Best Time to Drive from Vallejo to San Rafael

Right now (6:49 pm PDT): about 39 minutes via SR-37 West and US-101 South, usually 37 at this time.

Only 32% 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 Vallejo to San Rafael 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	33	34	39	40	39	37	36	37	36	37	37	37	37	37	35	34	34
Tue	33	34	43	44	43	37	37	37	37	38	37	38	38	37	36	35	34
Wed	33	35	40	41	40	37	37	36	37	37	37	38	38	37	37	35	34
Thu	33	34	43	46	43	39	37	37	37	39	38	38	38	36	37	38	33
Fri	33	34	40	38	36	36	37	37	38	39	39	37	37	37	37	36	33
Sat	33	33	34	34	34	35	34	35	35	34	36	36	36	36	35	34	33
Sun	33	33	33	33	33	34	36	38	40	40	39	39	38	36	36	35	34

About this drive

On weekdays the 28-mile drive from Vallejo to San Rafael (via SR-37 West and US-101 South) usually takes as little as 33 minutes and up to 46 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 37 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Sundays (41 minutes).

About 14 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 14 miles surface streets (20 to 25 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Vallejo to central San Rafael 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 Vallejo to San Rafael?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 33 minutes then, versus up to 46 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Vallejo to San Rafael?

The 28-mile drive usually takes 33 to 46 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 37 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Vallejo to San Rafael?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 46 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-37 West in Bay Area (8 miles) · US-101 South in Bay Area (7 miles)

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More drives

San Rafael to Vallejo (return trip) · Vallejo to San Jose · Vallejo to San Francisco · Vallejo to Sacramento · Vallejo to Oakland · Vallejo to Stockton · Vallejo to Fremont · Vallejo to Santa Rosa · Vallejo to Elk Grove · Vallejo to Hayward · Vallejo to Sunnyvale · Vallejo to Roseville

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	34	39	40	39	37	36	37	36	37	37	37	37	37	35	34	34
Tue	33	34	43	44	43	37	37	37	37	38	37	38	38	37	36	35	34
Wed	33	35	40	41	40	37	37	36	37	37	37	38	38	37	37	35	34
Thu	33	34	43	46	43	39	37	37	37	39	38	38	38	36	37	38	33
Fri	33	34	40	38	36	36	37	37	38	39	39	37	37	37	37	36	33
Sat	33	33	34	34	34	35	34	35	35	34	36	36	36	36	35	34	33
Sun	33	33	33	33	33	34	36	38	40	40	39	39	38	36	36	35	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	34	39	40	39	37	36	37	36	37	37	37	37	37	35	34	34
Tue	33	34	43	44	43	37	37	37	37	38	37	38	38	37	36	35	34
Wed	33	35	40	41	40	37	37	36	37	37	37	38	38	37	37	35	34
Thu	33	34	43	46	43	39	37	37	37	39	38	38	38	36	37	38	33
Fri	33	34	40	38	36	36	37	37	38	39	39	37	37	37	37	36	33
Sat	33	33	34	34	34	35	34	35	35	34	36	36	36	36	35	34	33
Sun	33	33	33	33	33	34	36	38	40	40	39	39	38	36	36	35	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	34	39	40	39	37	36	37	36	37	37	37	37	37	35	34	34
Tue	33	34	43	44	43	37	37	37	37	38	37	38	38	37	36	35	34
Wed	33	35	40	41	40	37	37	36	37	37	37	38	38	37	37	35	34
Thu	33	34	43	46	43	39	37	37	37	39	38	38	38	36	37	38	33
Fri	33	34	40	38	36	36	37	37	38	39	39	37	37	37	37	36	33
Sat	33	33	34	34	34	35	34	35	35	34	36	36	36	36	35	34	33
Sun	33	33	33	33	33	34	36	38	40	40	39	39	38	36	36	35	34