South
www.mapquest.com
By car, it's about 215 miles.
About 225 miles.
about 349 kilometers or 217 miles.
like 4 hours if you take the 505/winters cutoff
About 3 hours, depending on traffic around SF.
It will require about 3.5 hours of driving time to travel that 216.32 miles according to MapQuest.
The Doors, in a song titled "Runnin' Blue"... The Doors were scheduled to play with Redding at Winterland in San Francisco on December 26th to 28th, 1967. He died on December 10th.
The best route from Redding, CA, to 505 Parnassus Ave, San Francisco, is to take I-5 South to I-580 West. Merge onto I-80 West, and then take the exit toward CA-1 South. Follow CA-1 until you reach Parnassus Ave. This route typically offers the quickest access to San Francisco, depending on traffic conditions.
west to east
The distance from San Jose to Redding, Ca is 247 boring miles.
635 miles taking this route:Take I-80 EAST, from San Francisco, to I-505 NORTH to REDDING off EXIT 56.Take I-505 NORTH to I-5 NORTH.Take I-5 NORTH to Portland.