Best Time to Drive from Redwood City to Pleasanton

Right now (6:34 pm PDT): about 48 minutes via US-101 South and SR-84 North, usually 50 at this time.

Only 33% 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 Pleasanton 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	43	45	61	64	52	47	46	45	45	47	45	56	59	51	45	43	43
Tue	43	44	64	79	73	49	46	45	45	46	52	59	55	53	51	44	44
Wed	43	43	61	75	67	52	46	45	46	49	53	59	59	51	50	45	44
Thu	43	44	61	74	70	51	46	46	46	49	55	62	62	51	50	46	44
Fri	43	43	45	47	46	45	46	46	47	50	52	55	52	50	50	44	43
Sat	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	44	48	48	48	48	51	55	48	43	43
Sun	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	44	44	44	44	44	44	48	45	44	43

About this drive

On weekdays the 32-mile drive from Redwood City to Pleasanton (via US-101 South and SR-84 North) usually takes as little as 43 minutes and up to 79 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 46 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6 pm on Saturdays (55 minutes).

About 16 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 16 miles surface streets (28 to 59 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 Pleasanton 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 Pleasanton?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 43 minutes then, versus up to 79 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 32-mile drive usually takes 43 to 79 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 46 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Redwood City to Pleasanton?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 79 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 South in Bay Area (8 miles) · SR-84 North in Bay Area (7 miles) · I-680 North in Bay Area (1.5 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	45	61	64	52	47	46	45	45	47	45	56	59	51	45	43	43
Tue	43	44	64	79	73	49	46	45	45	46	52	59	55	53	51	44	44
Wed	43	43	61	75	67	52	46	45	46	49	53	59	59	51	50	45	44
Thu	43	44	61	74	70	51	46	46	46	49	55	62	62	51	50	46	44
Fri	43	43	45	47	46	45	46	46	47	50	52	55	52	50	50	44	43
Sat	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	44	48	48	48	48	51	55	48	43	43
Sun	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	44	44	44	44	44	44	48	45	44	43

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	45	61	64	52	47	46	45	45	47	45	56	59	51	45	43	43
Tue	43	44	64	79	73	49	46	45	45	46	52	59	55	53	51	44	44
Wed	43	43	61	75	67	52	46	45	46	49	53	59	59	51	50	45	44
Thu	43	44	61	74	70	51	46	46	46	49	55	62	62	51	50	46	44
Fri	43	43	45	47	46	45	46	46	47	50	52	55	52	50	50	44	43
Sat	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	44	48	48	48	48	51	55	48	43	43
Sun	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	44	44	44	44	44	44	48	45	44	43

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	45	61	64	52	47	46	45	45	47	45	56	59	51	45	43	43
Tue	43	44	64	79	73	49	46	45	45	46	52	59	55	53	51	44	44
Wed	43	43	61	75	67	52	46	45	46	49	53	59	59	51	50	45	44
Thu	43	44	61	74	70	51	46	46	46	49	55	62	62	51	50	46	44
Fri	43	43	45	47	46	45	46	46	47	50	52	55	52	50	50	44	43
Sat	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	44	48	48	48	48	51	55	48	43	43
Sun	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	44	44	44	44	44	44	48	45	44	43