Best Time to Drive from Hayward to San Mateo

Right now (6:02 am PDT): about 25 minutes via SR-92 West, usually 27 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.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Hayward to San Mateo 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	23	25	36	40	33	29	28	29	28	33	37	35	32	33	28	24	23
Tue	23	27	43	49	38	31	29	27	28	32	36	37	38	37	30	27	23
Wed	23	27	43	44	34	30	29	27	28	34	37	38	39	36	31	27	23
Thu	23	27	47	47	36	31	29	30	29	32	36	37	38	36	32	28	23
Fri	23	25	30	31	27	27	27	27	30	33	37	36	35	34	31	27	23
Sat	23	23	23	23	23	25	28	30	29	28	31	31	31	30	26	24	23
Sun	23	23	23	23	23	24	24	26	25	25	26	26	25	25	25	24	23

About this drive

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 50 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 29 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (31 minutes).

About 7 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 10 miles surface streets (16 to 34 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 San Mateo (South El Camino Real) 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 San Mateo?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 23 minutes then, versus up to 50 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 50 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 29 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Hayward to San Mateo?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 50 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-92 West in Bay Area (7 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	23	25	36	40	33	29	28	29	28	33	37	35	32	33	28	24	23
Tue	23	27	43	49	38	31	29	27	28	32	36	37	38	37	30	27	23
Wed	23	27	43	44	34	30	29	27	28	34	37	38	39	36	31	27	23
Thu	23	27	47	47	36	31	29	30	29	32	36	37	38	36	32	28	23
Fri	23	25	30	31	27	27	27	27	30	33	37	36	35	34	31	27	23
Sat	23	23	23	23	23	25	28	30	29	28	31	31	31	30	26	24	23
Sun	23	23	23	23	23	24	24	26	25	25	26	26	25	25	25	24	23

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	23	25	36	40	33	29	28	29	28	33	37	35	32	33	28	24	23
Tue	23	27	43	49	38	31	29	27	28	32	36	37	38	37	30	27	23
Wed	23	27	43	44	34	30	29	27	28	34	37	38	39	36	31	27	23
Thu	23	27	47	47	36	31	29	30	29	32	36	37	38	36	32	28	23
Fri	23	25	30	31	27	27	27	27	30	33	37	36	35	34	31	27	23
Sat	23	23	23	23	23	25	28	30	29	28	31	31	31	30	26	24	23
Sun	23	23	23	23	23	24	24	26	25	25	26	26	25	25	25	24	23

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	23	25	36	40	33	29	28	29	28	33	37	35	32	33	28	24	23
Tue	23	27	43	49	38	31	29	27	28	32	36	37	38	37	30	27	23
Wed	23	27	43	44	34	30	29	27	28	34	37	38	39	36	31	27	23
Thu	23	27	47	47	36	31	29	30	29	32	36	37	38	36	32	28	23
Fri	23	25	30	31	27	27	27	27	30	33	37	36	35	34	31	27	23
Sat	23	23	23	23	23	25	28	30	29	28	31	31	31	30	26	24	23
Sun	23	23	23	23	23	24	24	26	25	25	26	26	25	25	25	24	23