Best Time to Drive from Hayward to Mountain View

Right now (11:21 am PST): about 35 minutes via I-880 South and US-101 South and SR-84 South, usually 35 at this time.

Only 36% 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 Mountain View 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	32	44	49	42	36	34	34	35	38	41	42	44	40	34	30	29
Tue	29	33	49	60	50	39	36	34	34	38	42	45	50	43	36	32	29
Wed	28	32	49	57	47	39	36	34	35	39	43	50	51	43	37	33	30
Thu	29	32	49	57	48	40	36	35	35	38	42	48	51	43	38	33	30
Fri	29	32	39	39	35	34	34	34	36	40	42	44	44	40	38	33	29
Sat	30	29	30	30	30	30	33	34	33	33	34	36	37	37	34	30	30
Sun	29	29	29	29	29	30	30	31	32	32	32	33	32	33	31	31	30

About this drive

On weekdays the 27-mile drive from Hayward to Mountain View (via I-880 South and US-101 South and SR-84 South) usually takes as little as 28 minutes and up to 60 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 35 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Saturdays (37 minutes).

About 21 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (10 to 23 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Hayward (Mission Boulevard) to central Mountain View (Castro Street) 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 Mountain View?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 28 minutes then, versus up to 60 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Hayward to Mountain View?

The 27-mile drive usually takes 28 to 60 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 35 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Hayward to Mountain View?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 60 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-880 South in Bay Area (7 miles) · US-101 South in Bay Area (6 miles) · SR-84 South in Bay Area (6 miles) · SR-85 South in Bay Area (1.5 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	32	44	49	42	36	34	34	35	38	41	42	44	40	34	30	29
Tue	29	33	49	60	50	39	36	34	34	38	42	45	50	43	36	32	29
Wed	28	32	49	57	47	39	36	34	35	39	43	50	51	43	37	33	30
Thu	29	32	49	57	48	40	36	35	35	38	42	48	51	43	38	33	30
Fri	29	32	39	39	35	34	34	34	36	40	42	44	44	40	38	33	29
Sat	30	29	30	30	30	30	33	34	33	33	34	36	37	37	34	30	30
Sun	29	29	29	29	29	30	30	31	32	32	32	33	32	33	31	31	30

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	32	44	49	42	36	34	34	35	38	41	42	44	40	34	30	29
Tue	29	33	49	60	50	39	36	34	34	38	42	45	50	43	36	32	29
Wed	28	32	49	57	47	39	36	34	35	39	43	50	51	43	37	33	30
Thu	29	32	49	57	48	40	36	35	35	38	42	48	51	43	38	33	30
Fri	29	32	39	39	35	34	34	34	36	40	42	44	44	40	38	33	29
Sat	30	29	30	30	30	30	33	34	33	33	34	36	37	37	34	30	30
Sun	29	29	29	29	29	30	30	31	32	32	32	33	32	33	31	31	30

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	32	44	49	42	36	34	34	35	38	41	42	44	40	34	30	29
Tue	29	33	49	60	50	39	36	34	34	38	42	45	50	43	36	32	29
Wed	28	32	49	57	47	39	36	34	35	39	43	50	51	43	37	33	30
Thu	29	32	49	57	48	40	36	35	35	38	42	48	51	43	38	33	30
Fri	29	32	39	39	35	34	34	34	36	40	42	44	44	40	38	33	29
Sat	30	29	30	30	30	30	33	34	33	33	34	36	37	37	34	30	30
Sun	29	29	29	29	29	30	30	31	32	32	32	33	32	33	31	31	30