Best Time to Drive from Livermore to Redwood City

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 54 minutes via SR-84 South and I-680 South, usually 63 at this time.

Only 14% 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 Livermore 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	52	67	78	74	79	72	54	54	55	55	55	57	54	53	53	52	52
Tue	52	63	84	82	79	79	72	54	54	54	56	55	55	54	54	54	53
Wed	52	63	86	84	84	81	59	54	54	54	55	57	58	53	54	54	54
Thu	52	62	90	83	82	87	65	57	56	59	58	60	63	57	57	56	55
Fri	52	55	63	56	56	54	54	55	54	54	54	55	56	58	54	53	53
Sat	53	52	52	53	52	52	53	53	56	56	62	66	65	72	66	53	52
Sun	52	52	53	52	52	52	52	53	53	54	54	55	62	66	57	55	53

About this drive

On weekdays the 37-mile drive from Livermore to Redwood City (via SR-84 South and I-680 South) usually takes as little as 52 minutes and up to 90 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 5:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 56 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6 pm on Saturdays (72 minutes).

About 13 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 24 miles surface streets (40 to 73 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Livermore 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 Livermore to Redwood City?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 5:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 52 minutes then, versus up to 90 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 37-mile drive usually takes 52 to 90 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 56 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Livermore to Redwood City?

Leaving around 7 am on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 90 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-84 South in Bay Area (8 miles) · I-680 South in Bay Area (3 miles) · US-101 North in Bay Area (1.9 miles)

Bay Area traffic right now · Bay Area traffic tomorrow

More drives

Redwood City to Livermore (return trip) · Livermore to San Jose · Livermore to San Francisco · Livermore to Sacramento · Livermore to Oakland · Livermore to Stockton · Livermore to Modesto · Livermore to Elk Grove · Livermore to Hayward · Livermore to Sunnyvale · Livermore to Salinas · Livermore to Concord

Open the live traffic map →

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	67	78	74	79	72	54	54	55	55	55	57	54	53	53	52	52
Tue	52	63	84	82	79	79	72	54	54	54	56	55	55	54	54	54	53
Wed	52	63	86	84	84	81	59	54	54	54	55	57	58	53	54	54	54
Thu	52	62	90	83	82	87	65	57	56	59	58	60	63	57	57	56	55
Fri	52	55	63	56	56	54	54	55	54	54	54	55	56	58	54	53	53
Sat	53	52	52	53	52	52	53	53	56	56	62	66	65	72	66	53	52
Sun	52	52	53	52	52	52	52	53	53	54	54	55	62	66	57	55	53

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	67	78	74	79	72	54	54	55	55	55	57	54	53	53	52	52
Tue	52	63	84	82	79	79	72	54	54	54	56	55	55	54	54	54	53
Wed	52	63	86	84	84	81	59	54	54	54	55	57	58	53	54	54	54
Thu	52	62	90	83	82	87	65	57	56	59	58	60	63	57	57	56	55
Fri	52	55	63	56	56	54	54	55	54	54	54	55	56	58	54	53	53
Sat	53	52	52	53	52	52	53	53	56	56	62	66	65	72	66	53	52
Sun	52	52	53	52	52	52	52	53	53	54	54	55	62	66	57	55	53

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	67	78	74	79	72	54	54	55	55	55	57	54	53	53	52	52
Tue	52	63	84	82	79	79	72	54	54	54	56	55	55	54	54	54	53
Wed	52	63	86	84	84	81	59	54	54	54	55	57	58	53	54	54	54
Thu	52	62	90	83	82	87	65	57	56	59	58	60	63	57	57	56	55
Fri	52	55	63	56	56	54	54	55	54	54	54	55	56	58	54	53	53
Sat	53	52	52	53	52	52	53	53	56	56	62	66	65	72	66	53	52
Sun	52	52	53	52	52	52	52	53	53	54	54	55	62	66	57	55	53