Best Time to Drive from Concord to Redwood City

Right now (11:35 am PST): about 62 minutes via US-101 South and SR-24 West, usually 64 at this time.

Only 63% 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 Concord 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	49	58	67	78	68	60	57	56	55	55	57	58	59	56	53	52	50
Tue	48	58	75	82	77	65	59	55	54	55	58	61	66	61	52	51	51
Wed	48	58	73	80	74	64	61	56	54	55	59	61	71	63	53	51	50
Thu	49	58	72	80	75	64	60	57	55	57	59	65	77	66	55	52	50
Fri	48	55	60	63	60	56	54	54	55	57	60	60	67	63	55	51	50
Sat	49	51	52	52	54	55	62	64	65	63	64	61	61	61	57	55	51
Sun	49	49	49	52	54	55	57	60	63	63	63	62	62	60	58	57	50

About this drive

On weekdays the 54-mile drive from Concord to Redwood City (via US-101 South and SR-24 West) usually takes as little as 48 minutes and up to 83 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 56 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (65 minutes).

About 51 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (5 to 10 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Concord 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 Concord to Redwood City?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 48 minutes then, versus up to 83 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 54-mile drive usually takes 48 to 83 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 56 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Concord to Redwood City?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 83 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 South in Bay Area (21 miles) · SR-24 West in Bay Area (14 miles) · I-80 West in Bay Area (10 miles) · I-680 South in Bay Area (5 miles) · I-580 East in Bay Area (1.2 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	58	67	78	68	60	57	56	55	55	57	58	59	56	53	52	50
Tue	48	58	75	82	77	65	59	55	54	55	58	61	66	61	52	51	51
Wed	48	58	73	80	74	64	61	56	54	55	59	61	71	63	53	51	50
Thu	49	58	72	80	75	64	60	57	55	57	59	65	77	66	55	52	50
Fri	48	55	60	63	60	56	54	54	55	57	60	60	67	63	55	51	50
Sat	49	51	52	52	54	55	62	64	65	63	64	61	61	61	57	55	51
Sun	49	49	49	52	54	55	57	60	63	63	63	62	62	60	58	57	50

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	58	67	78	68	60	57	56	55	55	57	58	59	56	53	52	50
Tue	48	58	75	82	77	65	59	55	54	55	58	61	66	61	52	51	51
Wed	48	58	73	80	74	64	61	56	54	55	59	61	71	63	53	51	50
Thu	49	58	72	80	75	64	60	57	55	57	59	65	77	66	55	52	50
Fri	48	55	60	63	60	56	54	54	55	57	60	60	67	63	55	51	50
Sat	49	51	52	52	54	55	62	64	65	63	64	61	61	61	57	55	51
Sun	49	49	49	52	54	55	57	60	63	63	63	62	62	60	58	57	50

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	58	67	78	68	60	57	56	55	55	57	58	59	56	53	52	50
Tue	48	58	75	82	77	65	59	55	54	55	58	61	66	61	52	51	51
Wed	48	58	73	80	74	64	61	56	54	55	59	61	71	63	53	51	50
Thu	49	58	72	80	75	64	60	57	55	57	59	65	77	66	55	52	50
Fri	48	55	60	63	60	56	54	54	55	57	60	60	67	63	55	51	50
Sat	49	51	52	52	54	55	62	64	65	63	64	61	61	61	57	55	51
Sun	49	49	49	52	54	55	57	60	63	63	63	62	62	60	58	57	50