Best Time to Drive from Vallejo to Redwood City

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 74 minutes via I-80 West and US-101 South, usually 67 at this time.

Only 58% 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 Vallejo 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	49	61	73	84	72	62	60	58	58	59	63	61	63	56	53	52	51
Tue	49	61	81	90	79	67	62	57	57	58	64	63	67	61	53	52	51
Wed	49	60	80	88	77	65	64	59	57	58	64	66	74	64	53	52	51
Thu	49	61	81	90	78	67	64	60	60	62	69	72	81	67	56	53	51
Fri	49	56	64	67	63	58	58	59	61	63	69	69	73	66	58	54	51
Sat	50	50	51	51	53	56	66	68	68	67	69	67	68	65	59	56	52
Sun	50	50	50	51	52	54	59	62	66	67	68	66	66	64	60	57	51

About this drive

On weekdays the 56-mile drive from Vallejo to Redwood City (via I-80 West and US-101 South) usually takes as little as 49 minutes and up to 92 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 59 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (69 minutes).

About 51 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (5 to 9 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Vallejo 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 Vallejo to Redwood City?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 49 minutes then, versus up to 92 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 56-mile drive usually takes 49 to 92 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 59 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Vallejo to Redwood City?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 92 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-80 West in Bay Area (30 miles) · US-101 South in Bay Area (21 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	61	73	84	72	62	60	58	58	59	63	61	63	56	53	52	51
Tue	49	61	81	90	79	67	62	57	57	58	64	63	67	61	53	52	51
Wed	49	60	80	88	77	65	64	59	57	58	64	66	74	64	53	52	51
Thu	49	61	81	90	78	67	64	60	60	62	69	72	81	67	56	53	51
Fri	49	56	64	67	63	58	58	59	61	63	69	69	73	66	58	54	51
Sat	50	50	51	51	53	56	66	68	68	67	69	67	68	65	59	56	52
Sun	50	50	50	51	52	54	59	62	66	67	68	66	66	64	60	57	51

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	61	73	84	72	62	60	58	58	59	63	61	63	56	53	52	51
Tue	49	61	81	90	79	67	62	57	57	58	64	63	67	61	53	52	51
Wed	49	60	80	88	77	65	64	59	57	58	64	66	74	64	53	52	51
Thu	49	61	81	90	78	67	64	60	60	62	69	72	81	67	56	53	51
Fri	49	56	64	67	63	58	58	59	61	63	69	69	73	66	58	54	51
Sat	50	50	51	51	53	56	66	68	68	67	69	67	68	65	59	56	52
Sun	50	50	50	51	52	54	59	62	66	67	68	66	66	64	60	57	51

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	61	73	84	72	62	60	58	58	59	63	61	63	56	53	52	51
Tue	49	61	81	90	79	67	62	57	57	58	64	63	67	61	53	52	51
Wed	49	60	80	88	77	65	64	59	57	58	64	66	74	64	53	52	51
Thu	49	61	81	90	78	67	64	60	60	62	69	72	81	67	56	53	51
Fri	49	56	64	67	63	58	58	59	61	63	69	69	73	66	58	54	51
Sat	50	50	51	51	53	56	66	68	68	67	69	67	68	65	59	56	52
Sun	50	50	50	51	52	54	59	62	66	67	68	66	66	64	60	57	51