Best Time to Drive from Pleasanton to Redwood City

Right now (6:34 pm PDT): about 42 minutes via I-680 South and SR-84 South, usually 45 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 Pleasanton 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	39	41	67	68	53	43	42	42	41	41	45	48	45	43	42	39	39
Tue	38	41	77	88	73	54	43	41	41	41	44	46	45	43	44	40	40
Wed	38	41	76	80	64	50	42	41	41	41	45	47	46	43	43	41	40
Thu	38	41	77	80	67	53	43	41	41	42	46	48	46	44	43	41	40
Fri	39	41	43	43	42	41	41	41	42	43	44	46	45	44	44	40	39
Sat	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	40	43	41	43	44	47	51	47	39	39
Sun	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	40	40	40	40	40	46	41	42	39

About this drive

On weekdays the 33-mile drive from Pleasanton to Redwood City (via I-680 South and SR-84 South) usually takes as little as 38 minutes and up to 88 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 41 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6 pm on Saturdays (51 minutes).

About 20 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 13 miles surface streets (21 to 50 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Pleasanton 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 Pleasanton to Redwood City?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 38 minutes then, versus up to 88 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 33-mile drive usually takes 38 to 88 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 41 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Pleasanton to Redwood City?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 88 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-680 South in Bay Area (10 miles) · SR-84 South in Bay Area (8 miles) · US-101 North in Bay Area (1.9 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	41	67	68	53	43	42	42	41	41	45	48	45	43	42	39	39
Tue	38	41	77	88	73	54	43	41	41	41	44	46	45	43	44	40	40
Wed	38	41	76	80	64	50	42	41	41	41	45	47	46	43	43	41	40
Thu	38	41	77	80	67	53	43	41	41	42	46	48	46	44	43	41	40
Fri	39	41	43	43	42	41	41	41	42	43	44	46	45	44	44	40	39
Sat	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	40	43	41	43	44	47	51	47	39	39
Sun	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	40	40	40	40	40	46	41	42	39

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	41	67	68	53	43	42	42	41	41	45	48	45	43	42	39	39
Tue	38	41	77	88	73	54	43	41	41	41	44	46	45	43	44	40	40
Wed	38	41	76	80	64	50	42	41	41	41	45	47	46	43	43	41	40
Thu	38	41	77	80	67	53	43	41	41	42	46	48	46	44	43	41	40
Fri	39	41	43	43	42	41	41	41	42	43	44	46	45	44	44	40	39
Sat	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	40	43	41	43	44	47	51	47	39	39
Sun	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	40	40	40	40	40	46	41	42	39

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	41	67	68	53	43	42	42	41	41	45	48	45	43	42	39	39
Tue	38	41	77	88	73	54	43	41	41	41	44	46	45	43	44	40	40
Wed	38	41	76	80	64	50	42	41	41	41	45	47	46	43	43	41	40
Thu	38	41	77	80	67	53	43	41	41	42	46	48	46	44	43	41	40
Fri	39	41	43	43	42	41	41	41	42	43	44	46	45	44	44	40	39
Sat	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	40	43	41	43	44	47	51	47	39	39
Sun	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	40	40	40	40	40	46	41	42	39