Best Time to Drive from San Ramon to Redwood City

Right now (5:49 pm PDT): about 61 minutes via SR-92 West and US-101 South, usually 54 at this time.

Only 31% 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 San Ramon 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	44	48	65	65	57	53	52	51	51	56	61	61	57	57	50	45	45
Tue	44	50	75	81	66	56	53	50	51	56	60	61	61	59	53	49	45
Wed	44	49	74	75	61	56	54	50	51	58	62	63	62	59	54	49	44
Thu	44	50	77	78	63	55	53	52	52	55	61	61	61	60	55	51	45
Fri	44	48	55	55	52	51	51	51	54	58	61	60	59	59	55	50	44
Sat	44	44	45	44	45	46	50	52	51	51	53	53	54	54	49	46	44
Sun	44	44	44	44	44	45	46	47	48	48	49	49	49	49	47	46	44

About this drive

On weekdays the 33-mile drive from San Ramon to Redwood City (via SR-92 West and US-101 South) usually takes as little as 44 minutes and up to 84 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 52 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Saturdays (55 minutes).

About 14 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 18 miles surface streets (31 to 57 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central San Ramon 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 San Ramon to Redwood City?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 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 San Ramon to Redwood City?

The 33-mile drive usually takes 44 to 84 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 52 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from San Ramon to Redwood City?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 84 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-92 West in Bay Area (9 miles) · US-101 South in Bay Area (5 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	48	65	65	57	53	52	51	51	56	61	61	57	57	50	45	45
Tue	44	50	75	81	66	56	53	50	51	56	60	61	61	59	53	49	45
Wed	44	49	74	75	61	56	54	50	51	58	62	63	62	59	54	49	44
Thu	44	50	77	78	63	55	53	52	52	55	61	61	61	60	55	51	45
Fri	44	48	55	55	52	51	51	51	54	58	61	60	59	59	55	50	44
Sat	44	44	45	44	45	46	50	52	51	51	53	53	54	54	49	46	44
Sun	44	44	44	44	44	45	46	47	48	48	49	49	49	49	47	46	44

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	48	65	65	57	53	52	51	51	56	61	61	57	57	50	45	45
Tue	44	50	75	81	66	56	53	50	51	56	60	61	61	59	53	49	45
Wed	44	49	74	75	61	56	54	50	51	58	62	63	62	59	54	49	44
Thu	44	50	77	78	63	55	53	52	52	55	61	61	61	60	55	51	45
Fri	44	48	55	55	52	51	51	51	54	58	61	60	59	59	55	50	44
Sat	44	44	45	44	45	46	50	52	51	51	53	53	54	54	49	46	44
Sun	44	44	44	44	44	45	46	47	48	48	49	49	49	49	47	46	44

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	48	65	65	57	53	52	51	51	56	61	61	57	57	50	45	45
Tue	44	50	75	81	66	56	53	50	51	56	60	61	61	59	53	49	45
Wed	44	49	74	75	61	56	54	50	51	58	62	63	62	59	54	49	44
Thu	44	50	77	78	63	55	53	52	52	55	61	61	61	60	55	51	45
Fri	44	48	55	55	52	51	51	51	54	58	61	60	59	59	55	50	44
Sat	44	44	45	44	45	46	50	52	51	51	53	53	54	54	49	46	44
Sun	44	44	44	44	44	45	46	47	48	48	49	49	49	49	47	46	44