Best Time to Drive from Gilroy to Redwood City

Right now (4:50 pm PST): about 54 minutes via US-101 North, usually 59 at this time.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Gilroy 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	62	81	76	66	60	56	54	55	55	57	57	57	53	52	51	51
Tue	48	62	92	89	77	62	57	55	54	56	58	59	59	56	53	51	51
Wed	48	61	91	84	73	62	57	56	55	56	58	59	59	56	53	51	51
Thu	49	61	88	84	74	62	56	54	55	56	58	59	60	57	53	51	50
Fri	49	56	70	66	59	57	56	55	55	56	57	57	57	55	53	51	50
Sat	50	50	51	51	51	53	53	54	55	55	56	57	56	56	55	53	50
Sun	50	50	50	50	51	51	53	54	55	56	57	58	59	60	58	55	51

About this drive

On weekdays the 56-mile drive from Gilroy to Redwood City (via US-101 North) usually takes as little as 48 minutes and up to 94 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 55 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Sundays (60 minutes).

About 53 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (3 to 5 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Gilroy 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 Gilroy to Redwood City?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 48 minutes then, versus up to 94 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 56-mile drive usually takes 48 to 94 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 55 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Gilroy to Redwood City?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 94 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 North in Bay Area (53 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	62	81	76	66	60	56	54	55	55	57	57	57	53	52	51	51
Tue	48	62	92	89	77	62	57	55	54	56	58	59	59	56	53	51	51
Wed	48	61	91	84	73	62	57	56	55	56	58	59	59	56	53	51	51
Thu	49	61	88	84	74	62	56	54	55	56	58	59	60	57	53	51	50
Fri	49	56	70	66	59	57	56	55	55	56	57	57	57	55	53	51	50
Sat	50	50	51	51	51	53	53	54	55	55	56	57	56	56	55	53	50
Sun	50	50	50	50	51	51	53	54	55	56	57	58	59	60	58	55	51

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	62	81	76	66	60	56	54	55	55	57	57	57	53	52	51	51
Tue	48	62	92	89	77	62	57	55	54	56	58	59	59	56	53	51	51
Wed	48	61	91	84	73	62	57	56	55	56	58	59	59	56	53	51	51
Thu	49	61	88	84	74	62	56	54	55	56	58	59	60	57	53	51	50
Fri	49	56	70	66	59	57	56	55	55	56	57	57	57	55	53	51	50
Sat	50	50	51	51	51	53	53	54	55	55	56	57	56	56	55	53	50
Sun	50	50	50	50	51	51	53	54	55	56	57	58	59	60	58	55	51

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	62	81	76	66	60	56	54	55	55	57	57	57	53	52	51	51
Tue	48	62	92	89	77	62	57	55	54	56	58	59	59	56	53	51	51
Wed	48	61	91	84	73	62	57	56	55	56	58	59	59	56	53	51	51
Thu	49	61	88	84	74	62	56	54	55	56	58	59	60	57	53	51	50
Fri	49	56	70	66	59	57	56	55	55	56	57	57	57	55	53	51	50
Sat	50	50	51	51	51	53	53	54	55	55	56	57	56	56	55	53	50
Sun	50	50	50	50	51	51	53	54	55	56	57	58	59	60	58	55	51