Best Time to Drive from Oakland to Redwood City

Right now (6:17 pm PDT): about 36 minutes via I-880 South and SR-92 West, usually 37 at this time.

Only 67% 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 Oakland 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	34	40	49	49	46	43	42	41	39	39	39	45	47	41	36	35	35
Tue	33	40	56	62	51	46	41	40	38	39	41	48	50	47	37	35	35
Wed	33	40	57	56	48	44	41	40	39	40	42	47	51	44	37	35	35
Thu	34	40	60	55	48	43	41	39	39	41	44	49	52	48	38	35	35
Fri	34	38	40	42	41	40	39	40	40	42	43	48	49	46	38	35	35
Sat	34	35	35	35	35	36	37	38	40	41	41	41	42	40	37	36	35
Sun	35	35	35	35	35	35	36	37	38	39	39	40	41	38	36	37	35

About this drive

On weekdays the 35-mile drive from Oakland to Redwood City (via I-880 South and SR-92 West) usually takes as little as 33 minutes and up to 62 minutes, when leaving around 8 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 40 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (42 minutes).

About 28 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (10 to 15 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from downtown Oakland 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 Oakland to Redwood City?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 33 minutes then, versus up to 62 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 35-mile drive usually takes 33 to 62 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 40 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Oakland to Redwood City?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 62 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-880 South in Bay Area (15 miles) · SR-92 West in Bay Area (8 miles) · US-101 South in Bay Area (5 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	40	49	49	46	43	42	41	39	39	39	45	47	41	36	35	35
Tue	33	40	56	62	51	46	41	40	38	39	41	48	50	47	37	35	35
Wed	33	40	57	56	48	44	41	40	39	40	42	47	51	44	37	35	35
Thu	34	40	60	55	48	43	41	39	39	41	44	49	52	48	38	35	35
Fri	34	38	40	42	41	40	39	40	40	42	43	48	49	46	38	35	35
Sat	34	35	35	35	35	36	37	38	40	41	41	41	42	40	37	36	35
Sun	35	35	35	35	35	35	36	37	38	39	39	40	41	38	36	37	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	40	49	49	46	43	42	41	39	39	39	45	47	41	36	35	35
Tue	33	40	56	62	51	46	41	40	38	39	41	48	50	47	37	35	35
Wed	33	40	57	56	48	44	41	40	39	40	42	47	51	44	37	35	35
Thu	34	40	60	55	48	43	41	39	39	41	44	49	52	48	38	35	35
Fri	34	38	40	42	41	40	39	40	40	42	43	48	49	46	38	35	35
Sat	34	35	35	35	35	36	37	38	40	41	41	41	42	40	37	36	35
Sun	35	35	35	35	35	35	36	37	38	39	39	40	41	38	36	37	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	40	49	49	46	43	42	41	39	39	39	45	47	41	36	35	35
Tue	33	40	56	62	51	46	41	40	38	39	41	48	50	47	37	35	35
Wed	33	40	57	56	48	44	41	40	39	40	42	47	51	44	37	35	35
Thu	34	40	60	55	48	43	41	39	39	41	44	49	52	48	38	35	35
Fri	34	38	40	42	41	40	39	40	40	42	43	48	49	46	38	35	35
Sat	34	35	35	35	35	36	37	38	40	41	41	41	42	40	37	36	35
Sun	35	35	35	35	35	35	36	37	38	39	39	40	41	38	36	37	35