Best Time to Drive from Redwood City to Gilroy

Right now (4:50 pm PST): about 53 minutes via US-101 South, usually 53 at this time.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Redwood City to Gilroy 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	50	51	52	58	62	57	56	57	58	65	74	83	82	63	54	51	50
Tue	50	50	52	60	68	61	57	56	56	63	83	94	91	76	58	52	50
Wed	50	51	52	61	67	60	57	56	57	64	83	92	95	76	58	52	50
Thu	49	50	52	61	65	59	56	55	57	67	88	93	95	75	61	53	50
Fri	49	51	52	55	56	55	55	58	63	74	85	85	79	65	57	52	50
Sat	49	49	49	50	51	54	57	57	57	58	57	57	54	53	52	51	50
Sun	49	49	49	49	50	51	53	54	54	54	53	53	53	52	52	51	49

About this drive

On weekdays the 55-mile drive from Redwood City to Gilroy (via US-101 South) usually takes as little as 49 minutes and up to 97 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 59 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (58 minutes).

About 51 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 7 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 Gilroy 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 Gilroy?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 49 minutes then, versus up to 97 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 55-mile drive usually takes 49 to 97 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 59 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Redwood City to Gilroy?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 97 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 South in Bay Area (51 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	50	51	52	58	62	57	56	57	58	65	74	83	82	63	54	51	50
Tue	50	50	52	60	68	61	57	56	56	63	83	94	91	76	58	52	50
Wed	50	51	52	61	67	60	57	56	57	64	83	92	95	76	58	52	50
Thu	49	50	52	61	65	59	56	55	57	67	88	93	95	75	61	53	50
Fri	49	51	52	55	56	55	55	58	63	74	85	85	79	65	57	52	50
Sat	49	49	49	50	51	54	57	57	57	58	57	57	54	53	52	51	50
Sun	49	49	49	49	50	51	53	54	54	54	53	53	53	52	52	51	49

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	50	51	52	58	62	57	56	57	58	65	74	83	82	63	54	51	50
Tue	50	50	52	60	68	61	57	56	56	63	83	94	91	76	58	52	50
Wed	50	51	52	61	67	60	57	56	57	64	83	92	95	76	58	52	50
Thu	49	50	52	61	65	59	56	55	57	67	88	93	95	75	61	53	50
Fri	49	51	52	55	56	55	55	58	63	74	85	85	79	65	57	52	50
Sat	49	49	49	50	51	54	57	57	57	58	57	57	54	53	52	51	50
Sun	49	49	49	49	50	51	53	54	54	54	53	53	53	52	52	51	49

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	50	51	52	58	62	57	56	57	58	65	74	83	82	63	54	51	50
Tue	50	50	52	60	68	61	57	56	56	63	83	94	91	76	58	52	50
Wed	50	51	52	61	67	60	57	56	57	64	83	92	95	76	58	52	50
Thu	49	50	52	61	65	59	56	55	57	67	88	93	95	75	61	53	50
Fri	49	51	52	55	56	55	55	58	63	74	85	85	79	65	57	52	50
Sat	49	49	49	50	51	54	57	57	57	58	57	57	54	53	52	51	50
Sun	49	49	49	49	50	51	53	54	54	54	53	53	53	52	52	51	49