Best Time to Drive from Mountain View to Hayward

Right now (10:18 am PDT): about 34 minutes via US-101 North and I-880 North and SR-84 North, usually 34 at this time.

Only 44% 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 Mountain View to Hayward 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	29	31	36	39	37	35	34	34	36	40	50	46	47	43	35	30	29
Tue	29	32	38	41	38	37	34	33	35	40	51	56	60	55	42	33	30
Wed	29	32	37	38	37	36	35	34	36	42	52	55	58	55	42	33	30
Thu	29	32	38	39	37	35	35	35	36	41	57	57	59	55	42	35	30
Fri	29	31	34	35	34	34	34	35	38	43	50	49	49	45	39	33	29
Sat	29	29	29	29	29	31	34	35	34	37	37	38	39	36	33	32	31
Sun	29	29	29	29	29	30	31	32	32	32	33	32	32	33	32	31	30

About this drive

On weekdays the 27-mile drive from Mountain View to Hayward (via US-101 North and I-880 North and SR-84 North) usually takes as little as 29 minutes and up to 60 minutes, when leaving around 5:30 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 36 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (40 minutes).

About 21 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (11 to 25 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Mountain View (Castro Street) to central Hayward (Mission Boulevard) 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 Mountain View to Hayward?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 29 minutes then, versus up to 60 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Mountain View to Hayward?

The 27-mile drive usually takes 29 to 60 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 36 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Mountain View to Hayward?

Leaving around 5:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 60 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 North in Bay Area (8 miles) · I-880 North in Bay Area (7 miles) · SR-84 North in Bay Area (5 miles) · SR-85 North in Bay Area (1.4 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	31	36	39	37	35	34	34	36	40	50	46	47	43	35	30	29
Tue	29	32	38	41	38	37	34	33	35	40	51	56	60	55	42	33	30
Wed	29	32	37	38	37	36	35	34	36	42	52	55	58	55	42	33	30
Thu	29	32	38	39	37	35	35	35	36	41	57	57	59	55	42	35	30
Fri	29	31	34	35	34	34	34	35	38	43	50	49	49	45	39	33	29
Sat	29	29	29	29	29	31	34	35	34	37	37	38	39	36	33	32	31
Sun	29	29	29	29	29	30	31	32	32	32	33	32	32	33	32	31	30

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	31	36	39	37	35	34	34	36	40	50	46	47	43	35	30	29
Tue	29	32	38	41	38	37	34	33	35	40	51	56	60	55	42	33	30
Wed	29	32	37	38	37	36	35	34	36	42	52	55	58	55	42	33	30
Thu	29	32	38	39	37	35	35	35	36	41	57	57	59	55	42	35	30
Fri	29	31	34	35	34	34	34	35	38	43	50	49	49	45	39	33	29
Sat	29	29	29	29	29	31	34	35	34	37	37	38	39	36	33	32	31
Sun	29	29	29	29	29	30	31	32	32	32	33	32	32	33	32	31	30

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	31	36	39	37	35	34	34	36	40	50	46	47	43	35	30	29
Tue	29	32	38	41	38	37	34	33	35	40	51	56	60	55	42	33	30
Wed	29	32	37	38	37	36	35	34	36	42	52	55	58	55	42	33	30
Thu	29	32	38	39	37	35	35	35	36	41	57	57	59	55	42	35	30
Fri	29	31	34	35	34	34	34	35	38	43	50	49	49	45	39	33	29
Sat	29	29	29	29	29	31	34	35	34	37	37	38	39	36	33	32	31
Sun	29	29	29	29	29	30	31	32	32	32	33	32	32	33	32	31	30