Best Time to Drive from Santa Rosa to San Ramon

Right now (6:03 pm PDT): about 108 minutes via I-680 South and US-101 South and SR-37 East, usually 94 at this time.

Only 53% 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 San Ramon 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	83	90	96	104	100	93	94	94	94	93	98	110	106	94	84	84	83
Tue	83	89	103	111	104	92	92	93	94	93	100	110	108	101	85	84	83
Wed	83	89	101	110	104	93	92	92	92	94	99	110	108	103	86	84	83
Thu	83	90	102	111	105	92	92	91	92	94	101	113	110	102	87	84	83
Fri	83	88	92	100	95	92	92	92	95	96	105	112	107	94	86	84	83
Sat	83	83	83	84	85	86	88	88	89	92	91	91	87	87	85	84	83
Sun	83	83	83	83	84	87	89	91	95	96	94	90	88	87	86	85	84

About this drive

On weekdays the 73-mile drive from Santa Rosa to San Ramon (via I-680 South and US-101 South and SR-37 East) usually takes as little as 83 minutes and up to 114 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 93 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Sundays (98 minutes).

About 49 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 24 miles surface streets (32 to 54 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 Ramon 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 Ramon?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 83 minutes then, versus up to 114 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 73-mile drive usually takes 83 to 114 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 93 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Santa Rosa to San Ramon?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 114 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-680 South in Bay Area (20 miles) · US-101 South in Bay Area (15 miles) · SR-37 East in Bay Area (12 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	83	90	96	104	100	93	94	94	94	93	98	110	106	94	84	84	83
Tue	83	89	103	111	104	92	92	93	94	93	100	110	108	101	85	84	83
Wed	83	89	101	110	104	93	92	92	92	94	99	110	108	103	86	84	83
Thu	83	90	102	111	105	92	92	91	92	94	101	113	110	102	87	84	83
Fri	83	88	92	100	95	92	92	92	95	96	105	112	107	94	86	84	83
Sat	83	83	83	84	85	86	88	88	89	92	91	91	87	87	85	84	83
Sun	83	83	83	83	84	87	89	91	95	96	94	90	88	87	86	85	84

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	83	90	96	104	100	93	94	94	94	93	98	110	106	94	84	84	83
Tue	83	89	103	111	104	92	92	93	94	93	100	110	108	101	85	84	83
Wed	83	89	101	110	104	93	92	92	92	94	99	110	108	103	86	84	83
Thu	83	90	102	111	105	92	92	91	92	94	101	113	110	102	87	84	83
Fri	83	88	92	100	95	92	92	92	95	96	105	112	107	94	86	84	83
Sat	83	83	83	84	85	86	88	88	89	92	91	91	87	87	85	84	83
Sun	83	83	83	83	84	87	89	91	95	96	94	90	88	87	86	85	84

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	83	90	96	104	100	93	94	94	94	93	98	110	106	94	84	84	83
Tue	83	89	103	111	104	92	92	93	94	93	100	110	108	101	85	84	83
Wed	83	89	101	110	104	93	92	92	92	94	99	110	108	103	86	84	83
Thu	83	90	102	111	105	92	92	91	92	94	101	113	110	102	87	84	83
Fri	83	88	92	100	95	92	92	92	95	96	105	112	107	94	86	84	83
Sat	83	83	83	84	85	86	88	88	89	92	91	91	87	87	85	84	83
Sun	83	83	83	83	84	87	89	91	95	96	94	90	88	87	86	85	84