Best Time to Drive from Brentwood to Hayward

Right now (6:06 pm PDT): about 70 minutes via I-580 East, usually 74 at this time.

Only 32% 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 Brentwood 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	50	53	56	58	59	59	57	58	56	57	62	86	83	74	51	51	50
Tue	50	52	55	59	58	59	57	57	55	58	66	86	84	75	52	51	50
Wed	50	53	56	61	59	58	58	56	55	58	68	89	86	80	60	51	50
Thu	50	53	58	62	57	57	55	54	55	60	70	85	90	81	66	54	52
Fri	50	54	56	58	58	57	56	56	61	76	91	96	87	75	54	55	53
Sat	50	50	51	51	51	52	52	52	53	52	52	52	52	51	51	51	50
Sun	50	50	50	50	50	51	51	52	51	51	52	51	51	51	51	52	51

About this drive

On weekdays the 41-mile drive from Brentwood to Hayward (via I-580 East) usually takes as little as 50 minutes and up to 96 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 57 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (53 minutes).

About 20 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 22 miles surface streets (33 to 72 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Brentwood 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 Brentwood to Hayward?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 50 minutes then, versus up to 96 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 41-mile drive usually takes 50 to 96 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 57 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Brentwood to Hayward?

Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 96 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-580 East in Bay Area (20 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	50	53	56	58	59	59	57	58	56	57	62	86	83	74	51	51	50
Tue	50	52	55	59	58	59	57	57	55	58	66	86	84	75	52	51	50
Wed	50	53	56	61	59	58	58	56	55	58	68	89	86	80	60	51	50
Thu	50	53	58	62	57	57	55	54	55	60	70	85	90	81	66	54	52
Fri	50	54	56	58	58	57	56	56	61	76	91	96	87	75	54	55	53
Sat	50	50	51	51	51	52	52	52	53	52	52	52	52	51	51	51	50
Sun	50	50	50	50	50	51	51	52	51	51	52	51	51	51	51	52	51

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	50	53	56	58	59	59	57	58	56	57	62	86	83	74	51	51	50
Tue	50	52	55	59	58	59	57	57	55	58	66	86	84	75	52	51	50
Wed	50	53	56	61	59	58	58	56	55	58	68	89	86	80	60	51	50
Thu	50	53	58	62	57	57	55	54	55	60	70	85	90	81	66	54	52
Fri	50	54	56	58	58	57	56	56	61	76	91	96	87	75	54	55	53
Sat	50	50	51	51	51	52	52	52	53	52	52	52	52	51	51	51	50
Sun	50	50	50	50	50	51	51	52	51	51	52	51	51	51	51	52	51

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	50	53	56	58	59	59	57	58	56	57	62	86	83	74	51	51	50
Tue	50	52	55	59	58	59	57	57	55	58	66	86	84	75	52	51	50
Wed	50	53	56	61	59	58	58	56	55	58	68	89	86	80	60	51	50
Thu	50	53	58	62	57	57	55	54	55	60	70	85	90	81	66	54	52
Fri	50	54	56	58	58	57	56	56	61	76	91	96	87	75	54	55	53
Sat	50	50	51	51	51	52	52	52	53	52	52	52	52	51	51	51	50
Sun	50	50	50	50	50	51	51	52	51	51	52	51	51	51	51	52	51