Best Time to Drive from Cupertino to Hayward

Right now (6:06 pm PDT): about 49 minutes via US-101 North and I-880 North and SR-85 North, usually 38 at this time.

Only 71% of this drive is measured by working traffic sensors right now. The rest is estimated from nearby sensors, typical speeds and street traffic, so times can be off. Why so few sensors work.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Cupertino to Hayward by day and time you leave (local time)
Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	30	33	40	41	35	33	33	34	37	46	44	42	38	33	30	29
Tue	29	30	34	43	45	38	34	33	34	37	44	50	50	48	40	33	30
Wed	29	30	35	40	44	38	34	34	35	39	46	50	50	48	39	33	30
Thu	29	30	35	41	46	37	34	34	34	39	50	52	50	48	39	33	30
Fri	29	30	32	36	35	34	34	34	36	40	46	47	45	43	37	32	30
Sat	29	29	29	29	29	31	32	33	33	36	35	36	36	35	32	32	31
Sun	29	29	29	29	29	30	31	31	31	31	32	32	32	32	31	31	29

About this drive

On weekdays the 31-mile drive from Cupertino to Hayward (via US-101 North and I-880 North and SR-85 North) usually takes as little as 29 minutes and up to 53 minutes, when leaving around 5:30 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 35 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (37 minutes).

About 28 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 8 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Cupertino to central Hayward along the route on the map. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Simulated from typical freeway speeds at each point of the drive for the time you would reach it, from every 5-minute reading we have recorded. We don't have sensors on surface streets yet, so the time on them is estimated from how congested the freeways around each end of the drive are at that time, in both directions: streets jam when the freeways do.

Questions

What is the best time to drive from Cupertino to Hayward?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 29 minutes then, versus up to 53 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Cupertino to Hayward?

The 31-mile drive usually takes 29 to 53 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 35 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Cupertino to Hayward?

Leaving around 5:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 53 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 North in Bay Area (11 miles) · I-880 North in Bay Area (7 miles) · SR-85 North in Bay Area (6 miles) · SR-84 North in Bay Area (4 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	30	33	40	41	35	33	33	34	37	46	44	42	38	33	30	29
Tue	29	30	34	43	45	38	34	33	34	37	44	50	50	48	40	33	30
Wed	29	30	35	40	44	38	34	34	35	39	46	50	50	48	39	33	30
Thu	29	30	35	41	46	37	34	34	34	39	50	52	50	48	39	33	30
Fri	29	30	32	36	35	34	34	34	36	40	46	47	45	43	37	32	30
Sat	29	29	29	29	29	31	32	33	33	36	35	36	36	35	32	32	31
Sun	29	29	29	29	29	30	31	31	31	31	32	32	32	32	31	31	29

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	30	33	40	41	35	33	33	34	37	46	44	42	38	33	30	29
Tue	29	30	34	43	45	38	34	33	34	37	44	50	50	48	40	33	30
Wed	29	30	35	40	44	38	34	34	35	39	46	50	50	48	39	33	30
Thu	29	30	35	41	46	37	34	34	34	39	50	52	50	48	39	33	30
Fri	29	30	32	36	35	34	34	34	36	40	46	47	45	43	37	32	30
Sat	29	29	29	29	29	31	32	33	33	36	35	36	36	35	32	32	31
Sun	29	29	29	29	29	30	31	31	31	31	32	32	32	32	31	31	29

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	30	33	40	41	35	33	33	34	37	46	44	42	38	33	30	29
Tue	29	30	34	43	45	38	34	33	34	37	44	50	50	48	40	33	30
Wed	29	30	35	40	44	38	34	34	35	39	46	50	50	48	39	33	30
Thu	29	30	35	41	46	37	34	34	34	39	50	52	50	48	39	33	30
Fri	29	30	32	36	35	34	34	34	36	40	46	47	45	43	37	32	30
Sat	29	29	29	29	29	31	32	33	33	36	35	36	36	35	32	32	31
Sun	29	29	29	29	29	30	31	31	31	31	32	32	32	32	31	31	29