Best Time to Drive from Redwood City to San Ramon

Right now (5:49 pm PDT): about 49 minutes via SR-92 East and US-101 North, usually 49 at this time.

Only 29% 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 San Ramon 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	42	46	54	54	51	49	48	48	49	55	62	60	62	57	46	43	43
Tue	42	47	56	62	55	50	48	47	48	55	61	63	67	63	52	45	42
Wed	42	47	55	58	52	51	48	47	49	58	63	65	66	62	52	44	42
Thu	42	47	56	62	54	50	48	48	50	55	61	62	67	62	53	46	42
Fri	42	45	48	48	47	47	47	47	51	56	62	62	61	59	52	45	42
Sat	42	42	42	42	42	43	47	47	46	48	49	49	51	49	44	43	42
Sun	42	42	42	42	42	42	43	44	45	45	46	45	45	46	44	44	42

About this drive

On weekdays the 33-mile drive from Redwood City to San Ramon (via SR-92 East and US-101 North) usually takes as little as 42 minutes and up to 67 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 50 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Saturdays (51 minutes).

About 18 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 15 miles surface streets (25 to 45 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 San Ramon 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 San Ramon?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 42 minutes then, versus up to 67 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Redwood City to San Ramon?

The 33-mile drive usually takes 42 to 67 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 50 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Redwood City to San Ramon?

Leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 67 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-92 East in Bay Area (12 miles) · US-101 North in Bay Area (6 miles)

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More drives

San Ramon 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	42	46	54	54	51	49	48	48	49	55	62	60	62	57	46	43	43
Tue	42	47	56	62	55	50	48	47	48	55	61	63	67	63	52	45	42
Wed	42	47	55	58	52	51	48	47	49	58	63	65	66	62	52	44	42
Thu	42	47	56	62	54	50	48	48	50	55	61	62	67	62	53	46	42
Fri	42	45	48	48	47	47	47	47	51	56	62	62	61	59	52	45	42
Sat	42	42	42	42	42	43	47	47	46	48	49	49	51	49	44	43	42
Sun	42	42	42	42	42	42	43	44	45	45	46	45	45	46	44	44	42

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	46	54	54	51	49	48	48	49	55	62	60	62	57	46	43	43
Tue	42	47	56	62	55	50	48	47	48	55	61	63	67	63	52	45	42
Wed	42	47	55	58	52	51	48	47	49	58	63	65	66	62	52	44	42
Thu	42	47	56	62	54	50	48	48	50	55	61	62	67	62	53	46	42
Fri	42	45	48	48	47	47	47	47	51	56	62	62	61	59	52	45	42
Sat	42	42	42	42	42	43	47	47	46	48	49	49	51	49	44	43	42
Sun	42	42	42	42	42	42	43	44	45	45	46	45	45	46	44	44	42

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	46	54	54	51	49	48	48	49	55	62	60	62	57	46	43	43
Tue	42	47	56	62	55	50	48	47	48	55	61	63	67	63	52	45	42
Wed	42	47	55	58	52	51	48	47	49	58	63	65	66	62	52	44	42
Thu	42	47	56	62	54	50	48	48	50	55	61	62	67	62	53	46	42
Fri	42	45	48	48	47	47	47	47	51	56	62	62	61	59	52	45	42
Sat	42	42	42	42	42	43	47	47	46	48	49	49	51	49	44	43	42
Sun	42	42	42	42	42	42	43	44	45	45	46	45	45	46	44	44	42