Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Santa Rosa to Oakland
Right now (6:17 pm PDT): about 60 minutes via US-101 South and I-580 West, usually 55 at this time.
Typical drive time by departure time
| Leave | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 52 | 67 | 83 | 77 | 67 | 62 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 59 | 56 | 54 | 54 | 53 |
| Tue | 52 | 76 | 112 | 91 | 74 | 63 | 61 | 59 | 60 | 61 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 57 | 54 | 54 | 53 |
| Wed | 52 | 75 | 96 | 85 | 71 | 63 | 61 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 62 | 63 | 65 | 58 | 54 | 55 | 54 |
| Thu | 52 | 73 | 107 | 90 | 73 | 64 | 62 | 61 | 61 | 64 | 67 | 67 | 66 | 58 | 54 | 54 | 53 |
| Fri | 52 | 62 | 74 | 68 | 61 | 59 | 61 | 61 | 62 | 63 | 64 | 62 | 62 | 58 | 56 | 54 | 54 |
| Sat | 53 | 53 | 53 | 54 | 55 | 59 | 65 | 69 | 64 | 65 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 62 | 58 | 57 | 53 |
| Sun | 53 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 54 | 57 | 61 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 66 | 64 | 62 | 59 | 55 | 53 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 59-mile drive from Santa Rosa to Oakland (via US-101 South and I-580 West) usually takes as little as 52 minutes and up to 112 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 61 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Sundays (69 minutes).
About 57 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.5 miles surface streets (2 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 downtown Oakland 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 Oakland?
On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 52 minutes then, versus up to 112 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Santa Rosa to Oakland?
The 59-mile drive usually takes 52 to 112 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 61 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Santa Rosa to Oakland?
Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 112 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
US-101 South in Bay Area (36 miles) · I-580 West in Bay Area (14 miles) · I-80 West in Bay Area (5 miles)
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