Best Time to Drive from Concord to Hayward

Right now (3:34 am PST): about 32 minutes via SR-24 West and I-580 West.

Only 44% 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 Concord 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	31	33	37	47	41	35	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	33	32	32	32
Tue	31	33	37	52	47	38	34	34	34	34	35	35	36	34	33	32	32
Wed	31	33	38	53	44	36	34	34	34	34	35	35	35	34	33	32	32
Thu	31	33	38	54	47	36	34	33	34	34	35	35	36	34	33	32	32
Fri	31	33	35	44	37	34	34	34	34	35	35	35	34	34	33	32	32
Sat	32	32	32	32	32	33	33	33	33	34	34	33	33	33	33	32	32
Sun	32	32	32	32	32	33	33	33	34	34	33	33	33	33	33	33	32

About this drive

On weekdays the 33-mile drive from Concord to Hayward (via SR-24 West and I-580 West) usually takes as little as 31 minutes and up to 54 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 34 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (34 minutes).

About 29 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (6 to 13 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Concord 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 Concord to Hayward?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 31 minutes then, versus up to 54 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 33-mile drive usually takes 31 to 54 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 34 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Concord to Hayward?

Leaving around 8 am on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 54 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-24 West in Bay Area (17 miles) · I-580 West in Bay Area (7 miles) · I-680 South in Bay Area (5 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	33	37	47	41	35	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	33	32	32	32
Tue	31	33	37	52	47	38	34	34	34	34	35	35	36	34	33	32	32
Wed	31	33	38	53	44	36	34	34	34	34	35	35	35	34	33	32	32
Thu	31	33	38	54	47	36	34	33	34	34	35	35	36	34	33	32	32
Fri	31	33	35	44	37	34	34	34	34	35	35	35	34	34	33	32	32
Sat	32	32	32	32	32	33	33	33	33	34	34	33	33	33	33	32	32
Sun	32	32	32	32	32	33	33	33	34	34	33	33	33	33	33	33	32

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	33	37	47	41	35	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	33	32	32	32
Tue	31	33	37	52	47	38	34	34	34	34	35	35	36	34	33	32	32
Wed	31	33	38	53	44	36	34	34	34	34	35	35	35	34	33	32	32
Thu	31	33	38	54	47	36	34	33	34	34	35	35	36	34	33	32	32
Fri	31	33	35	44	37	34	34	34	34	35	35	35	34	34	33	32	32
Sat	32	32	32	32	32	33	33	33	33	34	34	33	33	33	33	32	32
Sun	32	32	32	32	32	33	33	33	34	34	33	33	33	33	33	33	32

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	33	37	47	41	35	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	33	32	32	32
Tue	31	33	37	52	47	38	34	34	34	34	35	35	36	34	33	32	32
Wed	31	33	38	53	44	36	34	34	34	34	35	35	35	34	33	32	32
Thu	31	33	38	54	47	36	34	33	34	34	35	35	36	34	33	32	32
Fri	31	33	35	44	37	34	34	34	34	35	35	35	34	34	33	32	32
Sat	32	32	32	32	32	33	33	33	33	34	34	33	33	33	33	32	32
Sun	32	32	32	32	32	33	33	33	34	34	33	33	33	33	33	33	32