Best Time to Drive from Novato to Redwood City

Right now (7:06 pm PDT): about 58 minutes via US-101 South and I-80 West and I-580 West, usually 66 at this time.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Novato 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	55	67	97	95	79	68	66	64	63	65	68	66	67	60	58	58	57
Tue	55	68	118	119	94	76	69	63	62	65	69	68	73	65	58	58	57
Wed	54	68	111	105	89	74	71	65	63	64	70	72	79	68	59	58	57
Thu	54	68	109	111	89	77	71	66	65	68	75	78	86	72	60	58	56
Fri	55	63	83	78	70	64	64	65	66	69	74	72	78	70	63	60	56
Sat	55	55	56	57	58	63	74	80	77	77	76	74	77	73	66	62	58
Sun	55	55	55	56	57	59	67	74	80	78	78	76	75	71	67	63	56

About this drive

On weekdays the 62-mile drive from Novato to Redwood City (via US-101 South and I-80 West and I-580 West) usually takes as little as 54 minutes and up to 127 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 65 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Sundays (81 minutes).

About 60 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (2 to 5 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Novato 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 Novato to Redwood City?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 54 minutes then, versus up to 127 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 62-mile drive usually takes 54 to 127 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 65 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Novato to Redwood City?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 127 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 South in Bay Area (33 miles) · I-80 West in Bay Area (15 miles) · I-580 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	55	67	97	95	79	68	66	64	63	65	68	66	67	60	58	58	57
Tue	55	68	118	119	94	76	69	63	62	65	69	68	73	65	58	58	57
Wed	54	68	111	105	89	74	71	65	63	64	70	72	79	68	59	58	57
Thu	54	68	109	111	89	77	71	66	65	68	75	78	86	72	60	58	56
Fri	55	63	83	78	70	64	64	65	66	69	74	72	78	70	63	60	56
Sat	55	55	56	57	58	63	74	80	77	77	76	74	77	73	66	62	58
Sun	55	55	55	56	57	59	67	74	80	78	78	76	75	71	67	63	56

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	67	97	95	79	68	66	64	63	65	68	66	67	60	58	58	57
Tue	55	68	118	119	94	76	69	63	62	65	69	68	73	65	58	58	57
Wed	54	68	111	105	89	74	71	65	63	64	70	72	79	68	59	58	57
Thu	54	68	109	111	89	77	71	66	65	68	75	78	86	72	60	58	56
Fri	55	63	83	78	70	64	64	65	66	69	74	72	78	70	63	60	56
Sat	55	55	56	57	58	63	74	80	77	77	76	74	77	73	66	62	58
Sun	55	55	55	56	57	59	67	74	80	78	78	76	75	71	67	63	56

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	67	97	95	79	68	66	64	63	65	68	66	67	60	58	58	57
Tue	55	68	118	119	94	76	69	63	62	65	69	68	73	65	58	58	57
Wed	54	68	111	105	89	74	71	65	63	64	70	72	79	68	59	58	57
Thu	54	68	109	111	89	77	71	66	65	68	75	78	86	72	60	58	56
Fri	55	63	83	78	70	64	64	65	66	69	74	72	78	70	63	60	56
Sat	55	55	56	57	58	63	74	80	77	77	76	74	77	73	66	62	58
Sun	55	55	55	56	57	59	67	74	80	78	78	76	75	71	67	63	56