Best Time to Drive from Campbell to Hayward

Right now (5:49 pm PDT): about 43 minutes via I-880 North, usually 37 at this time.

Only 70% 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 Campbell 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	29	30	33	38	38	35	34	34	36	39	48	50	52	48	35	31	29
Tue	29	30	33	39	43	35	34	34	35	39	49	59	63	59	45	33	29
Wed	29	30	33	39	43	36	35	34	36	41	50	60	63	59	46	34	29
Thu	29	30	33	39	43	36	34	34	35	40	53	62	64	59	45	34	29
Fri	29	30	32	33	35	34	34	35	36	44	52	55	53	49	40	33	29
Sat	29	29	29	29	30	31	32	34	35	37	38	38	38	37	34	32	30
Sun	29	29	29	29	29	30	31	32	32	33	33	34	33	35	33	32	30

About this drive

On weekdays the 32-mile drive from Campbell to Hayward (via I-880 North) usually takes as little as 29 minutes and up to 64 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 36 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Saturdays (38 minutes).

About 29 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 7 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Campbell 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 Campbell to Hayward?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 29 minutes then, versus up to 64 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 32-mile drive usually takes 29 to 64 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 36 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Campbell to Hayward?

Leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 64 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-880 North in Bay Area (27 miles) · SR-17 North in Bay Area (2 miles)

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More drives

Hayward to Campbell (return trip) · Campbell to Lodi · Campbell to San Francisco · Campbell to Oakland · Campbell to Stockton · Campbell to Fremont · Campbell to Modesto · Campbell to Salinas · Campbell to Sunnyvale

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	30	33	38	38	35	34	34	36	39	48	50	52	48	35	31	29
Tue	29	30	33	39	43	35	34	34	35	39	49	59	63	59	45	33	29
Wed	29	30	33	39	43	36	35	34	36	41	50	60	63	59	46	34	29
Thu	29	30	33	39	43	36	34	34	35	40	53	62	64	59	45	34	29
Fri	29	30	32	33	35	34	34	35	36	44	52	55	53	49	40	33	29
Sat	29	29	29	29	30	31	32	34	35	37	38	38	38	37	34	32	30
Sun	29	29	29	29	29	30	31	32	32	33	33	34	33	35	33	32	30

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	30	33	38	38	35	34	34	36	39	48	50	52	48	35	31	29
Tue	29	30	33	39	43	35	34	34	35	39	49	59	63	59	45	33	29
Wed	29	30	33	39	43	36	35	34	36	41	50	60	63	59	46	34	29
Thu	29	30	33	39	43	36	34	34	35	40	53	62	64	59	45	34	29
Fri	29	30	32	33	35	34	34	35	36	44	52	55	53	49	40	33	29
Sat	29	29	29	29	30	31	32	34	35	37	38	38	38	37	34	32	30
Sun	29	29	29	29	29	30	31	32	32	33	33	34	33	35	33	32	30

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	30	33	38	38	35	34	34	36	39	48	50	52	48	35	31	29
Tue	29	30	33	39	43	35	34	34	35	39	49	59	63	59	45	33	29
Wed	29	30	33	39	43	36	35	34	36	41	50	60	63	59	46	34	29
Thu	29	30	33	39	43	36	34	34	35	40	53	62	64	59	45	34	29
Fri	29	30	32	33	35	34	34	35	36	44	52	55	53	49	40	33	29
Sat	29	29	29	29	30	31	32	34	35	37	38	38	38	37	34	32	30
Sun	29	29	29	29	29	30	31	32	32	33	33	34	33	35	33	32	30