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Best Time to Drive from Berkeley to Hayward

Right now (9:03 am PDT): about 34 minutes via I-880 South, usually 32 at this time.

Only 48% 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.

On weekdays the 20-mile drive from Berkeley to Hayward (via I-880 South) usually takes as little as 23 minutes and up to 38 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 28 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (30 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Hayward to Berkeley

Freeway, about 15 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 5 miles: 10 to 18 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 central Berkeley (Martin Luther King Junior Way) 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 Berkeley to Hayward by day and time you leave (local time)
Leave5am6am7am8am9am10am11am12pm1pm2pm3pm4pm5pm6pm7pm8pm9pm
Mon2327313132313029282928313430252424
Tue2326303333312928272830343734252424
Wed2327293232302928272829333732252423
Thu2326293334312827283030343835262423
Fri2325262730282830293031353633262423
Sat2324262626272929282929303028262724
Sun2323232426272828292929292927272724

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 Berkeley to Hayward?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 23 minutes then, versus up to 38 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 20-mile drive usually takes 23 to 38 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 28 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Berkeley to Hayward?

Leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 38 minutes.

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Freeways on this drive

I-880 South in Bay Area (11 miles) · I-980 West in Bay Area (2 miles) · I-238 South in Bay Area (1.4 miles)

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