Best Time to Drive from Santa Rosa to Richmond

Right now (5:17 pm PDT): about 50 minutes via US-101 South, usually 48 at this time.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Santa Rosa to Richmond 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	44	53	67	60	54	49	48	48	48	47	48	48	48	47	45	45	45
Tue	43	58	83	73	60	50	49	48	48	48	48	49	49	47	45	45	45
Wed	43	59	77	68	59	51	49	48	47	47	48	49	49	48	45	46	45
Thu	44	58	82	72	58	50	50	48	47	48	49	50	50	47	45	45	45
Fri	44	51	61	53	49	47	48	48	48	48	49	50	49	47	45	45	45
Sat	44	44	44	45	45	47	51	53	50	49	47	47	46	46	45	46	45
Sun	44	44	44	44	44	46	48	53	53	52	51	50	47	46	45	45	44

About this drive

On weekdays the 49-mile drive from Santa Rosa to Richmond (via US-101 South) usually takes as little as 43 minutes and up to 83 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 48 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Saturdays (53 minutes).

About 47 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (3 to 4 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 Richmond 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 Richmond?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 43 minutes then, versus up to 83 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 49-mile drive usually takes 43 to 83 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 48 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Santa Rosa to Richmond?

Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 83 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 South in Bay Area (36 miles) · I-580 West in Bay Area (9 miles)

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More drives

Richmond 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 Daly City · Santa Rosa to San Mateo

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	53	67	60	54	49	48	48	48	47	48	48	48	47	45	45	45
Tue	43	58	83	73	60	50	49	48	48	48	48	49	49	47	45	45	45
Wed	43	59	77	68	59	51	49	48	47	47	48	49	49	48	45	46	45
Thu	44	58	82	72	58	50	50	48	47	48	49	50	50	47	45	45	45
Fri	44	51	61	53	49	47	48	48	48	48	49	50	49	47	45	45	45
Sat	44	44	44	45	45	47	51	53	50	49	47	47	46	46	45	46	45
Sun	44	44	44	44	44	46	48	53	53	52	51	50	47	46	45	45	44

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	53	67	60	54	49	48	48	48	47	48	48	48	47	45	45	45
Tue	43	58	83	73	60	50	49	48	48	48	48	49	49	47	45	45	45
Wed	43	59	77	68	59	51	49	48	47	47	48	49	49	48	45	46	45
Thu	44	58	82	72	58	50	50	48	47	48	49	50	50	47	45	45	45
Fri	44	51	61	53	49	47	48	48	48	48	49	50	49	47	45	45	45
Sat	44	44	44	45	45	47	51	53	50	49	47	47	46	46	45	46	45
Sun	44	44	44	44	44	46	48	53	53	52	51	50	47	46	45	45	44

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	53	67	60	54	49	48	48	48	47	48	48	48	47	45	45	45
Tue	43	58	83	73	60	50	49	48	48	48	48	49	49	47	45	45	45
Wed	43	59	77	68	59	51	49	48	47	47	48	49	49	48	45	46	45
Thu	44	58	82	72	58	50	50	48	47	48	49	50	50	47	45	45	45
Fri	44	51	61	53	49	47	48	48	48	48	49	50	49	47	45	45	45
Sat	44	44	44	45	45	47	51	53	50	49	47	47	46	46	45	46	45
Sun	44	44	44	44	44	46	48	53	53	52	51	50	47	46	45	45	44