Best Time to Drive from Vallejo to Redwood City

Right now (5:51 pm PDT): about 81 minutes via I-80 West and US-101 South, usually 64 at this time.

Only 79% 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	74	82	73	65	63	60	59	59	63	60	63	55	53	52	51
Tue	49	61	84	95	84	69	64	58	57	59	64	64	68	62	53	52	51
Wed	49	60	81	88	77	65	64	59	57	58	64	66	74	63	53	52	51
Thu	49	61	80	89	82	68	64	61	60	63	70	74	82	67	55	52	51
Fri	49	57	64	67	64	58	58	58	61	64	69	69	72	65	57	54	51
Sat	50	51	51	52	53	56	67	71	70	69	70	68	70	67	60	57	52
Sun	50	50	50	51	52	54	60	63	68	68	68	68	67	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 97 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 60 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (72 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 97 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 97 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 60 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Vallejo to Redwood City?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 97 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	74	82	73	65	63	60	59	59	63	60	63	55	53	52	51
Tue	49	61	84	95	84	69	64	58	57	59	64	64	68	62	53	52	51
Wed	49	60	81	88	77	65	64	59	57	58	64	66	74	63	53	52	51
Thu	49	61	80	89	82	68	64	61	60	63	70	74	82	67	55	52	51
Fri	49	57	64	67	64	58	58	58	61	64	69	69	72	65	57	54	51
Sat	50	51	51	52	53	56	67	71	70	69	70	68	70	67	60	57	52
Sun	50	50	50	51	52	54	60	63	68	68	68	68	67	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	74	82	73	65	63	60	59	59	63	60	63	55	53	52	51
Tue	49	61	84	95	84	69	64	58	57	59	64	64	68	62	53	52	51
Wed	49	60	81	88	77	65	64	59	57	58	64	66	74	63	53	52	51
Thu	49	61	80	89	82	68	64	61	60	63	70	74	82	67	55	52	51
Fri	49	57	64	67	64	58	58	58	61	64	69	69	72	65	57	54	51
Sat	50	51	51	52	53	56	67	71	70	69	70	68	70	67	60	57	52
Sun	50	50	50	51	52	54	60	63	68	68	68	68	67	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	74	82	73	65	63	60	59	59	63	60	63	55	53	52	51
Tue	49	61	84	95	84	69	64	58	57	59	64	64	68	62	53	52	51
Wed	49	60	81	88	77	65	64	59	57	58	64	66	74	63	53	52	51
Thu	49	61	80	89	82	68	64	61	60	63	70	74	82	67	55	52	51
Fri	49	57	64	67	64	58	58	58	61	64	69	69	72	65	57	54	51
Sat	50	51	51	52	53	56	67	71	70	69	70	68	70	67	60	57	52
Sun	50	50	50	51	52	54	60	63	68	68	68	68	67	64	60	57	51