Best Time to Drive from Santa Rosa to Berkeley

Right now (7:03 pm PDT): about 53 minutes via US-101 South and I-580 West, usually 50 at this time.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Santa Rosa to Berkeley 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	49	62	78	73	63	57	56	56	55	55	56	55	55	53	51	51	50
Tue	49	70	105	86	70	58	56	55	55	56	57	56	56	53	50	50	50
Wed	49	70	91	80	66	59	56	55	55	55	57	57	57	53	51	51	50
Thu	49	69	101	84	68	59	57	56	55	58	59	59	58	53	50	51	50
Fri	49	58	70	64	57	55	56	57	58	59	61	59	58	54	51	51	50
Sat	49	49	50	50	51	55	61	64	59	60	59	58	58	55	52	52	50
Sun	49	49	49	50	50	54	56	63	64	63	62	60	58	55	53	52	50

About this drive

On weekdays the 55-mile drive from Santa Rosa to Berkeley (via US-101 South and I-580 West) usually takes as little as 49 minutes and up to 105 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 56 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Saturdays (64 minutes).

About 52 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (3 to 8 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Santa Rosa to central Berkeley 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 Santa Rosa to Berkeley?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 49 minutes then, versus up to 105 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Santa Rosa to Berkeley?

The 55-mile drive usually takes 49 to 105 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 56 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Santa Rosa to Berkeley?

Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 105 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 South in Bay Area (36 miles) · I-580 West in Bay Area (13 miles) · I-80 West in Bay Area (1.7 miles)

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More drives

Berkeley to Santa Rosa (return trip) · Santa Rosa to San Francisco · Santa Rosa to Sacramento · Santa Rosa to Oakland · Santa Rosa to Hayward · Santa Rosa to Concord · Santa Rosa to Vallejo

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	62	78	73	63	57	56	56	55	55	56	55	55	53	51	51	50
Tue	49	70	105	86	70	58	56	55	55	56	57	56	56	53	50	50	50
Wed	49	70	91	80	66	59	56	55	55	55	57	57	57	53	51	51	50
Thu	49	69	101	84	68	59	57	56	55	58	59	59	58	53	50	51	50
Fri	49	58	70	64	57	55	56	57	58	59	61	59	58	54	51	51	50
Sat	49	49	50	50	51	55	61	64	59	60	59	58	58	55	52	52	50
Sun	49	49	49	50	50	54	56	63	64	63	62	60	58	55	53	52	50

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	62	78	73	63	57	56	56	55	55	56	55	55	53	51	51	50
Tue	49	70	105	86	70	58	56	55	55	56	57	56	56	53	50	50	50
Wed	49	70	91	80	66	59	56	55	55	55	57	57	57	53	51	51	50
Thu	49	69	101	84	68	59	57	56	55	58	59	59	58	53	50	51	50
Fri	49	58	70	64	57	55	56	57	58	59	61	59	58	54	51	51	50
Sat	49	49	50	50	51	55	61	64	59	60	59	58	58	55	52	52	50
Sun	49	49	49	50	50	54	56	63	64	63	62	60	58	55	53	52	50

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	62	78	73	63	57	56	56	55	55	56	55	55	53	51	51	50
Tue	49	70	105	86	70	58	56	55	55	56	57	56	56	53	50	50	50
Wed	49	70	91	80	66	59	56	55	55	55	57	57	57	53	51	51	50
Thu	49	69	101	84	68	59	57	56	55	58	59	59	58	53	50	51	50
Fri	49	58	70	64	57	55	56	57	58	59	61	59	58	54	51	51	50
Sat	49	49	50	50	51	55	61	64	59	60	59	58	58	55	52	52	50
Sun	49	49	49	50	50	54	56	63	64	63	62	60	58	55	53	52	50