Best Time to Drive from Walnut Creek to Redwood City

Right now (7:20 pm PDT): about 78 minutes via US-101 South and SR-24 West and I-80 West, usually 51 at this time.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Walnut Creek 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	52	58	65	61	54	51	51	49	49	52	52	53	50	47	46	45
Tue	43	51	64	71	66	59	54	49	48	49	53	55	59	56	47	45	45
Wed	43	51	61	69	64	57	55	50	48	49	53	56	63	58	47	45	44
Thu	43	51	60	66	64	59	55	51	49	50	55	60	72	63	49	46	45
Fri	43	49	53	52	52	50	48	48	49	52	56	56	62	59	50	46	44
Sat	44	44	47	47	48	50	57	61	61	60	59	57	57	57	52	50	46
Sun	44	44	44	45	48	49	51	55	56	60	58	58	55	54	52	51	45

About this drive

On weekdays the 49-mile drive from Walnut Creek to Redwood City (via US-101 South and SR-24 West and I-80 West) usually takes as little as 43 minutes and up to 72 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 50 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (62 minutes).

About 47 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (3 to 6 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Walnut Creek 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 Walnut Creek to Redwood City?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 43 minutes then, versus up to 72 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Walnut Creek to Redwood City?

The 49-mile drive usually takes 43 to 72 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 50 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Walnut Creek to Redwood City?

Leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 72 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 South in Bay Area (21 miles) · SR-24 West in Bay Area (14 miles) · I-80 West in Bay Area (10 miles) · I-580 East in Bay Area (1.2 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	52	58	65	61	54	51	51	49	49	52	52	53	50	47	46	45
Tue	43	51	64	71	66	59	54	49	48	49	53	55	59	56	47	45	45
Wed	43	51	61	69	64	57	55	50	48	49	53	56	63	58	47	45	44
Thu	43	51	60	66	64	59	55	51	49	50	55	60	72	63	49	46	45
Fri	43	49	53	52	52	50	48	48	49	52	56	56	62	59	50	46	44
Sat	44	44	47	47	48	50	57	61	61	60	59	57	57	57	52	50	46
Sun	44	44	44	45	48	49	51	55	56	60	58	58	55	54	52	51	45

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	52	58	65	61	54	51	51	49	49	52	52	53	50	47	46	45
Tue	43	51	64	71	66	59	54	49	48	49	53	55	59	56	47	45	45
Wed	43	51	61	69	64	57	55	50	48	49	53	56	63	58	47	45	44
Thu	43	51	60	66	64	59	55	51	49	50	55	60	72	63	49	46	45
Fri	43	49	53	52	52	50	48	48	49	52	56	56	62	59	50	46	44
Sat	44	44	47	47	48	50	57	61	61	60	59	57	57	57	52	50	46
Sun	44	44	44	45	48	49	51	55	56	60	58	58	55	54	52	51	45

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	52	58	65	61	54	51	51	49	49	52	52	53	50	47	46	45
Tue	43	51	64	71	66	59	54	49	48	49	53	55	59	56	47	45	45
Wed	43	51	61	69	64	57	55	50	48	49	53	56	63	58	47	45	44
Thu	43	51	60	66	64	59	55	51	49	50	55	60	72	63	49	46	45
Fri	43	49	53	52	52	50	48	48	49	52	56	56	62	59	50	46	44
Sat	44	44	47	47	48	50	57	61	61	60	59	57	57	57	52	50	46
Sun	44	44	44	45	48	49	51	55	56	60	58	58	55	54	52	51	45