Best Time to Drive from Hayward to SFO

Right now (1:04 pm PDT): about 35 minutes via US-101 North and SR-92 West, usually 33 at this time.

Only 39% 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 SFO 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	27	29	40	44	38	34	32	32	32	36	38	38	37	37	31	28	27
Tue	27	30	48	54	45	36	33	31	31	35	38	40	39	38	33	31	27
Wed	27	30	47	48	39	34	33	31	31	37	39	40	40	38	35	31	27
Thu	27	30	51	50	40	35	33	32	32	35	38	39	40	38	35	32	27
Fri	27	29	34	35	33	31	31	31	33	36	38	39	40	39	36	31	27
Sat	27	27	27	27	27	28	31	34	33	32	34	34	35	34	30	28	27
Sun	27	27	27	27	27	27	28	29	29	29	29	31	30	30	30	29	27

About this drive

On weekdays the 23-mile drive from Hayward to SFO (via US-101 North and SR-92 West) usually takes as little as 27 minutes and up to 55 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 33 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Saturdays (35 minutes).

About 14 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 9 miles surface streets (15 to 30 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 San Francisco International Airport (SFO) (Departures) 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 SFO?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 27 minutes then, versus up to 55 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 23-mile drive usually takes 27 to 55 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 33 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Hayward to SFO?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 55 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 North in Bay Area (7 miles) · SR-92 West in Bay Area (7 miles)

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More drives

SFO 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 SJC

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	27	29	40	44	38	34	32	32	32	36	38	38	37	37	31	28	27
Tue	27	30	48	54	45	36	33	31	31	35	38	40	39	38	33	31	27
Wed	27	30	47	48	39	34	33	31	31	37	39	40	40	38	35	31	27
Thu	27	30	51	50	40	35	33	32	32	35	38	39	40	38	35	32	27
Fri	27	29	34	35	33	31	31	31	33	36	38	39	40	39	36	31	27
Sat	27	27	27	27	27	28	31	34	33	32	34	34	35	34	30	28	27
Sun	27	27	27	27	27	27	28	29	29	29	29	31	30	30	30	29	27

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	27	29	40	44	38	34	32	32	32	36	38	38	37	37	31	28	27
Tue	27	30	48	54	45	36	33	31	31	35	38	40	39	38	33	31	27
Wed	27	30	47	48	39	34	33	31	31	37	39	40	40	38	35	31	27
Thu	27	30	51	50	40	35	33	32	32	35	38	39	40	38	35	32	27
Fri	27	29	34	35	33	31	31	31	33	36	38	39	40	39	36	31	27
Sat	27	27	27	27	27	28	31	34	33	32	34	34	35	34	30	28	27
Sun	27	27	27	27	27	27	28	29	29	29	29	31	30	30	30	29	27

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	27	29	40	44	38	34	32	32	32	36	38	38	37	37	31	28	27
Tue	27	30	48	54	45	36	33	31	31	35	38	40	39	38	33	31	27
Wed	27	30	47	48	39	34	33	31	31	37	39	40	40	38	35	31	27
Thu	27	30	51	50	40	35	33	32	32	35	38	39	40	38	35	32	27
Fri	27	29	34	35	33	31	31	31	33	36	38	39	40	39	36	31	27
Sat	27	27	27	27	27	28	31	34	33	32	34	34	35	34	30	28	27
Sun	27	27	27	27	27	27	28	29	29	29	29	31	30	30	30	29	27