay Area (10 miles) · I-80 East in Bay Area (10 miles) · I-580 East in Bay Area (9 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	42	42	45	46	44	44	44	45	46	51	54	57	49	42	41	40
Tue	40	41	42	47	50	45	44	43	44	46	54	60	63	53	43	41	40
Wed	40	41	42	47	47	44	44	44	44	46	54	61	64	56	44	41	40
Thu	40	41	42	47	49	44	43	43	44	47	54	61	67	55	44	42	41
Fri	40	41	42	43	44	43	44	44	46	53	61	68	66	55	45	41	40
Sat	40	41	42	42	42	43	45	46	47	47	48	49	48	45	44	43	40
Sun	40	40	40	42	43	45	45	46	48	48	48	49	47	46	46	45	40

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	40	42	42	45	46	44	44	44	45	46	51	54	57	49	42	41	40
Tue	40	41	42	47	50	45	44	43	44	46	54	60	63	53	43	41	40
Wed	40	41	42	47	47	44	44	44	44	46	54	61	64	56	44	41	40
Thu	40	41	42	47	49	44	43	43	44	47	54	61	67	55	44	42	41
Fri	40	41	42	43	44	43	44	44	46	53	61	68	66	55	45	41	40
Sat	40	41	42	42	42	43	45	46	47	47	48	49	48	45	44	43	40
Sun	40	40	40	42	43	45	45	46	48	48	48	49	47	46	46	45	40

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	40	42	42	45	46	44	44	44	45	46	51	54	57	49	42	41	40
Tue	40	41	42	47	50	45	44	43	44	46	54	60	63	53	43	41	40
Wed	40	41	42	47	47	44	44	44	44	46	54	61	64	56	44	41	40
Thu	40	41	42	47	49	44	43	43	44	47	54	61	67	55	44	42	41
Fri	40	41	42	43	44	43	44	44	46	53	61	68	66	55	45	41	40
Sat	40	41	42	42	42	43	45	46	47	47	48	49	48	45	44	43	40
Sun	40	40	40	42	43	45	45	46	48	48	48	49	47	46	46	45	40