Best Time to Drive from Pacifica to Hayward

Right now (7:05 pm PDT): about 36 minutes via SR-92 East and I-280 South, usually 35 at this time.

Only 33% 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 Pacifica 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	34	35	36	42	43	37	37	37	38	40	47	45	48	42	36	36	35
Tue	34	36	38	43	43	37	36	37	38	41	46	51	59	50	40	35	34
Wed	35	36	37	43	43	37	37	38	39	43	47	53	59	51	39	35	35
Thu	34	36	37	43	44	38	37	37	38	41	45	53	59	51	40	35	34
Fri	35	35	36	36	37	36	37	37	38	41	45	46	49	43	38	36	35
Sat	35	34	34	35	35	35	37	38	37	37	38	38	38	36	35	35	34
Sun	34	34	34	34	34	35	35	36	36	36	36	36	36	35	35	36	35

About this drive

On weekdays the 34-mile drive from Pacifica to Hayward (via SR-92 East and I-280 South) usually takes as little as 34 minutes and up to 61 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 38 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Saturdays (38 minutes).

About 26 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 8 miles surface streets (11 to 19 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Pacifica to central Hayward 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 Pacifica to Hayward?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 34 minutes then, versus up to 61 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 34-mile drive usually takes 34 to 61 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 38 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Pacifica to Hayward?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 61 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-92 East in Bay Area (17 miles) · I-280 South in Bay Area (9 miles)

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More drives

Hayward to Pacifica (return trip) · Pacifica to San Jose · Pacifica to San Francisco · Pacifica to Oakland · Pacifica to Stockton · Pacifica to Fremont · Pacifica to Santa Rosa

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	35	36	42	43	37	37	37	38	40	47	45	48	42	36	36	35
Tue	34	36	38	43	43	37	36	37	38	41	46	51	59	50	40	35	34
Wed	35	36	37	43	43	37	37	38	39	43	47	53	59	51	39	35	35
Thu	34	36	37	43	44	38	37	37	38	41	45	53	59	51	40	35	34
Fri	35	35	36	36	37	36	37	37	38	41	45	46	49	43	38	36	35
Sat	35	34	34	35	35	35	37	38	37	37	38	38	38	36	35	35	34
Sun	34	34	34	34	34	35	35	36	36	36	36	36	36	35	35	36	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	35	36	42	43	37	37	37	38	40	47	45	48	42	36	36	35
Tue	34	36	38	43	43	37	36	37	38	41	46	51	59	50	40	35	34
Wed	35	36	37	43	43	37	37	38	39	43	47	53	59	51	39	35	35
Thu	34	36	37	43	44	38	37	37	38	41	45	53	59	51	40	35	34
Fri	35	35	36	36	37	36	37	37	38	41	45	46	49	43	38	36	35
Sat	35	34	34	35	35	35	37	38	37	37	38	38	38	36	35	35	34
Sun	34	34	34	34	34	35	35	36	36	36	36	36	36	35	35	36	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	35	36	42	43	37	37	37	38	40	47	45	48	42	36	36	35
Tue	34	36	38	43	43	37	36	37	38	41	46	51	59	50	40	35	34
Wed	35	36	37	43	43	37	37	38	39	43	47	53	59	51	39	35	35
Thu	34	36	37	43	44	38	37	37	38	41	45	53	59	51	40	35	34
Fri	35	35	36	36	37	36	37	37	38	41	45	46	49	43	38	36	35
Sat	35	34	34	35	35	35	37	38	37	37	38	38	38	36	35	35	34
Sun	34	34	34	34	34	35	35	36	36	36	36	36	36	35	35	36	35