Best Time to Drive from Pittsburg to Redwood City

Right now (3:21 pm PST): about 87 minutes via I-80 West and SR-4 West and US-101 South, usually 81 at this time.

Only 49% 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 Pittsburg 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	63	82	115	108	87	77	74	72	72	75	78	75	77	69	66	65	65
Tue	62	82	124	118	94	81	76	71	71	75	78	76	82	73	66	65	65
Wed	62	82	121	115	92	81	77	72	72	74	79	81	88	76	66	65	64
Thu	63	84	123	116	92	82	78	74	74	78	83	87	92	78	69	66	64
Fri	63	73	92	92	77	73	72	73	75	78	82	80	85	77	70	66	64
Sat	63	64	65	65	67	71	79	82	81	81	82	82	82	77	72	69	65
Sun	63	63	63	64	65	68	73	76	81	80	81	79	80	77	73	69	63

About this drive

On weekdays the 71-mile drive from Pittsburg to Redwood City (via I-80 West and SR-4 West and US-101 South) usually takes as little as 62 minutes and up to 124 minutes, when leaving around 7 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 74 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (82 minutes).

About 68 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (3 to 7 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Pittsburg 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 Pittsburg to Redwood City?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 62 minutes then, versus up to 124 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 71-mile drive usually takes 62 to 124 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 74 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Pittsburg to Redwood City?

Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 124 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-80 West in Bay Area (25 miles) · SR-4 West in Bay Area (22 miles) · US-101 South in Bay Area (21 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	63	82	115	108	87	77	74	72	72	75	78	75	77	69	66	65	65
Tue	62	82	124	118	94	81	76	71	71	75	78	76	82	73	66	65	65
Wed	62	82	121	115	92	81	77	72	72	74	79	81	88	76	66	65	64
Thu	63	84	123	116	92	82	78	74	74	78	83	87	92	78	69	66	64
Fri	63	73	92	92	77	73	72	73	75	78	82	80	85	77	70	66	64
Sat	63	64	65	65	67	71	79	82	81	81	82	82	82	77	72	69	65
Sun	63	63	63	64	65	68	73	76	81	80	81	79	80	77	73	69	63

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	63	82	115	108	87	77	74	72	72	75	78	75	77	69	66	65	65
Tue	62	82	124	118	94	81	76	71	71	75	78	76	82	73	66	65	65
Wed	62	82	121	115	92	81	77	72	72	74	79	81	88	76	66	65	64
Thu	63	84	123	116	92	82	78	74	74	78	83	87	92	78	69	66	64
Fri	63	73	92	92	77	73	72	73	75	78	82	80	85	77	70	66	64
Sat	63	64	65	65	67	71	79	82	81	81	82	82	82	77	72	69	65
Sun	63	63	63	64	65	68	73	76	81	80	81	79	80	77	73	69	63

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	63	82	115	108	87	77	74	72	72	75	78	75	77	69	66	65	65
Tue	62	82	124	118	94	81	76	71	71	75	78	76	82	73	66	65	65
Wed	62	82	121	115	92	81	77	72	72	74	79	81	88	76	66	65	64
Thu	63	84	123	116	92	82	78	74	74	78	83	87	92	78	69	66	64
Fri	63	73	92	92	77	73	72	73	75	78	82	80	85	77	70	66	64
Sat	63	64	65	65	67	71	79	82	81	81	82	82	82	77	72	69	65
Sun	63	63	63	64	65	68	73	76	81	80	81	79	80	77	73	69	63