Best Time to Drive from Redwood City to Brentwood

Right now (12:49 am PDT): about 71 minutes via I-580 West and SR-92 East.

Only 39% 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 Brentwood 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	71	79	81	85	85	81	80	80	79	82	111	113	116	85	75	74	72
Tue	71	77	79	84	87	83	80	78	78	84	114	120	122	97	80	73	71
Wed	71	78	79	85	87	83	79	78	78	85	118	123	123	107	80	73	71
Thu	71	78	79	86	85	81	78	78	78	81	118	124	128	101	83	75	71
Fri	72	80	80	83	80	80	79	78	83	104	127	128	118	91	78	77	70
Sat	71	72	74	74	74	75	76	77	76	76	77	78	77	76	74	74	71
Sun	71	71	71	72	74	75	76	76	77	76	77	77	78	77	77	77	72

About this drive

On weekdays the 65-mile drive from Redwood City to Brentwood (via I-580 West and SR-92 East) usually takes as little as 70 minutes and up to 130 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 81 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (79 minutes).

About 40 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 25 miles surface streets (35 to 79 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 Brentwood 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 Brentwood?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 70 minutes then, versus up to 130 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 65-mile drive usually takes 70 to 130 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 81 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Redwood City to Brentwood?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 130 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-580 West in Bay Area (20 miles) · SR-92 East in Bay Area (13 miles) · US-101 North in Bay Area (6 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	71	79	81	85	85	81	80	80	79	82	111	113	116	85	75	74	72
Tue	71	77	79	84	87	83	80	78	78	84	114	120	122	97	80	73	71
Wed	71	78	79	85	87	83	79	78	78	85	118	123	123	107	80	73	71
Thu	71	78	79	86	85	81	78	78	78	81	118	124	128	101	83	75	71
Fri	72	80	80	83	80	80	79	78	83	104	127	128	118	91	78	77	70
Sat	71	72	74	74	74	75	76	77	76	76	77	78	77	76	74	74	71
Sun	71	71	71	72	74	75	76	76	77	76	77	77	78	77	77	77	72

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	71	79	81	85	85	81	80	80	79	82	111	113	116	85	75	74	72
Tue	71	77	79	84	87	83	80	78	78	84	114	120	122	97	80	73	71
Wed	71	78	79	85	87	83	79	78	78	85	118	123	123	107	80	73	71
Thu	71	78	79	86	85	81	78	78	78	81	118	124	128	101	83	75	71
Fri	72	80	80	83	80	80	79	78	83	104	127	128	118	91	78	77	70
Sat	71	72	74	74	74	75	76	77	76	76	77	78	77	76	74	74	71
Sun	71	71	71	72	74	75	76	76	77	76	77	77	78	77	77	77	72

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	71	79	81	85	85	81	80	80	79	82	111	113	116	85	75	74	72
Tue	71	77	79	84	87	83	80	78	78	84	114	120	122	97	80	73	71
Wed	71	78	79	85	87	83	79	78	78	85	118	123	123	107	80	73	71
Thu	71	78	79	86	85	81	78	78	78	81	118	124	128	101	83	75	71
Fri	72	80	80	83	80	80	79	78	83	104	127	128	118	91	78	77	70
Sat	71	72	74	74	74	75	76	77	76	76	77	78	77	76	74	74	71
Sun	71	71	71	72	74	75	76	76	77	76	77	77	78	77	77	77	72