Best Time to Drive from Fairfield to Hayward

Right now (3:34 am PST): about 53 minutes via I-80 West and I-580 West.

Only 72% 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 Fairfield 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	58	77	78	65	59	59	58	58	58	61	59	59	54	53	53	52
Tue	50	57	84	91	70	60	59	57	57	58	61	59	61	55	53	52	52
Wed	50	57	83	89	67	59	59	58	59	59	61	61	63	56	53	52	52
Thu	50	58	89	91	69	61	59	59	58	60	65	63	62	58	54	53	51
Fri	50	55	64	71	59	57	59	60	61	62	66	61	61	58	56	53	51
Sat	52	52	52	53	53	56	58	59	58	59	61	61	62	59	57	55	52
Sun	52	51	51	51	53	54	57	59	60	62	62	61	62	62	60	56	52

About this drive

On weekdays the 56-mile drive from Fairfield to Hayward (via I-80 West and I-580 West) usually takes as little as 50 minutes and up to 98 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 59 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Sundays (62 minutes).

About 51 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (6 to 10 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Fairfield 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 Fairfield to Hayward?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 50 minutes then, versus up to 98 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 56-mile drive usually takes 50 to 98 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 59 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Fairfield to Hayward?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 98 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-80 West in Bay Area (37 miles) · I-580 West in Bay Area (15 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	58	77	78	65	59	59	58	58	58	61	59	59	54	53	53	52
Tue	50	57	84	91	70	60	59	57	57	58	61	59	61	55	53	52	52
Wed	50	57	83	89	67	59	59	58	59	59	61	61	63	56	53	52	52
Thu	50	58	89	91	69	61	59	59	58	60	65	63	62	58	54	53	51
Fri	50	55	64	71	59	57	59	60	61	62	66	61	61	58	56	53	51
Sat	52	52	52	53	53	56	58	59	58	59	61	61	62	59	57	55	52
Sun	52	51	51	51	53	54	57	59	60	62	62	61	62	62	60	56	52

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	50	58	77	78	65	59	59	58	58	58	61	59	59	54	53	53	52
Tue	50	57	84	91	70	60	59	57	57	58	61	59	61	55	53	52	52
Wed	50	57	83	89	67	59	59	58	59	59	61	61	63	56	53	52	52
Thu	50	58	89	91	69	61	59	59	58	60	65	63	62	58	54	53	51
Fri	50	55	64	71	59	57	59	60	61	62	66	61	61	58	56	53	51
Sat	52	52	52	53	53	56	58	59	58	59	61	61	62	59	57	55	52
Sun	52	51	51	51	53	54	57	59	60	62	62	61	62	62	60	56	52

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	50	58	77	78	65	59	59	58	58	58	61	59	59	54	53	53	52
Tue	50	57	84	91	70	60	59	57	57	58	61	59	61	55	53	52	52
Wed	50	57	83	89	67	59	59	58	59	59	61	61	63	56	53	52	52
Thu	50	58	89	91	69	61	59	59	58	60	65	63	62	58	54	53	51
Fri	50	55	64	71	59	57	59	60	61	62	66	61	61	58	56	53	51
Sat	52	52	52	53	53	56	58	59	58	59	61	61	62	59	57	55	52
Sun	52	51	51	51	53	54	57	59	60	62	62	61	62	62	60	56	52