Best Time to Drive from Hanford to Fresno

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

Only 20% 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 Hanford to Fresno by day and time you leave (local time)
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About this drive

On weekdays the 42-mile drive from Hanford to Fresno (via SR-198 West and SR-41 North) usually takes as little as 48 minutes and up to 52 minutes, when leaving around 10 am on Fridays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 51 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 am on Sundays (49 minutes).

About 15 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 28 miles surface streets (33 to 36 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Hanford to central Fresno 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 Hanford to Fresno?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 48 minutes then, versus up to 52 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 42-mile drive usually takes 48 to 52 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 51 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Hanford to Fresno?

Leaving around 10 am on Fridays is usually slowest, about 52 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-41 North in Fresno (3 miles)

Fresno traffic right now · Fresno traffic tomorrow

More drives

Fresno to Hanford (return trip)

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