Best Time to Drive from Berkeley to Redwood City

Right now (5:51 pm PDT): about 68 minutes via US-101 South and I-80 West, usually 51 at this time.

Only 78% 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 Berkeley to Redwood City 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	34	40	50	61	59	49	47	47	45	44	49	46	48	42	38	36	35
Tue	34	40	56	73	63	54	49	44	41	43	50	50	54	51	39	36	36
Wed	34	39	55	64	60	50	50	44	42	43	49	53	58	52	40	36	35
Thu	34	40	53	65	62	54	51	46	45	48	57	59	69	58	41	37	35
Fri	34	38	45	47	49	43	43	43	47	49	56	54	56	52	44	39	35
Sat	35	35	35	35	36	39	49	57	57	55	57	56	57	56	49	43	37
Sun	35	35	35	35	36	37	44	49	53	56	56	56	53	51	47	42	35

About this drive

On weekdays the 38-mile drive from Berkeley to Redwood City (via US-101 South and I-80 West) usually takes as little as 34 minutes and up to 73 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 45 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Saturdays (59 minutes).

About 34 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (5 to 14 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Berkeley to central Redwood City 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 Berkeley to Redwood City?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 34 minutes then, versus up to 73 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Berkeley to Redwood City?

The 38-mile drive usually takes 34 to 73 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 45 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Berkeley to Redwood City?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 73 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 South in Bay Area (21 miles) · I-80 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	34	40	50	61	59	49	47	47	45	44	49	46	48	42	38	36	35
Tue	34	40	56	73	63	54	49	44	41	43	50	50	54	51	39	36	36
Wed	34	39	55	64	60	50	50	44	42	43	49	53	58	52	40	36	35
Thu	34	40	53	65	62	54	51	46	45	48	57	59	69	58	41	37	35
Fri	34	38	45	47	49	43	43	43	47	49	56	54	56	52	44	39	35
Sat	35	35	35	35	36	39	49	57	57	55	57	56	57	56	49	43	37
Sun	35	35	35	35	36	37	44	49	53	56	56	56	53	51	47	42	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	40	50	61	59	49	47	47	45	44	49	46	48	42	38	36	35
Tue	34	40	56	73	63	54	49	44	41	43	50	50	54	51	39	36	36
Wed	34	39	55	64	60	50	50	44	42	43	49	53	58	52	40	36	35
Thu	34	40	53	65	62	54	51	46	45	48	57	59	69	58	41	37	35
Fri	34	38	45	47	49	43	43	43	47	49	56	54	56	52	44	39	35
Sat	35	35	35	35	36	39	49	57	57	55	57	56	57	56	49	43	37
Sun	35	35	35	35	36	37	44	49	53	56	56	56	53	51	47	42	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	40	50	61	59	49	47	47	45	44	49	46	48	42	38	36	35
Tue	34	40	56	73	63	54	49	44	41	43	50	50	54	51	39	36	36
Wed	34	39	55	64	60	50	50	44	42	43	49	53	58	52	40	36	35
Thu	34	40	53	65	62	54	51	46	45	48	57	59	69	58	41	37	35
Fri	34	38	45	47	49	43	43	43	47	49	56	54	56	52	44	39	35
Sat	35	35	35	35	36	39	49	57	57	55	57	56	57	56	49	43	37
Sun	35	35	35	35	36	37	44	49	53	56	56	56	53	51	47	42	35