Traffic Predict

Best Time to Drive from Hayward to San Mateo

Right now (2:32 pm PDT): about 34 minutes via SR-92 West, usually 32 at this time.

Only 25% 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.

On weekdays the 17-mile drive from Hayward to San Mateo (via SR-92 West) usually takes as little as 23 minutes and up to 49 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 27 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (29 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: San Mateo to Hayward

Freeway, about 7 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 10 miles: 16 to 32 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from central Hayward (Mission Boulevard) to central San Mateo (South El Camino Real) along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Hayward to San Mateo by day and time you leave (local time)
Leave5am6am7am8am9am10am11am12pm1pm2pm3pm4pm5pm6pm7pm8pm9pm
Mon2326343530272626273035333030262323
Tue2326414635292725252935363635282523
Wed2326414031282725263235373634292523
Thu2326424332282625273134353634302723
Fri2325282925252625283235353331292623
Sat2323232323242628272629292928252323
Sun2323232323232324242424252424242323

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 San Mateo?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 23 minutes then, versus up to 49 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Hayward to San Mateo?

The 17-mile drive usually takes 23 to 49 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 27 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Hayward to San Mateo?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 49 minutes.

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