Best Time to Drive from Santa Rosa to Danville

Right now (7:49 pm PDT): about 81 minutes via I-680 South and US-101 South and SR-37 East, usually 79 at this time.

Only 51% 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 Santa Rosa to Danville 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	79	84	93	99	95	88	89	89	89	89	95	105	103	90	79	79	79
Tue	78	85	100	107	99	87	87	88	90	91	99	109	105	97	80	79	79
Wed	78	84	98	106	99	88	88	87	88	92	99	110	105	99	81	79	78
Thu	78	85	98	107	101	88	88	87	89	93	101	114	107	98	82	79	79
Fri	78	83	88	95	91	88	87	88	93	96	107	113	105	92	81	79	78
Sat	79	78	79	79	80	81	83	84	84	87	86	85	83	82	80	80	79
Sun	79	78	78	79	79	82	84	86	90	92	89	85	83	82	81	80	79

About this drive

On weekdays the 70-mile drive from Santa Rosa to Danville (via I-680 South and US-101 South and SR-37 East) usually takes as little as 78 minutes and up to 114 minutes, when leaving around 4 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 89 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Sundays (94 minutes).

About 47 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 23 miles surface streets (29 to 55 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 Danville 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 Danville?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 78 minutes then, versus up to 114 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 70-mile drive usually takes 78 to 114 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 89 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Santa Rosa to Danville?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 114 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-680 South in Bay Area (18 miles) · US-101 South in Bay Area (15 miles) · SR-37 East in Bay Area (12 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	79	84	93	99	95	88	89	89	89	89	95	105	103	90	79	79	79
Tue	78	85	100	107	99	87	87	88	90	91	99	109	105	97	80	79	79
Wed	78	84	98	106	99	88	88	87	88	92	99	110	105	99	81	79	78
Thu	78	85	98	107	101	88	88	87	89	93	101	114	107	98	82	79	79
Fri	78	83	88	95	91	88	87	88	93	96	107	113	105	92	81	79	78
Sat	79	78	79	79	80	81	83	84	84	87	86	85	83	82	80	80	79
Sun	79	78	78	79	79	82	84	86	90	92	89	85	83	82	81	80	79

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	79	84	93	99	95	88	89	89	89	89	95	105	103	90	79	79	79
Tue	78	85	100	107	99	87	87	88	90	91	99	109	105	97	80	79	79
Wed	78	84	98	106	99	88	88	87	88	92	99	110	105	99	81	79	78
Thu	78	85	98	107	101	88	88	87	89	93	101	114	107	98	82	79	79
Fri	78	83	88	95	91	88	87	88	93	96	107	113	105	92	81	79	78
Sat	79	78	79	79	80	81	83	84	84	87	86	85	83	82	80	80	79
Sun	79	78	78	79	79	82	84	86	90	92	89	85	83	82	81	80	79

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	79	84	93	99	95	88	89	89	89	89	95	105	103	90	79	79	79
Tue	78	85	100	107	99	87	87	88	90	91	99	109	105	97	80	79	79
Wed	78	84	98	106	99	88	88	87	88	92	99	110	105	99	81	79	78
Thu	78	85	98	107	101	88	88	87	89	93	101	114	107	98	82	79	79
Fri	78	83	88	95	91	88	87	88	93	96	107	113	105	92	81	79	78
Sat	79	78	79	79	80	81	83	84	84	87	86	85	83	82	80	80	79
Sun	79	78	78	79	79	82	84	86	90	92	89	85	83	82	81	80	79