Best Time to Drive from Watsonville to San Ramon

Right now (5:06 pm PST): about 109 minutes via US-101 North and I-680 North, usually 100 at this time.

Only 71% 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 Watsonville 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	85	102	105	98	92	92	91	91	91	97	96	93	92	88	85	85	84
Tue	84	105	107	101	93	91	90	90	90	99	99	99	98	95	87	84	84
Wed	84	104	107	99	93	91	90	90	91	99	101	100	100	95	88	84	84
Thu	85	101	105	100	93	91	89	89	92	98	101	101	96	93	88	84	84
Fri	84	93	96	92	90	90	91	91	94	100	98	94	93	90	86	85	84
Sat	83	84	84	85	85	87	89	91	90	92	91	91	90	90	87	85	83
Sun	84	84	83	83	84	86	88	91	96	97	97	95	97	94	91	86	83

About this drive

On weekdays the 88-mile drive from Watsonville to San Ramon (via US-101 North and I-680 North) usually takes as little as 83 minutes and up to 107 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 92 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Sundays (98 minutes).

About 72 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 16 miles surface streets (20 to 21 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Watsonville 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 Watsonville to San Ramon?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 83 minutes then, versus up to 107 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Watsonville to San Ramon?

The 88-mile drive usually takes 83 to 107 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 92 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Watsonville to San Ramon?

Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 107 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 North in Bay Area (38 miles) · I-680 North in Bay Area (34 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	85	102	105	98	92	92	91	91	91	97	96	93	92	88	85	85	84
Tue	84	105	107	101	93	91	90	90	90	99	99	99	98	95	87	84	84
Wed	84	104	107	99	93	91	90	90	91	99	101	100	100	95	88	84	84
Thu	85	101	105	100	93	91	89	89	92	98	101	101	96	93	88	84	84
Fri	84	93	96	92	90	90	91	91	94	100	98	94	93	90	86	85	84
Sat	83	84	84	85	85	87	89	91	90	92	91	91	90	90	87	85	83
Sun	84	84	83	83	84	86	88	91	96	97	97	95	97	94	91	86	83

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	85	102	105	98	92	92	91	91	91	97	96	93	92	88	85	85	84
Tue	84	105	107	101	93	91	90	90	90	99	99	99	98	95	87	84	84
Wed	84	104	107	99	93	91	90	90	91	99	101	100	100	95	88	84	84
Thu	85	101	105	100	93	91	89	89	92	98	101	101	96	93	88	84	84
Fri	84	93	96	92	90	90	91	91	94	100	98	94	93	90	86	85	84
Sat	83	84	84	85	85	87	89	91	90	92	91	91	90	90	87	85	83
Sun	84	84	83	83	84	86	88	91	96	97	97	95	97	94	91	86	83

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	85	102	105	98	92	92	91	91	91	97	96	93	92	88	85	85	84
Tue	84	105	107	101	93	91	90	90	90	99	99	99	98	95	87	84	84
Wed	84	104	107	99	93	91	90	90	91	99	101	100	100	95	88	84	84
Thu	85	101	105	100	93	91	89	89	92	98	101	101	96	93	88	84	84
Fri	84	93	96	92	90	90	91	91	94	100	98	94	93	90	86	85	84
Sat	83	84	84	85	85	87	89	91	90	92	91	91	90	90	87	85	83
Sun	84	84	83	83	84	86	88	91	96	97	97	95	97	94	91	86	83