Traffic Predict

Best Time to Drive from San Jose to Redwood City

Right now (6:24 pm PDT): about 36 minutes via US-101 North, usually 26 at this time.

On weekdays the 24-mile drive from San Jose to Redwood City (via US-101 North) usually takes as little as 21 minutes and up to 41 minutes, when leaving around 8:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 24 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Sundays (23 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Redwood City to San Jose

Freeway, about 22 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 1.7 miles: 2 to 5 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from downtown San Jose to central Redwood City along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from San Jose to Redwood City by day and time you leave (local time)
Leave5am6am7am8am9am10am11am12pm1pm2pm3pm4pm5pm6pm7pm8pm9pm
Mon2123263230272423232326282825232222
Tue2123273839302624232426292927252222
Wed2123273735292524232527282929252222
Thu2123273735292524232528292928252222
Fri2122252926252424242526262725232221
Sat2122222222222323232323232322222222
Sun2222222222222323232323232323232222

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 San Jose to Redwood City?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 21 minutes then, versus up to 41 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 24-mile drive usually takes 21 to 41 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 24 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from San Jose to Redwood City?

Leaving around 8:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 41 minutes.

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Freeways on this drive

US-101 North in Bay Area (18 miles) · SR-87 North in Bay Area (4 miles)

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