Best Time to Drive from Richmond to Redwood City

Right now (6:06 pm PDT): about 55 minutes via US-101 South and I-80 West, usually 45 at this time.

Only 78% 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 Richmond to Redwood City 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	37	44	53	64	60	50	47	47	46	46	51	49	50	45	41	39	39
Tue	37	44	59	75	65	55	51	45	44	45	51	53	57	55	42	40	39
Wed	37	43	57	66	61	52	52	46	44	45	51	55	61	56	42	39	38
Thu	37	44	56	66	63	55	52	48	47	49	58	61	72	61	44	40	38
Fri	38	41	48	50	51	45	45	45	47	49	57	56	58	54	45	41	38
Sat	38	38	38	39	40	42	52	57	58	56	56	55	56	55	49	45	40
Sun	38	38	38	38	39	40	46	50	53	56	55	55	53	52	50	46	39

About this drive

On weekdays the 42-mile drive from Richmond to Redwood City (via US-101 South and I-80 West) usually takes as little as 37 minutes and up to 75 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 47 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (58 minutes).

About 39 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 8 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Richmond to central Redwood City 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 Richmond to Redwood City?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 37 minutes then, versus up to 75 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 42-mile drive usually takes 37 to 75 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 47 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Richmond to Redwood City?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 75 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 South in Bay Area (21 miles) · I-80 West in Bay Area (15 miles) · I-580 West in Bay Area (3 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	44	53	64	60	50	47	47	46	46	51	49	50	45	41	39	39
Tue	37	44	59	75	65	55	51	45	44	45	51	53	57	55	42	40	39
Wed	37	43	57	66	61	52	52	46	44	45	51	55	61	56	42	39	38
Thu	37	44	56	66	63	55	52	48	47	49	58	61	72	61	44	40	38
Fri	38	41	48	50	51	45	45	45	47	49	57	56	58	54	45	41	38
Sat	38	38	38	39	40	42	52	57	58	56	56	55	56	55	49	45	40
Sun	38	38	38	38	39	40	46	50	53	56	55	55	53	52	50	46	39

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	44	53	64	60	50	47	47	46	46	51	49	50	45	41	39	39
Tue	37	44	59	75	65	55	51	45	44	45	51	53	57	55	42	40	39
Wed	37	43	57	66	61	52	52	46	44	45	51	55	61	56	42	39	38
Thu	37	44	56	66	63	55	52	48	47	49	58	61	72	61	44	40	38
Fri	38	41	48	50	51	45	45	45	47	49	57	56	58	54	45	41	38
Sat	38	38	38	39	40	42	52	57	58	56	56	55	56	55	49	45	40
Sun	38	38	38	38	39	40	46	50	53	56	55	55	53	52	50	46	39

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	44	53	64	60	50	47	47	46	46	51	49	50	45	41	39	39
Tue	37	44	59	75	65	55	51	45	44	45	51	53	57	55	42	40	39
Wed	37	43	57	66	61	52	52	46	44	45	51	55	61	56	42	39	38
Thu	37	44	56	66	63	55	52	48	47	49	58	61	72	61	44	40	38
Fri	38	41	48	50	51	45	45	45	47	49	57	56	58	54	45	41	38
Sat	38	38	38	39	40	42	52	57	58	56	56	55	56	55	49	45	40
Sun	38	38	38	38	39	40	46	50	53	56	55	55	53	52	50	46	39