Best Time to Drive from Santa Rosa to Lafayette

Right now (4:50 pm PST): about 72 minutes via US-101 South and I-580 West, usually 78 at this time.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Santa Rosa to Lafayette 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	61	77	94	87	76	70	71	70	70	72	76	75	72	66	64	63	62
Tue	61	87	121	103	85	72	70	69	69	74	79	83	81	68	63	63	62
Wed	61	84	108	96	81	72	70	69	70	73	83	83	83	69	64	64	63
Thu	61	83	117	100	82	73	71	70	70	78	85	87	82	69	64	63	62
Fri	61	72	85	77	70	68	70	71	74	78	85	83	77	69	67	64	62
Sat	61	63	65	65	67	70	76	79	75	77	77	75	75	71	69	67	62
Sun	61	61	61	65	67	70	74	79	80	80	80	78	78	76	73	68	61

About this drive

On weekdays the 68-mile drive from Santa Rosa to Lafayette (via US-101 South and I-580 West) usually takes as little as 61 minutes and up to 121 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 71 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Sundays (81 minutes).

About 67 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.3 miles surface streets (1 to 3 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 Lafayette 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 Lafayette?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 61 minutes then, versus up to 121 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 68-mile drive usually takes 61 to 121 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 71 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Santa Rosa to Lafayette?

Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 121 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 South in Bay Area (36 miles) · I-580 West in Bay Area (14 miles) · SR-24 East in Bay Area (10 miles) · I-80 West in Bay Area (5 miles)

Bay Area traffic right now · Bay Area traffic tomorrow

More drives

Lafayette 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 · Santa Rosa to Berkeley · Santa Rosa to Fairfield · Santa Rosa to Antioch · Santa Rosa to Richmond · Santa Rosa to Daly City

Open the live traffic map →

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	61	77	94	87	76	70	71	70	70	72	76	75	72	66	64	63	62
Tue	61	87	121	103	85	72	70	69	69	74	79	83	81	68	63	63	62
Wed	61	84	108	96	81	72	70	69	70	73	83	83	83	69	64	64	63
Thu	61	83	117	100	82	73	71	70	70	78	85	87	82	69	64	63	62
Fri	61	72	85	77	70	68	70	71	74	78	85	83	77	69	67	64	62
Sat	61	63	65	65	67	70	76	79	75	77	77	75	75	71	69	67	62
Sun	61	61	61	65	67	70	74	79	80	80	80	78	78	76	73	68	61

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	61	77	94	87	76	70	71	70	70	72	76	75	72	66	64	63	62
Tue	61	87	121	103	85	72	70	69	69	74	79	83	81	68	63	63	62
Wed	61	84	108	96	81	72	70	69	70	73	83	83	83	69	64	64	63
Thu	61	83	117	100	82	73	71	70	70	78	85	87	82	69	64	63	62
Fri	61	72	85	77	70	68	70	71	74	78	85	83	77	69	67	64	62
Sat	61	63	65	65	67	70	76	79	75	77	77	75	75	71	69	67	62
Sun	61	61	61	65	67	70	74	79	80	80	80	78	78	76	73	68	61

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	61	77	94	87	76	70	71	70	70	72	76	75	72	66	64	63	62
Tue	61	87	121	103	85	72	70	69	69	74	79	83	81	68	63	63	62
Wed	61	84	108	96	81	72	70	69	70	73	83	83	83	69	64	64	63
Thu	61	83	117	100	82	73	71	70	70	78	85	87	82	69	64	63	62
Fri	61	72	85	77	70	68	70	71	74	78	85	83	77	69	67	64	62
Sat	61	63	65	65	67	70	76	79	75	77	77	75	75	71	69	67	62
Sun	61	61	61	65	67	70	74	79	80	80	80	78	78	76	73	68	61