Best Time to Drive from Hayward to Saratoga

Right now (6:50 pm PDT): about 43 minutes via SR-85 South and I-880 South and SR-84 South, usually 41 at this time.

Only 71% 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 Saratoga 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	34	37	47	54	46	41	39	39	39	42	50	52	52	44	38	35	34
Tue	34	38	51	65	56	44	41	39	39	44	56	62	67	53	41	36	35
Wed	34	37	51	61	53	44	41	39	39	44	58	66	67	53	41	37	35
Thu	34	37	51	63	53	45	41	40	39	44	55	65	65	52	42	38	35
Fri	34	37	43	44	40	39	39	39	41	45	52	53	50	44	41	37	34
Sat	35	35	35	36	35	36	38	39	39	38	39	41	42	41	39	36	35
Sun	35	34	35	35	35	35	36	37	38	37	37	38	37	38	36	37	35

About this drive

On weekdays the 36-mile drive from Hayward to Saratoga (via SR-85 South and I-880 South and SR-84 South) usually takes as little as 34 minutes and up to 71 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 40 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Saturdays (42 minutes).

About 31 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (7 to 15 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Hayward to central Saratoga 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 Saratoga?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 34 minutes then, versus up to 71 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 36-mile drive usually takes 34 to 71 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 40 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Hayward to Saratoga?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 71 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-85 South in Bay Area (10 miles) · I-880 South in Bay Area (7 miles) · SR-84 South in Bay Area (7 miles) · US-101 South 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	34	37	47	54	46	41	39	39	39	42	50	52	52	44	38	35	34
Tue	34	38	51	65	56	44	41	39	39	44	56	62	67	53	41	36	35
Wed	34	37	51	61	53	44	41	39	39	44	58	66	67	53	41	37	35
Thu	34	37	51	63	53	45	41	40	39	44	55	65	65	52	42	38	35
Fri	34	37	43	44	40	39	39	39	41	45	52	53	50	44	41	37	34
Sat	35	35	35	36	35	36	38	39	39	38	39	41	42	41	39	36	35
Sun	35	34	35	35	35	35	36	37	38	37	37	38	37	38	36	37	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	37	47	54	46	41	39	39	39	42	50	52	52	44	38	35	34
Tue	34	38	51	65	56	44	41	39	39	44	56	62	67	53	41	36	35
Wed	34	37	51	61	53	44	41	39	39	44	58	66	67	53	41	37	35
Thu	34	37	51	63	53	45	41	40	39	44	55	65	65	52	42	38	35
Fri	34	37	43	44	40	39	39	39	41	45	52	53	50	44	41	37	34
Sat	35	35	35	36	35	36	38	39	39	38	39	41	42	41	39	36	35
Sun	35	34	35	35	35	35	36	37	38	37	37	38	37	38	36	37	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	37	47	54	46	41	39	39	39	42	50	52	52	44	38	35	34
Tue	34	38	51	65	56	44	41	39	39	44	56	62	67	53	41	36	35
Wed	34	37	51	61	53	44	41	39	39	44	58	66	67	53	41	37	35
Thu	34	37	51	63	53	45	41	40	39	44	55	65	65	52	42	38	35
Fri	34	37	43	44	40	39	39	39	41	45	52	53	50	44	41	37	34
Sat	35	35	35	36	35	36	38	39	39	38	39	41	42	41	39	36	35
Sun	35	34	35	35	35	35	36	37	38	37	37	38	37	38	36	37	35