Best Time to Drive from Hayward to Cupertino

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 34 minutes via I-880 South and SR-84 South and US-101 South, usually 35 at this time.

Only 34% 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 Hayward to Cupertino 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	30	33	43	51	43	37	35	35	35	38	42	43	43	40	34	31	31
Tue	30	34	47	62	52	40	37	35	35	38	43	45	50	42	36	33	31
Wed	30	33	48	58	50	40	37	35	35	39	44	49	50	43	37	33	31
Thu	30	33	48	61	50	41	37	36	36	39	43	47	50	43	38	34	31
Fri	30	33	39	40	36	35	35	35	37	40	43	45	44	40	38	33	31
Sat	31	31	31	32	31	32	34	35	34	34	35	37	38	37	35	32	31
Sun	31	31	31	31	31	31	32	33	34	33	33	34	33	34	33	33	31

About this drive

On weekdays the 32-mile drive from Hayward to Cupertino (via I-880 South and SR-84 South and US-101 South) usually takes as little as 30 minutes and up to 62 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 36 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Saturdays (38 minutes).

About 27 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (6 to 14 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Hayward to central Cupertino 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 Hayward to Cupertino?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 30 minutes then, versus up to 62 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 32-mile drive usually takes 30 to 62 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 36 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Hayward to Cupertino?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 62 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

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

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Cupertino to Hayward (return trip) · Hayward to San Francisco · Hayward to Oakland · Hayward to San Jose · Hayward to Palo Alto · Hayward to Berkeley · Hayward to Fremont · Hayward to Mountain View · Hayward to Pleasanton · Hayward to Santa Clara · Hayward to Richmond · Hayward to SFO

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	33	43	51	43	37	35	35	35	38	42	43	43	40	34	31	31
Tue	30	34	47	62	52	40	37	35	35	38	43	45	50	42	36	33	31
Wed	30	33	48	58	50	40	37	35	35	39	44	49	50	43	37	33	31
Thu	30	33	48	61	50	41	37	36	36	39	43	47	50	43	38	34	31
Fri	30	33	39	40	36	35	35	35	37	40	43	45	44	40	38	33	31
Sat	31	31	31	32	31	32	34	35	34	34	35	37	38	37	35	32	31
Sun	31	31	31	31	31	31	32	33	34	33	33	34	33	34	33	33	31

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	33	43	51	43	37	35	35	35	38	42	43	43	40	34	31	31
Tue	30	34	47	62	52	40	37	35	35	38	43	45	50	42	36	33	31
Wed	30	33	48	58	50	40	37	35	35	39	44	49	50	43	37	33	31
Thu	30	33	48	61	50	41	37	36	36	39	43	47	50	43	38	34	31
Fri	30	33	39	40	36	35	35	35	37	40	43	45	44	40	38	33	31
Sat	31	31	31	32	31	32	34	35	34	34	35	37	38	37	35	32	31
Sun	31	31	31	31	31	31	32	33	34	33	33	34	33	34	33	33	31

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	33	43	51	43	37	35	35	35	38	42	43	43	40	34	31	31
Tue	30	34	47	62	52	40	37	35	35	38	43	45	50	42	36	33	31
Wed	30	33	48	58	50	40	37	35	35	39	44	49	50	43	37	33	31
Thu	30	33	48	61	50	41	37	36	36	39	43	47	50	43	38	34	31
Fri	30	33	39	40	36	35	35	35	37	40	43	45	44	40	38	33	31
Sat	31	31	31	32	31	32	34	35	34	34	35	37	38	37	35	32	31
Sun	31	31	31	31	31	31	32	33	34	33	33	34	33	34	33	33	31