Halfway between San Francisco, CA and San Jose, CA

The spot that splits the drive fairly — measured in real driving time, not a point drawn on a map. It's around Redwood City, CA, where each side drives about 30 min.

San Francisco
30 min
San Jose
30 min
Fair meeting point: Redwood City, CA
San Francisco
30 min
San Jose
30 min
Total
1 hr
48 mi

How far is San Francisco from San Jose?

It's about 48 mi by road from San Francisco, CA to San Jose, CA — roughly 1 hr of driving without stops. The fair meeting point is near Redwood City, CA, where San Francisco drives 30 min and San Jose drives 30 min.

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Where to actually meet

Real spots near Redwood City, CA to pick as your rendezvous.

  • Public Bocce Court
    Attraction · at the midpoint
  • Domin Hoskins Black History Museum & Learning Center
    Museum · at the midpoint
  • Wiegand Gallery
    Gallery · 3 mi away
  • Historic Railroad Station
    Attraction · 5 mi away
  • Peabody Fine Art Gallery and Framing
    Gallery · 5 mi away
  • Simon Breitbard
    Gallery · 5 mi away

Towns between San Francisco and San Jose

Redwood CityCity · 88,314Palo AltoCity · 65,364San MateoCity · 103,536Mountain ViewCity · 82,739

Because San Francisco and San Jose are a near-even drive apart, Redwood City, CA lands close to the geographic middle — but on longer or lopsided trips the fair point shifts toward whoever would otherwise drive longer. That's the difference between splitting the distance and splitting the drive.

Other meeting points

Fair spots for nearby routes and other trips from San Francisco and San Jose.