Traffic Predict

Best Time to Drive from Salinas to Redwood City

Right now (5:33 pm PDT): about 80 minutes via US-101 North, usually 85 at this time.

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Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Salinas to Redwood City by day and time you leave (local time)
Leave5am6am7am8am9am10am11am12pm1pm2pm3pm4pm5pm6pm7pm8pm9pm
Mon76971069688818079798182838177757574
Tue7510411911092848079798183848379757574
Wed7510311410591838179808282848479767574
Thu7610111310691847978808383848580767574
Fri7588948782818180818283838581767574
Sat7374747476798081828283838583817874
Sun7474737375778083868686868784827873

About this drive

On weekdays the 82-mile drive from Salinas to Redwood City (via US-101 North) usually takes as little as 74 minutes and up to 119 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 80 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Sundays (87 minutes).

About 79 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (3 to 5 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Salinas 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 Salinas to Redwood City?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 74 minutes then, versus up to 119 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 82-mile drive usually takes 74 to 119 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 80 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Salinas to Redwood City?

Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 119 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 North in Bay Area (59 miles)

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