Best Time to Drive from Redwood City to Walnut Creek

Right now (7:20 pm PDT): about 47 minutes via I-580 East and SR-92 East and SR-24 East, usually 47 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 Walnut Creek 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	45	45	47	50	49	48	48	48	50	57	71	74	69	57	47	46	46
Tue	45	45	47	53	53	48	48	49	50	59	76	81	81	66	52	47	45
Wed	45	45	47	54	53	49	48	48	50	63	81	83	81	67	52	47	45
Thu	45	45	47	56	53	49	48	49	50	58	75	80	83	66	53	47	46
Fri	45	45	46	49	48	48	48	49	54	64	81	82	73	61	51	47	45
Sat	45	45	45	45	46	46	47	48	49	51	52	52	50	48	47	47	45
Sun	44	44	44	45	45	46	46	47	48	48	48	48	47	47	47	47	45

About this drive

On weekdays the 48-mile drive from Redwood City to Walnut Creek (via I-580 East and SR-92 East and SR-24 East) usually takes as little as 44 minutes and up to 84 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 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 51 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (52 minutes).

About 43 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (6 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 Walnut Creek 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 Walnut Creek?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 44 minutes then, versus up to 84 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Redwood City to Walnut Creek?

The 48-mile drive usually takes 44 to 84 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 51 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Redwood City to Walnut Creek?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 84 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-580 East in Bay Area (14 miles) · SR-92 East in Bay Area (13 miles) · SR-24 East in Bay Area (10 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	45	45	47	50	49	48	48	48	50	57	71	74	69	57	47	46	46
Tue	45	45	47	53	53	48	48	49	50	59	76	81	81	66	52	47	45
Wed	45	45	47	54	53	49	48	48	50	63	81	83	81	67	52	47	45
Thu	45	45	47	56	53	49	48	49	50	58	75	80	83	66	53	47	46
Fri	45	45	46	49	48	48	48	49	54	64	81	82	73	61	51	47	45
Sat	45	45	45	45	46	46	47	48	49	51	52	52	50	48	47	47	45
Sun	44	44	44	45	45	46	46	47	48	48	48	48	47	47	47	47	45

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	45	45	47	50	49	48	48	48	50	57	71	74	69	57	47	46	46
Tue	45	45	47	53	53	48	48	49	50	59	76	81	81	66	52	47	45
Wed	45	45	47	54	53	49	48	48	50	63	81	83	81	67	52	47	45
Thu	45	45	47	56	53	49	48	49	50	58	75	80	83	66	53	47	46
Fri	45	45	46	49	48	48	48	49	54	64	81	82	73	61	51	47	45
Sat	45	45	45	45	46	46	47	48	49	51	52	52	50	48	47	47	45
Sun	44	44	44	45	45	46	46	47	48	48	48	48	47	47	47	47	45

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	45	45	47	50	49	48	48	48	50	57	71	74	69	57	47	46	46
Tue	45	45	47	53	53	48	48	49	50	59	76	81	81	66	52	47	45
Wed	45	45	47	54	53	49	48	48	50	63	81	83	81	67	52	47	45
Thu	45	45	47	56	53	49	48	49	50	58	75	80	83	66	53	47	46
Fri	45	45	46	49	48	48	48	49	54	64	81	82	73	61	51	47	45
Sat	45	45	45	45	46	46	47	48	49	51	52	52	50	48	47	47	45
Sun	44	44	44	45	45	46	46	47	48	48	48	48	47	47	47	47	45