Best Time to Drive from Gilroy to Hayward

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 58 minutes via US-101 North and I-880 North, usually 64 at this time.

Only 18% 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 Gilroy 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	52	66	80	76	68	63	60	59	61	65	69	68	69	64	57	54	53
Tue	51	65	82	79	71	62	60	60	60	65	72	74	76	69	62	54	53
Wed	51	65	83	78	70	64	60	60	62	66	73	76	76	70	62	54	53
Thu	51	66	80	76	70	63	60	59	61	66	74	75	76	70	63	54	53
Fri	51	60	69	67	61	60	60	60	63	68	73	73	72	68	61	54	52
Sat	52	52	53	53	54	56	58	59	60	62	63	64	64	63	59	56	53
Sun	53	53	53	52	53	54	56	58	59	61	61	62	64	64	62	59	53

About this drive

On weekdays the 58-mile drive from Gilroy to Hayward (via US-101 North and I-880 North) usually takes as little as 51 minutes and up to 84 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 61 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Sundays (66 minutes).

About 56 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (3 to 6 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Gilroy 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 Gilroy to Hayward?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 51 minutes then, versus up to 84 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 58-mile drive usually takes 51 to 84 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 61 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Gilroy to Hayward?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 84 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 North in Bay Area (35 miles) · I-880 North 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	52	66	80	76	68	63	60	59	61	65	69	68	69	64	57	54	53
Tue	51	65	82	79	71	62	60	60	60	65	72	74	76	69	62	54	53
Wed	51	65	83	78	70	64	60	60	62	66	73	76	76	70	62	54	53
Thu	51	66	80	76	70	63	60	59	61	66	74	75	76	70	63	54	53
Fri	51	60	69	67	61	60	60	60	63	68	73	73	72	68	61	54	52
Sat	52	52	53	53	54	56	58	59	60	62	63	64	64	63	59	56	53
Sun	53	53	53	52	53	54	56	58	59	61	61	62	64	64	62	59	53

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	66	80	76	68	63	60	59	61	65	69	68	69	64	57	54	53
Tue	51	65	82	79	71	62	60	60	60	65	72	74	76	69	62	54	53
Wed	51	65	83	78	70	64	60	60	62	66	73	76	76	70	62	54	53
Thu	51	66	80	76	70	63	60	59	61	66	74	75	76	70	63	54	53
Fri	51	60	69	67	61	60	60	60	63	68	73	73	72	68	61	54	52
Sat	52	52	53	53	54	56	58	59	60	62	63	64	64	63	59	56	53
Sun	53	53	53	52	53	54	56	58	59	61	61	62	64	64	62	59	53

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	66	80	76	68	63	60	59	61	65	69	68	69	64	57	54	53
Tue	51	65	82	79	71	62	60	60	60	65	72	74	76	69	62	54	53
Wed	51	65	83	78	70	64	60	60	62	66	73	76	76	70	62	54	53
Thu	51	66	80	76	70	63	60	59	61	66	74	75	76	70	63	54	53
Fri	51	60	69	67	61	60	60	60	63	68	73	73	72	68	61	54	52
Sat	52	52	53	53	54	56	58	59	60	62	63	64	64	63	59	56	53
Sun	53	53	53	52	53	54	56	58	59	61	61	62	64	64	62	59	53