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.
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, most of it on US-101. 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 CourtAttraction · at the midpoint
- Domin Hoskins Black History Museum & Learning CenterMuseum · at the midpoint
- Wiegand GalleryGallery · 3 mi away
- Historic Railroad StationAttraction · 5 mi away
- Peabody Fine Art Gallery and FramingGallery · 5 mi away
- Simon BreitbardGallery · 5 mi away
Towns between San Francisco and San Jose
Fair point vs. the map midpoint
A plain map midpoint between San Francisco and San Jose would put you about 6 mi from Redwood City, CA. The fair point sits closer to San Francisco because the drive on that side is slower or less direct, so meeting at the map midpoint would leave one of you driving longer.
Other meeting points
Fair spots for nearby routes and other trips from San Francisco and San Jose.