Best Time to Drive from Galt to Hayward

Right now (12:51 am PST): about 81 minutes via I-580 East and SR-99 South.

Only 25% 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 Galt 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	80	83	86	87	88	88	88	88	87	90	96	100	96	89	84	82	81
Tue	80	83	88	87	88	88	87	87	86	93	99	100	96	89	86	82	80
Wed	80	83	88	89	88	88	87	87	87	93	103	103	99	94	90	84	80
Thu	80	83	91	88	87	87	86	85	86	94	96	94	94	90	88	85	81
Fri	80	83	85	86	86	87	87	90	95	104	108	100	97	89	84	83	81
Sat	80	80	80	81	81	82	83	82	84	84	84	83	83	83	83	81	80
Sun	80	81	80	80	80	81	81	82	81	81	81	81	81	81	82	81	80

About this drive

On weekdays the 83-mile drive from Galt to Hayward (via I-580 East and SR-99 South) usually takes as little as 80 minutes and up to 108 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 89 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (84 minutes).

About 40 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 43 miles surface streets (10 to 17 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Galt 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 Galt to Hayward?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 80 minutes then, versus up to 108 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 83-mile drive usually takes 80 to 108 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 89 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Galt to Hayward?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 108 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-580 East in Bay Area (28 miles) · SR-99 South in Bay Area (12 miles)

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More drives

Hayward to Galt (return trip) · Galt to San Francisco · Galt to Sacramento · Galt to Oakland · Galt to Stockton · Galt to Fremont · Galt to Elk Grove

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	80	83	86	87	88	88	88	88	87	90	96	100	96	89	84	82	81
Tue	80	83	88	87	88	88	87	87	86	93	99	100	96	89	86	82	80
Wed	80	83	88	89	88	88	87	87	87	93	103	103	99	94	90	84	80
Thu	80	83	91	88	87	87	86	85	86	94	96	94	94	90	88	85	81
Fri	80	83	85	86	86	87	87	90	95	104	108	100	97	89	84	83	81
Sat	80	80	80	81	81	82	83	82	84	84	84	83	83	83	83	81	80
Sun	80	81	80	80	80	81	81	82	81	81	81	81	81	81	82	81	80

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	80	83	86	87	88	88	88	88	87	90	96	100	96	89	84	82	81
Tue	80	83	88	87	88	88	87	87	86	93	99	100	96	89	86	82	80
Wed	80	83	88	89	88	88	87	87	87	93	103	103	99	94	90	84	80
Thu	80	83	91	88	87	87	86	85	86	94	96	94	94	90	88	85	81
Fri	80	83	85	86	86	87	87	90	95	104	108	100	97	89	84	83	81
Sat	80	80	80	81	81	82	83	82	84	84	84	83	83	83	83	81	80
Sun	80	81	80	80	80	81	81	82	81	81	81	81	81	81	82	81	80

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	80	83	86	87	88	88	88	88	87	90	96	100	96	89	84	82	81
Tue	80	83	88	87	88	88	87	87	86	93	99	100	96	89	86	82	80
Wed	80	83	88	89	88	88	87	87	87	93	103	103	99	94	90	84	80
Thu	80	83	91	88	87	87	86	85	86	94	96	94	94	90	88	85	81
Fri	80	83	85	86	86	87	87	90	95	104	108	100	97	89	84	83	81
Sat	80	80	80	81	81	82	83	82	84	84	84	83	83	83	83	81	80
Sun	80	81	80	80	80	81	81	82	81	81	81	81	81	81	82	81	80