Best Time to Drive from Hayward to Daly City

Right now (7:35 pm PST): about 39 minutes via US-101 North and SR-92 West and I-280 North, usually 38 at this time.

Only 53% 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 Daly City 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	33	35	42	48	43	39	37	37	36	38	40	41	44	41	37	35	34
Tue	33	35	49	58	48	41	38	37	36	38	39	42	46	43	38	35	34
Wed	33	35	47	54	45	41	38	37	36	39	40	43	48	44	39	36	33
Thu	33	35	49	56	46	41	38	37	37	38	41	45	48	45	40	37	34
Fri	33	35	39	40	38	37	37	37	37	39	42	42	45	44	40	36	33
Sat	34	34	34	34	34	35	37	40	39	38	39	38	39	38	36	35	34
Sun	34	34	34	33	34	34	35	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	36	36	34

About this drive

On weekdays the 34-mile drive from Hayward to Daly City (via US-101 North and SR-92 West and I-280 North) usually takes as little as 33 minutes and up to 60 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 37 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Saturdays (40 minutes).

About 26 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 8 miles surface streets (10 to 21 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Hayward to central Daly City 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 Daly City?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 33 minutes then, versus up to 60 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Hayward to Daly City?

The 34-mile drive usually takes 33 to 60 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 37 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Hayward to Daly City?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 60 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 North in Bay Area (10 miles) · SR-92 West in Bay Area (9 miles) · I-280 North in Bay Area (6 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	35	42	48	43	39	37	37	36	38	40	41	44	41	37	35	34
Tue	33	35	49	58	48	41	38	37	36	38	39	42	46	43	38	35	34
Wed	33	35	47	54	45	41	38	37	36	39	40	43	48	44	39	36	33
Thu	33	35	49	56	46	41	38	37	37	38	41	45	48	45	40	37	34
Fri	33	35	39	40	38	37	37	37	37	39	42	42	45	44	40	36	33
Sat	34	34	34	34	34	35	37	40	39	38	39	38	39	38	36	35	34
Sun	34	34	34	33	34	34	35	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	36	36	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	35	42	48	43	39	37	37	36	38	40	41	44	41	37	35	34
Tue	33	35	49	58	48	41	38	37	36	38	39	42	46	43	38	35	34
Wed	33	35	47	54	45	41	38	37	36	39	40	43	48	44	39	36	33
Thu	33	35	49	56	46	41	38	37	37	38	41	45	48	45	40	37	34
Fri	33	35	39	40	38	37	37	37	37	39	42	42	45	44	40	36	33
Sat	34	34	34	34	34	35	37	40	39	38	39	38	39	38	36	35	34
Sun	34	34	34	33	34	34	35	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	36	36	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	35	42	48	43	39	37	37	36	38	40	41	44	41	37	35	34
Tue	33	35	49	58	48	41	38	37	36	38	39	42	46	43	38	35	34
Wed	33	35	47	54	45	41	38	37	36	39	40	43	48	44	39	36	33
Thu	33	35	49	56	46	41	38	37	37	38	41	45	48	45	40	37	34
Fri	33	35	39	40	38	37	37	37	37	39	42	42	45	44	40	36	33
Sat	34	34	34	34	34	35	37	40	39	38	39	38	39	38	36	35	34
Sun	34	34	34	33	34	34	35	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	36	36	34