Downtown Redwood City

Getting here

Leave the car at home. Local, limited, and express Caltrain trains all stop at Redwood City, and Courthouse Square is a five- to eight-minute walk from the platform.

By Caltrain

Station
1 James Ave, beside Sequoia Station and the SamTrans bus bays (fare Zone 2)
Walk downtown
Five to eight minutes northeast up Broadway, under the "Climate Best" arch, to Courthouse Square, the Fox Theatre, and the History Museum. The cinema on Middlefield is a few minutes farther.
Trains
Local, limited, and express trains all stop here. Expect about four trains an hour each way midday and more at rush hour.
At the station
A paid lot (about 557 spaces), bike racks and lockers, and SamTrans buses including the ECR line.

Timetable and station info on caltrain.com

Fox Theatre, 2221 BroadwayCinemark Century Redwood Downtown 20 and XD, 825 Middlefield RdCourthouse Square, 2200 BroadwaySan Mateo County History Museum, 2200 BroadwayLathrop House, Marshall St & Hamilton St (behind the History Museum)"Climate Best by Government Test" Sign, Broadway near Arguello St (by the Caltrain station)Center for Creativity, 800 Main StYouth Mural Alley, Behind Hotel Sequoia, 800 Main StCommercial Way Mural Corridor, Around 55 Perry St"Contemplative Canopy" Mural, Winslow St skybridge (Hall of Justice)Game Kastle Escape Room, 340 Walnut StVeterans Boulevard / Kaiser Area, Veterans Blvd between Whipple Ave and Maple StLuna Del Soul, 822 Cassia StRedwood City Caltrain Station, 1 James Ave
Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors

Parking

The city garages give the first 90 minutes free, with higher hourly rates after 6 PM on weekdays and all day on weekends. Those rates were last changed in 2023, so check the posted signs.

  • Jefferson Avenue Garage830 Jefferson Ave (under the Cinemark theater, between Broadway and Middlefield) · City garage under the Cinemark. First 90 minutes free, and a movie ticket validates for longer. The lower level usually has more spaces.
  • Marshall Street GarageMarshall St between Jefferson Ave and Main St (also reachable via an alley from Broadway) · Four-level city garage with about 390 spaces, a short walk to Courthouse Square and the Fox. Same rates as the Jefferson garage.
  • 601 Marshall / Middlefield underground garage601 Marshall St (entrances on Jefferson Ave and Middlefield Rd) · Five-level underground garage with about 255 public spaces, close to the library and City Hall.
  • Crossing 900 Garage900 Middlefield Rd · Private office garage. About 200 of its 900 spaces open to the public after 5 PM, handy on movie and show nights.
  • County Government Center GarageMiddlefield Rd at Veterans Blvd · County garage, free to the public on weekends. Check the signs at the entrance.
  • Caltrain Station Lot1 James Ave (north of Broadway) · Paid Caltrain lot. Check the signs for evening and weekend rates; it is handy for the Fox or the cinema after the commute.
  • Downtown surface lots and metersVarious, around Broadway, Main St, and Middlefield Rd · Metered city lots, about 8 AM to 8 PM. Pay by app or at the kiosk.