Best Time to Drive from Redwood City to Berkeley

Right now (5:51 pm PDT): about 47 minutes via US-101 North and I-80 East, usually 43 at this time.

Only 74% 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 Redwood City to Berkeley 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	36	39	44	53	53	43	42	42	41	45	51	52	59	46	38	37	36
Tue	36	39	46	59	55	46	43	41	40	46	53	57	64	52	41	39	37
Wed	36	38	44	59	59	45	43	42	41	45	53	59	68	55	41	39	36
Thu	36	38	44	61	60	46	43	42	42	46	55	62	72	56	43	39	37
Fri	36	37	41	49	46	42	44	45	47	52	61	69	66	54	44	39	36
Sat	36	36	36	37	37	41	46	48	48	50	52	50	50	44	42	39	37
Sun	36	36	36	36	36	39	41	45	47	47	48	45	45	43	42	40	36

About this drive

On weekdays the 38-mile drive from Redwood City to Berkeley (via US-101 North and I-80 East) usually takes as little as 35 minutes and up to 72 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 43 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (52 minutes).

About 33 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (7 to 18 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Redwood City to central Berkeley 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 Redwood City to Berkeley?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 35 minutes then, versus up to 72 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 38-mile drive usually takes 35 to 72 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 43 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Redwood City to Berkeley?

Leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 72 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 North in Bay Area (26 miles) · I-80 East in Bay Area (7 miles)

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More drives

Berkeley to Redwood City (return trip) · Redwood City to San Jose · Redwood City to San Francisco · Redwood City to Oakland · Redwood City to Stockton · Redwood City to Fremont · Redwood City to Modesto · Redwood City to Hayward · Redwood City to Sunnyvale · Redwood City to Salinas · Redwood City to Concord · Redwood City to Santa Clara

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	39	44	53	53	43	42	42	41	45	51	52	59	46	38	37	36
Tue	36	39	46	59	55	46	43	41	40	46	53	57	64	52	41	39	37
Wed	36	38	44	59	59	45	43	42	41	45	53	59	68	55	41	39	36
Thu	36	38	44	61	60	46	43	42	42	46	55	62	72	56	43	39	37
Fri	36	37	41	49	46	42	44	45	47	52	61	69	66	54	44	39	36
Sat	36	36	36	37	37	41	46	48	48	50	52	50	50	44	42	39	37
Sun	36	36	36	36	36	39	41	45	47	47	48	45	45	43	42	40	36

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	39	44	53	53	43	42	42	41	45	51	52	59	46	38	37	36
Tue	36	39	46	59	55	46	43	41	40	46	53	57	64	52	41	39	37
Wed	36	38	44	59	59	45	43	42	41	45	53	59	68	55	41	39	36
Thu	36	38	44	61	60	46	43	42	42	46	55	62	72	56	43	39	37
Fri	36	37	41	49	46	42	44	45	47	52	61	69	66	54	44	39	36
Sat	36	36	36	37	37	41	46	48	48	50	52	50	50	44	42	39	37
Sun	36	36	36	36	36	39	41	45	47	47	48	45	45	43	42	40	36

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	39	44	53	53	43	42	42	41	45	51	52	59	46	38	37	36
Tue	36	39	46	59	55	46	43	41	40	46	53	57	64	52	41	39	37
Wed	36	38	44	59	59	45	43	42	41	45	53	59	68	55	41	39	36
Thu	36	38	44	61	60	46	43	42	42	46	55	62	72	56	43	39	37
Fri	36	37	41	49	46	42	44	45	47	52	61	69	66	54	44	39	36
Sat	36	36	36	37	37	41	46	48	48	50	52	50	50	44	42	39	37
Sun	36	36	36	36	36	39	41	45	47	47	48	45	45	43	42	40	36