Best Time to Drive from Newark to Redwood City

Right now (12:51 am PST): about 18 minutes via SR-84 South and US-101 North.

Only 38% 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.

About this drive

On weekdays the 15-mile drive from Newark to Redwood City (via SR-84 South and US-101 North) usually takes as little as 18 minutes and up to 36 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 19 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6:30 pm on Sundays (19 minutes).

About 9 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (11 to 22 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Newark 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 Newark to Redwood City?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 18 minutes then, versus up to 36 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 15-mile drive usually takes 18 to 36 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 19 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Newark to Redwood City?

Leaving around 8 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 36 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-84 South in Bay Area (7 miles) · US-101 North in Bay Area (1.9 miles)

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