Best Time to Drive from Sunnyvale to Redwood City

Right now (6:03 pm PDT): about 25 minutes via US-101 North, usually 21 at this time.

Only 71% 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.

About this drive

On weekdays the 17-mile drive from Sunnyvale to Redwood City (via US-101 North) usually takes as little as 17 minutes and up to 29 minutes, when leaving around 5:30 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 19 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (20 minutes).

About 13 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (5 to 11 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Sunnyvale 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 Sunnyvale to Redwood City?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 17 minutes then, versus up to 29 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 17-mile drive usually takes 17 to 29 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 19 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Sunnyvale to Redwood City?

Leaving around 5:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 29 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 North in Bay Area (11 miles) · SR-85 North in Bay Area (2 miles)

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