Best Time to Drive from Fresno to Hanford

Right now (7:49 pm PDT): about 49 minutes via SR-198 East and SR-41 South, usually 50 at this time.

Only 17% 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 Fresno to Hanford 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	49	50	50	51	52	52	53	53	53	52	52	51	51	50	50	50	50
Tue	49	51	51	53	53	53	53	54	54	52	52	51	51	50	50	50	50
Wed	49	50	51	53	54	53	53	54	54	53	53	52	52	50	50	50	50
Thu	49	50	51	53	52	53	54	54	53	52	52	52	52	50	50	50	50
Fri	49	50	51	52	55	54	54	54	53	52	52	53	51	50	50	50	50
Sat	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50
Sun	50	51	50	50	50	50	49	50	50	50	50	50	49	50	50	50	50

About this drive

On weekdays the 43-mile drive from Fresno to Hanford (via SR-198 East and SR-41 South) usually takes as little as 49 minutes and up to 55 minutes, when leaving around 9 am on Fridays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 53 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6 am on Sundays (51 minutes).

About 15 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 28 miles surface streets (35 to 39 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Fresno to central Hanford 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 Fresno to Hanford?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 49 minutes then, versus up to 55 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Fresno to Hanford?

The 43-mile drive usually takes 49 to 55 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 53 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Fresno to Hanford?

Leaving around 9 am on Fridays is usually slowest, about 55 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-41 South in Fresno (4 miles)

Fresno traffic right now · Fresno traffic tomorrow

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
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Fri	49	50	51	52	55	54	54	54	53	52	52	53	51	50	50	50	50
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