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)
Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	28	30	34	33	32	31	30	31	31	33	38	37	36	33	29	28	28
Tue	28	31	38	39	33	31	31	30	31	34	41	42	43	40	33	29	28
Wed	27	30	37	36	32	31	31	30	31	37	41	44	44	39	33	28	28
Thu	27	31	36	34	32	31	30	30	32	35	40	41	42	39	34	30	27
Fri	27	29	31	30	29	30	30	30	33	36	39	40	39	36	32	29	27
Sat	27	27	27	28	28	28	30	31	30	31	32	33	33	32	29	28	28
Sun	27	27	27	27	28	28	28	29	29	29	30	29	29	29	28	28	28

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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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	28	30	34	33	32	31	30	31	31	33	38	37	36	33	29	28	28
Tue	28	31	38	39	33	31	31	30	31	34	41	42	43	40	33	29	28
Wed	27	30	37	36	32	31	31	30	31	37	41	44	44	39	33	28	28
Thu	27	31	36	34	32	31	30	30	32	35	40	41	42	39	34	30	27
Fri	27	29	31	30	29	30	30	30	33	36	39	40	39	36	32	29	27
Sat	27	27	27	28	28	28	30	31	30	31	32	33	33	32	29	28	28
Sun	27	27	27	27	28	28	28	29	29	29	30	29	29	29	28	28	28

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	28	30	34	33	32	31	30	31	31	33	38	37	36	33	29	28	28
Tue	28	31	38	39	33	31	31	30	31	34	41	42	43	40	33	29	28
Wed	27	30	37	36	32	31	31	30	31	37	41	44	44	39	33	28	28
Thu	27	31	36	34	32	31	30	30	32	35	40	41	42	39	34	30	27
Fri	27	29	31	30	29	30	30	30	33	36	39	40	39	36	32	29	27
Sat	27	27	27	28	28	28	30	31	30	31	32	33	33	32	29	28	28
Sun	27	27	27	27	28	28	28	29	29	29	30	29	29	29	28	28	28

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	28	30	34	33	32	31	30	31	31	33	38	37	36	33	29	28	28
Tue	28	31	38	39	33	31	31	30	31	34	41	42	43	40	33	29	28
Wed	27	30	37	36	32	31	31	30	31	37	41	44	44	39	33	28	28
Thu	27	31	36	34	32	31	30	30	32	35	40	41	42	39	34	30	27
Fri	27	29	31	30	29	30	30	30	33	36	39	40	39	36	32	29	27
Sat	27	27	27	28	28	28	30	31	30	31	32	33	33	32	29	28	28
Sun	27	27	27	27	28	28	28	29	29	29	30	29	29	29	28	28	28