Best Time to Drive from Hayward to Pacifica

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 42 minutes via SR-92 West and I-280 North, usually 42 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 Hayward to Pacifica 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	37	38	47	61	44	42	40	40	40	42	42	43	48	43	39	38	38
Tue	37	39	54	68	55	44	41	40	40	41	42	49	57	50	41	39	38
Wed	37	38	52	66	50	43	41	40	40	42	43	54	58	52	42	39	38
Thu	37	39	53	68	54	43	41	40	40	41	43	56	58	53	44	39	38
Fri	37	38	42	46	41	41	41	40	41	42	43	46	52	48	43	39	37
Sat	37	37	38	38	38	39	40	43	42	41	42	41	42	41	40	38	38
Sun	37	38	38	38	38	38	38	39	40	40	40	40	39	40	39	38	38

About this drive

On weekdays the 35-mile drive from Hayward to Pacifica (via SR-92 West and I-280 North) usually takes as little as 37 minutes and up to 71 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 40 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Saturdays (43 minutes).

About 22 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 13 miles surface streets (18 to 37 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Hayward to central Pacifica 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 Pacifica?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 37 minutes then, versus up to 71 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 35-mile drive usually takes 37 to 71 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 40 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Hayward to Pacifica?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 71 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-92 West in Bay Area (14 miles) · I-280 North in Bay Area (8 miles)

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More drives

Pacifica 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	37	38	47	61	44	42	40	40	40	42	42	43	48	43	39	38	38
Tue	37	39	54	68	55	44	41	40	40	41	42	49	57	50	41	39	38
Wed	37	38	52	66	50	43	41	40	40	42	43	54	58	52	42	39	38
Thu	37	39	53	68	54	43	41	40	40	41	43	56	58	53	44	39	38
Fri	37	38	42	46	41	41	41	40	41	42	43	46	52	48	43	39	37
Sat	37	37	38	38	38	39	40	43	42	41	42	41	42	41	40	38	38
Sun	37	38	38	38	38	38	38	39	40	40	40	40	39	40	39	38	38

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	38	47	61	44	42	40	40	40	42	42	43	48	43	39	38	38
Tue	37	39	54	68	55	44	41	40	40	41	42	49	57	50	41	39	38
Wed	37	38	52	66	50	43	41	40	40	42	43	54	58	52	42	39	38
Thu	37	39	53	68	54	43	41	40	40	41	43	56	58	53	44	39	38
Fri	37	38	42	46	41	41	41	40	41	42	43	46	52	48	43	39	37
Sat	37	37	38	38	38	39	40	43	42	41	42	41	42	41	40	38	38
Sun	37	38	38	38	38	38	38	39	40	40	40	40	39	40	39	38	38

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	38	47	61	44	42	40	40	40	42	42	43	48	43	39	38	38
Tue	37	39	54	68	55	44	41	40	40	41	42	49	57	50	41	39	38
Wed	37	38	52	66	50	43	41	40	40	42	43	54	58	52	42	39	38
Thu	37	39	53	68	54	43	41	40	40	41	43	56	58	53	44	39	38
Fri	37	38	42	46	41	41	41	40	41	42	43	46	52	48	43	39	37
Sat	37	37	38	38	38	39	40	43	42	41	42	41	42	41	40	38	38
Sun	37	38	38	38	38	38	38	39	40	40	40	40	39	40	39	38	38