Best Time to Drive from Santa Rosa to Laguna

Right now (8:52 pm PDT): about 110 minutes via I-80 East and US-101 South, usually 109 at this time.

Only 63% 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 Laguna 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	108	112	117	122	125	125	126	126	125	124	125	124	123	116	111	110	109
Tue	109	115	120	124	127	123	123	124	124	122	124	130	126	118	111	109	109
Wed	109	114	121	129	127	124	125	125	123	123	128	133	126	119	111	110	109
Thu	110	114	119	127	127	124	125	124	124	126	132	134	126	119	111	109	109
Fri	110	113	116	121	122	122	122	125	127	133	141	134	131	121	114	111	109
Sat	109	109	109	111	114	115	117	117	120	122	120	118	117	114	113	111	108
Sun	109	109	109	109	111	116	117	120	121	123	121	118	116	114	111	112	108

About this drive

On weekdays the 108-mile drive from Santa Rosa to Laguna (via I-80 East and US-101 South) usually takes as little as 108 minutes and up to 141 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 125 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Sundays (123 minutes).

About 78 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 30 miles surface streets (40 to 51 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 Laguna 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 Laguna?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 108 minutes then, versus up to 141 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 108-mile drive usually takes 108 to 141 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 125 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Santa Rosa to Laguna?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 141 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-80 East in Sacramento (21 miles) · I-80 East in Bay Area (20 miles) · US-101 South in Bay Area (15 miles) · I-5 South in Sacramento (9 miles) · SR-12 East in Bay Area (6 miles) · US-50 East in Sacramento (4 miles)

Sacramento traffic right now · Sacramento traffic tomorrow

More drives

Laguna 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

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	108	112	117	122	125	125	126	126	125	124	125	124	123	116	111	110	109
Tue	109	115	120	124	127	123	123	124	124	122	124	130	126	118	111	109	109
Wed	109	114	121	129	127	124	125	125	123	123	128	133	126	119	111	110	109
Thu	110	114	119	127	127	124	125	124	124	126	132	134	126	119	111	109	109
Fri	110	113	116	121	122	122	122	125	127	133	141	134	131	121	114	111	109
Sat	109	109	109	111	114	115	117	117	120	122	120	118	117	114	113	111	108
Sun	109	109	109	109	111	116	117	120	121	123	121	118	116	114	111	112	108

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	108	112	117	122	125	125	126	126	125	124	125	124	123	116	111	110	109
Tue	109	115	120	124	127	123	123	124	124	122	124	130	126	118	111	109	109
Wed	109	114	121	129	127	124	125	125	123	123	128	133	126	119	111	110	109
Thu	110	114	119	127	127	124	125	124	124	126	132	134	126	119	111	109	109
Fri	110	113	116	121	122	122	122	125	127	133	141	134	131	121	114	111	109
Sat	109	109	109	111	114	115	117	117	120	122	120	118	117	114	113	111	108
Sun	109	109	109	109	111	116	117	120	121	123	121	118	116	114	111	112	108

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	108	112	117	122	125	125	126	126	125	124	125	124	123	116	111	110	109
Tue	109	115	120	124	127	123	123	124	124	122	124	130	126	118	111	109	109
Wed	109	114	121	129	127	124	125	125	123	123	128	133	126	119	111	110	109
Thu	110	114	119	127	127	124	125	124	124	126	132	134	126	119	111	109	109
Fri	110	113	116	121	122	122	122	125	127	133	141	134	131	121	114	111	109
Sat	109	109	109	111	114	115	117	117	120	122	120	118	117	114	113	111	108
Sun	109	109	109	109	111	116	117	120	121	123	121	118	116	114	111	112	108