diff --git a/test/test_datasets_utils.py b/test/test_datasets_utils.py
index 2c6599ce497..cb4a0e8ba8f 100644
--- a/test/test_datasets_utils.py
+++ b/test/test_datasets_utils.py
@@ -36,6 +36,18 @@ def test_check_integrity(self):
         self.assertTrue(utils.check_integrity(existing_fpath))
         self.assertFalse(utils.check_integrity(nonexisting_fpath))
 
+    def test_get_redirect_url(self):
+        url = "http://www.vision.caltech.edu/visipedia-data/CUB-200-2011/CUB_200_2011.tgz"
+        expected = "https://drive.google.com/file/d/1hbzc_P1FuxMkcabkgn9ZKinBwW683j45/view"
+
+        actual = utils._get_redirect_url(url)
+        assert actual == expected
+
+    def test_get_redirect_url_max_hops_exceeded(self):
+        url = "http://www.vision.caltech.edu/visipedia-data/CUB-200-2011/CUB_200_2011.tgz"
+        with self.assertRaises(RecursionError):
+            utils._get_redirect_url(url, max_hops=0)
+
     def test_download_url(self):
         with get_tmp_dir() as temp_dir:
             url = "http://github.com/pytorch/vision/archive/master.zip"
diff --git a/torchvision/datasets/utils.py b/torchvision/datasets/utils.py
index 6a32cc07fd5..9490f8e972b 100644
--- a/torchvision/datasets/utils.py
+++ b/torchvision/datasets/utils.py
@@ -42,7 +42,23 @@ def check_integrity(fpath: str, md5: Optional[str] = None) -> bool:
     return check_md5(fpath, md5)
 
 
-def download_url(url: str, root: str, filename: Optional[str] = None, md5: Optional[str] = None) -> None:
+def _get_redirect_url(url: str, max_hops: int = 10) -> str:
+    import requests
+
+    for hop in range(max_hops + 1):
+        response = requests.get(url)
+
+        if response.url == url or response.url is None:
+            return url
+
+        url = response.url
+    else:
+        raise RecursionError(f"Too many redirects: {max_hops + 1})")
+
+
+def download_url(
+    url: str, root: str, filename: Optional[str] = None, md5: Optional[str] = None, max_redirect_hops: int = 3
+) -> None:
     """Download a file from a url and place it in root.
 
     Args:
@@ -50,6 +66,7 @@ def download_url(url: str, root: str, filename: Optional[str] = None, md5: Optio
         root (str): Directory to place downloaded file in
         filename (str, optional): Name to save the file under. If None, use the basename of the URL
         md5 (str, optional): MD5 checksum of the download. If None, do not check
+        max_redirect_hops (int, optional): Maximum number of redirect hops allowed
     """
     import urllib
 
@@ -63,27 +80,32 @@ def download_url(url: str, root: str, filename: Optional[str] = None, md5: Optio
     # check if file is already present locally
     if check_integrity(fpath, md5):
         print('Using downloaded and verified file: ' + fpath)
-    else:   # download the file
-        try:
-            print('Downloading ' + url + ' to ' + fpath)
+        return
+
+    # expand redirect chain if needed
+    url = _get_redirect_url(url, max_hops=max_redirect_hops)
+
+    # download the file
+    try:
+        print('Downloading ' + url + ' to ' + fpath)
+        urllib.request.urlretrieve(
+            url, fpath,
+            reporthook=gen_bar_updater()
+        )
+    except (urllib.error.URLError, IOError) as e:  # type: ignore[attr-defined]
+        if url[:5] == 'https':
+            url = url.replace('https:', 'http:')
+            print('Failed download. Trying https -> http instead.'
+                  ' Downloading ' + url + ' to ' + fpath)
             urllib.request.urlretrieve(
                 url, fpath,
                 reporthook=gen_bar_updater()
             )
-        except (urllib.error.URLError, IOError) as e:  # type: ignore[attr-defined]
-            if url[:5] == 'https':
-                url = url.replace('https:', 'http:')
-                print('Failed download. Trying https -> http instead.'
-                      ' Downloading ' + url + ' to ' + fpath)
-                urllib.request.urlretrieve(
-                    url, fpath,
-                    reporthook=gen_bar_updater()
-                )
-            else:
-                raise e
-        # check integrity of downloaded file
-        if not check_integrity(fpath, md5):
-            raise RuntimeError("File not found or corrupted.")
+        else:
+            raise e
+    # check integrity of downloaded file
+    if not check_integrity(fpath, md5):
+        raise RuntimeError("File not found or corrupted.")
 
 
 def list_dir(root: str, prefix: bool = False) -> List[str]: