How do I redirect a post url to a custom url?

Question

Well, actually WordPress provides wp redirect function. And here is a small plugin I’ve used a while back

<?php
$redirect_meta_key = 'redirect_to';

add_action('template_redirect', 'redirect_this');

function redirect_this($nothing)
{
    global $wp_query, $redirect_meta_key;

    if(is_single() || is_page()) {
        $redirect = get_post_meta($wp_query->post->ID, $redirect_meta_key, true);
        if('' != $redirect) {
            wp_redirect($redirect);
            header("Status: 302");
            exit;
        }
    }
}

?>

No all you have to do is to it in a custom field redirect_to with a value of absolute path to the other page, or alternatively, add a custom meta box