Best Time to Drive from Santa Rosa to Pittsburg

Right now (5:33 pm PDT): about 81 minutes via US-101 South and SR-37 East and SR-4 East, usually 84 at this time.

Only 47% 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 Pittsburg 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	85	92	90	94	93	87	88	88	88	90	96	105	101	90	80	79	79
Tue	85	99	100	98	96	86	86	87	88	90	99	106	107	96	82	81	79
Wed	83	99	101	99	95	87	86	86	87	90	98	107	108	97	83	81	79
Thu	84	102	99	98	96	86	86	85	87	90	99	107	107	96	84	80	79
Fri	79	86	85	91	89	87	86	86	89	91	104	108	101	90	82	80	79
Sat	79	79	79	79	80	81	83	83	83	85	85	85	83	84	81	81	79
Sun	79	79	79	79	79	82	84	86	89	89	89	85	83	82	81	81	79

About this drive

On weekdays the 67-mile drive from Santa Rosa to Pittsburg (via US-101 South and SR-37 East and SR-4 East) usually takes as little as 79 minutes and up to 109 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 88 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Sundays (90 minutes).

About 44 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 24 miles surface streets (32 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 Pittsburg 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 Pittsburg?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 79 minutes then, versus up to 109 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 67-mile drive usually takes 79 to 109 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 88 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Santa Rosa to Pittsburg?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 109 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 South in Bay Area (15 miles) · SR-37 East in Bay Area (12 miles) · SR-4 East in Bay Area (9 miles) · I-680 South in Bay Area (5 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	85	92	90	94	93	87	88	88	88	90	96	105	101	90	80	79	79
Tue	85	99	100	98	96	86	86	87	88	90	99	106	107	96	82	81	79
Wed	83	99	101	99	95	87	86	86	87	90	98	107	108	97	83	81	79
Thu	84	102	99	98	96	86	86	85	87	90	99	107	107	96	84	80	79
Fri	79	86	85	91	89	87	86	86	89	91	104	108	101	90	82	80	79
Sat	79	79	79	79	80	81	83	83	83	85	85	85	83	84	81	81	79
Sun	79	79	79	79	79	82	84	86	89	89	89	85	83	82	81	81	79

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	85	92	90	94	93	87	88	88	88	90	96	105	101	90	80	79	79
Tue	85	99	100	98	96	86	86	87	88	90	99	106	107	96	82	81	79
Wed	83	99	101	99	95	87	86	86	87	90	98	107	108	97	83	81	79
Thu	84	102	99	98	96	86	86	85	87	90	99	107	107	96	84	80	79
Fri	79	86	85	91	89	87	86	86	89	91	104	108	101	90	82	80	79
Sat	79	79	79	79	80	81	83	83	83	85	85	85	83	84	81	81	79
Sun	79	79	79	79	79	82	84	86	89	89	89	85	83	82	81	81	79

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	85	92	90	94	93	87	88	88	88	90	96	105	101	90	80	79	79
Tue	85	99	100	98	96	86	86	87	88	90	99	106	107	96	82	81	79
Wed	83	99	101	99	95	87	86	86	87	90	98	107	108	97	83	81	79
Thu	84	102	99	98	96	86	86	85	87	90	99	107	107	96	84	80	79
Fri	79	86	85	91	89	87	86	86	89	91	104	108	101	90	82	80	79
Sat	79	79	79	79	80	81	83	83	83	85	85	85	83	84	81	81	79
Sun	79	79	79	79	79	82	84	86	89	89	89	85	83	82	81	81	79