Traffic from Oakland to Redwood Shores (Hayward, San Mateo: high school, where to live, bus)

[Marleydog]

I just took a job at Oracle and am trying to figure out the fastest commute. What do you suggest there and back? My hours will be 8-5 and I live off the 580 near the 980 interchange.

Thanks

[Baron von Costume]

Originally Posted by Marleydog

I just took a job at Oracle and am trying to figure out the fastest commute. What do you suggest there and back? My hours will be 8-5 and I live off the 580 near the 980 interchange.

Thanks

Congratulations. You have just picked perhaps the WORST possible commute path in the whole Bay area. The Nimitz is a parking lot. The connector (238 between 580 and the Nimitz is horrible). The San Mateo Bridge is awful.

You really haven't got a lot of choices. The best bet I think is just to take the 880 all the way to the 92 (San Mateo Bridge) and grit your teeth. Do *not* drive the 580 to 238, which will be jammed with people coming from Caucasia (i.e., Contra Costa County and the Delta) down to the Valley or Palo Alto.

[sonarrat]

Originally Posted by Marleydog

I just took a job at Oracle and am trying to figure out the fastest commute. What do you suggest there and back? My hours will be 8-5 and I live off the 580 near the 980 interchange.

Thanks

For a public transport option, take BART to Hayward, then get on the AC Transit M bus. It drops you off right on the Oracle campus. To drive, as Baron said, you take 980 to 880 and take the San Mateo Bridge towards 101 s/b.

I did a similar drive using 238/580 on a Friday afternoon, and I was surprised - traffic was actually much worse going the other direction because of a ballgame in SF. It was about 15 minutes of waiting to merge onto 880, and then from there I got to downtown Oakland in record time! But then I tried to come back at 6 pm via the Bay Bridge. It was stop and go from the foot of the maze to halfway across the span, and the northbound direction was a solid line of cars all the way from 92 to the Bay Bridge and continuing all the way to Oakland.

[Joe_Ryder]

The two above posts give excellent advice. I'm in complete agreement with the Baron. I'd either find a different job or a different place to live. I hope you're getting paid because that's a nasty commute.

From the way you constructed your post, I'm taking a wild guess you're from LA so maybe you'll feel right at home.

[cardinal2007]

The M has wi Fi, Google transit says to leave before 6, and you get there before 7:45.

from: MacArthur BART station to: 300 Oracle Pkwy, Redwood City, CA - Google Maps

You can work on the bus using the VPN, if you think that might help. Driving will be hard in the land for $4 tolls, and $4.60 gas, but yeah, taking the 980 to 880 to 92 to 101 to Ralston would be the quickest way, make sure you have a FastTrak, or carpool, to pass the bridge toll fast.

[18Montclair]

Not a good commute at all. There's no avoiding traffic but I guess the quickest route would be 880 to the SM Bridge.

[nathali]

My husband has jjust got an offer to work in Redwood SHores. Pls I need tips where to live I need the best high school in the suburbs and a budget of $4000 a month for housing.help