Best Time to Drive from Vallejo to Santa Rosa

Right now (7:03 pm PDT): about 54 minutes via US-101 North, usually 56 at this time.

Only 36% 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 Santa Rosa 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	53	54	58	58	56	57	57	57	57	57	63	62	60	55	54	53	52
Tue	52	54	61	59	56	56	56	56	57	58	63	66	63	56	56	54	53
Wed	52	54	61	59	56	56	57	56	57	57	62	65	63	56	55	53	52
Thu	52	54	60	59	56	56	55	56	56	60	64	68	64	56	56	54	52
Fri	52	54	56	55	56	56	57	58	60	66	70	75	63	56	56	54	52
Sat	52	52	52	53	53	53	54	55	55	54	55	56	55	56	54	53	52
Sun	52	52	52	52	53	54	55	55	56	56	57	56	56	54	54	53	52

About this drive

On weekdays the 42-mile drive from Vallejo to Santa Rosa (via US-101 North) usually takes as little as 52 minutes and up to 76 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 57 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Sundays (57 minutes).

About 16 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 26 miles surface streets (38 to 49 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Vallejo to central Santa Rosa 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 Santa Rosa?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 52 minutes then, versus up to 76 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 42-mile drive usually takes 52 to 76 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 57 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Vallejo to Santa Rosa?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 76 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 North in Bay Area (15 miles)

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More drives

Santa Rosa to Vallejo (return trip) · Vallejo to San Jose · Vallejo to San Francisco · Vallejo to Sacramento · Vallejo to Oakland · Vallejo to Stockton · Vallejo to Fremont

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	54	58	58	56	57	57	57	57	57	63	62	60	55	54	53	52
Tue	52	54	61	59	56	56	56	56	57	58	63	66	63	56	56	54	53
Wed	52	54	61	59	56	56	57	56	57	57	62	65	63	56	55	53	52
Thu	52	54	60	59	56	56	55	56	56	60	64	68	64	56	56	54	52
Fri	52	54	56	55	56	56	57	58	60	66	70	75	63	56	56	54	52
Sat	52	52	52	53	53	53	54	55	55	54	55	56	55	56	54	53	52
Sun	52	52	52	52	53	54	55	55	56	56	57	56	56	54	54	53	52

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	54	58	58	56	57	57	57	57	57	63	62	60	55	54	53	52
Tue	52	54	61	59	56	56	56	56	57	58	63	66	63	56	56	54	53
Wed	52	54	61	59	56	56	57	56	57	57	62	65	63	56	55	53	52
Thu	52	54	60	59	56	56	55	56	56	60	64	68	64	56	56	54	52
Fri	52	54	56	55	56	56	57	58	60	66	70	75	63	56	56	54	52
Sat	52	52	52	53	53	53	54	55	55	54	55	56	55	56	54	53	52
Sun	52	52	52	52	53	54	55	55	56	56	57	56	56	54	54	53	52

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	54	58	58	56	57	57	57	57	57	63	62	60	55	54	53	52
Tue	52	54	61	59	56	56	56	56	57	58	63	66	63	56	56	54	53
Wed	52	54	61	59	56	56	57	56	57	57	62	65	63	56	55	53	52
Thu	52	54	60	59	56	56	55	56	56	60	64	68	64	56	56	54	52
Fri	52	54	56	55	56	56	57	58	60	66	70	75	63	56	56	54	52
Sat	52	52	52	53	53	53	54	55	55	54	55	56	55	56	54	53	52
Sun	52	52	52	52	53	54	55	55	56	56	57	56	56	54	54	53	52