Best Time to Drive from Santa Rosa to Laguna

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 117 minutes via I-80 East and US-101 South, usually 117 at this time.

Only 29% 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	121	122	123	124	124	123	121	121	123	122	117	111	110	109
Tue	108	114	120	124	126	123	124	125	123	121	124	130	125	118	110	110	109
Wed	108	113	120	127	126	124	124	124	124	123	127	133	127	120	111	110	109
Thu	109	113	118	125	126	123	124	123	124	124	136	135	127	119	111	110	110
Fri	109	113	116	121	121	122	121	124	126	131	141	134	129	121	114	110	109
Sat	109	109	109	111	113	114	116	117	118	120	118	115	114	113	112	110	108
Sun	109	109	109	109	111	115	117	119	120	120	119	117	115	113	111	111	109

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 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 124 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (120 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 53 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 6:30 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 124 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	121	122	123	124	124	123	121	121	123	122	117	111	110	109
Tue	108	114	120	124	126	123	124	125	123	121	124	130	125	118	110	110	109
Wed	108	113	120	127	126	124	124	124	124	123	127	133	127	120	111	110	109
Thu	109	113	118	125	126	123	124	123	124	124	136	135	127	119	111	110	110
Fri	109	113	116	121	121	122	121	124	126	131	141	134	129	121	114	110	109
Sat	109	109	109	111	113	114	116	117	118	120	118	115	114	113	112	110	108
Sun	109	109	109	109	111	115	117	119	120	120	119	117	115	113	111	111	109

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	108	112	117	121	122	123	124	124	123	121	121	123	122	117	111	110	109
Tue	108	114	120	124	126	123	124	125	123	121	124	130	125	118	110	110	109
Wed	108	113	120	127	126	124	124	124	124	123	127	133	127	120	111	110	109
Thu	109	113	118	125	126	123	124	123	124	124	136	135	127	119	111	110	110
Fri	109	113	116	121	121	122	121	124	126	131	141	134	129	121	114	110	109
Sat	109	109	109	111	113	114	116	117	118	120	118	115	114	113	112	110	108
Sun	109	109	109	109	111	115	117	119	120	120	119	117	115	113	111	111	109

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	108	112	117	121	122	123	124	124	123	121	121	123	122	117	111	110	109
Tue	108	114	120	124	126	123	124	125	123	121	124	130	125	118	110	110	109
Wed	108	113	120	127	126	124	124	124	124	123	127	133	127	120	111	110	109
Thu	109	113	118	125	126	123	124	123	124	124	136	135	127	119	111	110	110
Fri	109	113	116	121	121	122	121	124	126	131	141	134	129	121	114	110	109
Sat	109	109	109	111	113	114	116	117	118	120	118	115	114	113	112	110	108
Sun	109	109	109	109	111	115	117	119	120	120	119	117	115	113	111	111	109