Best Time to Drive from Redwood City to Vallejo

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 61 minutes via US-101 North and I-80 East, usually 62 at this time.

Only 51% 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 Vallejo 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	52	54	56	65	64	59	57	57	56	60	69	71	76	64	55	54	52
Tue	52	54	56	66	68	60	58	57	56	61	71	79	84	71	58	55	53
Wed	52	54	56	68	69	59	58	57	57	61	71	82	87	74	59	55	52
Thu	52	54	57	68	68	59	57	57	56	60	71	82	88	75	61	55	53
Fri	52	53	56	61	61	58	58	58	60	69	82	88	84	72	60	55	52
Sat	52	52	52	53	53	55	59	60	61	60	60	61	59	56	56	55	53
Sun	52	52	52	52	53	54	55	57	59	59	58	59	57	56	56	56	53

About this drive

On weekdays the 56-mile drive from Redwood City to Vallejo (via US-101 North and I-80 East) usually takes as little as 51 minutes and up to 90 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 58 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (62 minutes).

About 50 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (8 to 12 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 Vallejo 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 Vallejo?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 51 minutes then, versus up to 90 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 56-mile drive usually takes 51 to 90 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 58 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Redwood City to Vallejo?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 90 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 North in Bay Area (26 miles) · I-80 East in Bay Area (24 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	54	56	65	64	59	57	57	56	60	69	71	76	64	55	54	52
Tue	52	54	56	66	68	60	58	57	56	61	71	79	84	71	58	55	53
Wed	52	54	56	68	69	59	58	57	57	61	71	82	87	74	59	55	52
Thu	52	54	57	68	68	59	57	57	56	60	71	82	88	75	61	55	53
Fri	52	53	56	61	61	58	58	58	60	69	82	88	84	72	60	55	52
Sat	52	52	52	53	53	55	59	60	61	60	60	61	59	56	56	55	53
Sun	52	52	52	52	53	54	55	57	59	59	58	59	57	56	56	56	53

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	54	56	65	64	59	57	57	56	60	69	71	76	64	55	54	52
Tue	52	54	56	66	68	60	58	57	56	61	71	79	84	71	58	55	53
Wed	52	54	56	68	69	59	58	57	57	61	71	82	87	74	59	55	52
Thu	52	54	57	68	68	59	57	57	56	60	71	82	88	75	61	55	53
Fri	52	53	56	61	61	58	58	58	60	69	82	88	84	72	60	55	52
Sat	52	52	52	53	53	55	59	60	61	60	60	61	59	56	56	55	53
Sun	52	52	52	52	53	54	55	57	59	59	58	59	57	56	56	56	53

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	54	56	65	64	59	57	57	56	60	69	71	76	64	55	54	52
Tue	52	54	56	66	68	60	58	57	56	61	71	79	84	71	58	55	53
Wed	52	54	56	68	69	59	58	57	57	61	71	82	87	74	59	55	52
Thu	52	54	57	68	68	59	57	57	56	60	71	82	88	75	61	55	53
Fri	52	53	56	61	61	58	58	58	60	69	82	88	84	72	60	55	52
Sat	52	52	52	53	53	55	59	60	61	60	60	61	59	56	56	55	53
Sun	52	52	52	52	53	54	55	57	59	59	58	59	57	56	56	56	53