Best Time to Drive from South San Francisco to Redwood City

Right now (7:04 pm PDT): about 16 minutes via US-101 South, usually 17 at this time.

About this drive

On weekdays the 16-mile drive from South San Francisco to Redwood City (via US-101 South) usually takes as little as 15 minutes and up to 24 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 17 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Saturdays (18 minutes).

About 15 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.6 miles surface streets (2 to 4 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central South San Francisco 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 South San Francisco to Redwood City?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 15 minutes then, versus up to 24 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 16-mile drive usually takes 15 to 24 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 17 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from South San Francisco to Redwood City?

Leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 24 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 South in Bay Area (15 miles)

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