Best Time to Drive from Santa Rosa to San Carlos

Right now (6:20 pm PDT): about 111 minutes via US-101 South, usually 81 at this time.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Santa Rosa to San Carlos 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	78	99	124	113	97	91	89	87	86	89	90	89	88	83	79	79	78
Tue	77	111	149	128	109	95	89	85	86	90	92	95	98	84	79	78	78
Wed	77	109	136	122	105	97	90	86	86	89	93	99	100	86	79	79	78
Thu	78	107	145	126	107	97	92	88	88	95	99	110	106	89	80	79	77
Fri	77	92	105	98	90	87	87	89	90	94	96	99	100	89	83	80	77
Sat	77	76	78	78	82	90	104	108	102	101	98	97	97	91	85	82	78
Sun	76	76	76	77	78	83	92	99	105	103	101	97	96	91	87	81	76

About this drive

On weekdays the 86-mile drive from Santa Rosa to San Carlos (via US-101 South) usually takes as little as 77 minutes and up to 149 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 88 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Saturdays (108 minutes).

About 84 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.7 miles surface streets (2 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 San Carlos 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 San Carlos?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 77 minutes then, versus up to 149 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Santa Rosa to San Carlos?

The 86-mile drive usually takes 77 to 149 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 88 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Santa Rosa to San Carlos?

Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 149 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 South in Bay Area (55 miles) · I-80 West in Bay Area (15 miles) · I-580 West in Bay Area (13 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	78	99	124	113	97	91	89	87	86	89	90	89	88	83	79	79	78
Tue	77	111	149	128	109	95	89	85	86	90	92	95	98	84	79	78	78
Wed	77	109	136	122	105	97	90	86	86	89	93	99	100	86	79	79	78
Thu	78	107	145	126	107	97	92	88	88	95	99	110	106	89	80	79	77
Fri	77	92	105	98	90	87	87	89	90	94	96	99	100	89	83	80	77
Sat	77	76	78	78	82	90	104	108	102	101	98	97	97	91	85	82	78
Sun	76	76	76	77	78	83	92	99	105	103	101	97	96	91	87	81	76

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	78	99	124	113	97	91	89	87	86	89	90	89	88	83	79	79	78
Tue	77	111	149	128	109	95	89	85	86	90	92	95	98	84	79	78	78
Wed	77	109	136	122	105	97	90	86	86	89	93	99	100	86	79	79	78
Thu	78	107	145	126	107	97	92	88	88	95	99	110	106	89	80	79	77
Fri	77	92	105	98	90	87	87	89	90	94	96	99	100	89	83	80	77
Sat	77	76	78	78	82	90	104	108	102	101	98	97	97	91	85	82	78
Sun	76	76	76	77	78	83	92	99	105	103	101	97	96	91	87	81	76

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	78	99	124	113	97	91	89	87	86	89	90	89	88	83	79	79	78
Tue	77	111	149	128	109	95	89	85	86	90	92	95	98	84	79	78	78
Wed	77	109	136	122	105	97	90	86	86	89	93	99	100	86	79	79	78
Thu	78	107	145	126	107	97	92	88	88	95	99	110	106	89	80	79	77
Fri	77	92	105	98	90	87	87	89	90	94	96	99	100	89	83	80	77
Sat	77	76	78	78	82	90	104	108	102	101	98	97	97	91	85	82	78
Sun	76	76	76	77	78	83	92	99	105	103	101	97	96	91	87	81	76