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Best Time to Drive from SFO to Hayward

Right now (11:31 am PDT): about 31 minutes via US-101 South and SR-92 East, usually 30 at this time.

On weekdays the 23-mile drive from SFO to Hayward (via US-101 South and SR-92 East) usually takes as little as 27 minutes and up to 44 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 32 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (33 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Hayward to SFO

Freeway, about 14 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 9 miles: 15 to 28 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) (Departures) to central Hayward (Mission Boulevard) along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from SFO to Hayward by day and time you leave (local time)
Leave5am6am7am8am9am10am11am12pm1pm2pm3pm4pm5pm6pm7pm8pm9pm
Mon2830343332313031313338373633292828
Tue2831383933313130313441424340332928
Wed2730373632313130313741444439332828
Thu2731363432313030323540414239343027
Fri2729313029303030333639403936322927
Sat2727272828283031303132333332292828
Sun2727272728282829292930292929282828

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 SFO to Hayward?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 27 minutes then, versus up to 44 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 23-mile drive usually takes 27 to 44 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 32 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from SFO to Hayward?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 44 minutes.

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