Best Time to Drive from Hayward to Antioch

Right now (8:16 pm PST): about 56 minutes via I-580 West and SR-4 West, usually 56 at this time.

Only 40% 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 Hayward to Antioch 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	56	62	65	71	72	66	65	62	61	60	61	60	59	58	58	57	56
Tue	55	61	63	72	75	71	66	62	61	59	61	61	63	59	57	56	56
Wed	55	61	63	75	76	70	67	62	62	61	62	62	61	59	57	57	56
Thu	55	61	62	81	76	68	63	60	60	60	61	60	60	58	58	57	56
Fri	55	61	63	67	67	64	63	63	64	63	65	63	61	62	60	56	56
Sat	55	57	59	58	58	59	61	62	61	62	62	61	60	59	58	58	55
Sun	55	55	55	57	58	59	60	60	61	61	60	61	61	61	60	60	56

About this drive

On weekdays the 51-mile drive from Hayward to Antioch (via I-580 West and SR-4 West) usually takes as little as 55 minutes and up to 85 minutes, when leaving around 8:30 am on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 5:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 62 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (62 minutes).

About 31 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 21 miles surface streets (29 to 50 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Hayward to central Antioch 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 Hayward to Antioch?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 5:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 55 minutes then, versus up to 85 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 51-mile drive usually takes 55 to 85 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 62 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Hayward to Antioch?

Leaving around 8:30 am on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 85 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-580 West in Bay Area (22 miles) · SR-4 West in Bay Area (8 miles)

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More drives

Antioch to Hayward (return trip) · Hayward to San Francisco · Hayward to Oakland · Hayward to San Jose · Hayward to Palo Alto · Hayward to Berkeley · Hayward to Fremont · Hayward to Mountain View · Hayward to Pleasanton · Hayward to Santa Clara · Hayward to Richmond · Hayward to SFO

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	56	62	65	71	72	66	65	62	61	60	61	60	59	58	58	57	56
Tue	55	61	63	72	75	71	66	62	61	59	61	61	63	59	57	56	56
Wed	55	61	63	75	76	70	67	62	62	61	62	62	61	59	57	57	56
Thu	55	61	62	81	76	68	63	60	60	60	61	60	60	58	58	57	56
Fri	55	61	63	67	67	64	63	63	64	63	65	63	61	62	60	56	56
Sat	55	57	59	58	58	59	61	62	61	62	62	61	60	59	58	58	55
Sun	55	55	55	57	58	59	60	60	61	61	60	61	61	61	60	60	56

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	56	62	65	71	72	66	65	62	61	60	61	60	59	58	58	57	56
Tue	55	61	63	72	75	71	66	62	61	59	61	61	63	59	57	56	56
Wed	55	61	63	75	76	70	67	62	62	61	62	62	61	59	57	57	56
Thu	55	61	62	81	76	68	63	60	60	60	61	60	60	58	58	57	56
Fri	55	61	63	67	67	64	63	63	64	63	65	63	61	62	60	56	56
Sat	55	57	59	58	58	59	61	62	61	62	62	61	60	59	58	58	55
Sun	55	55	55	57	58	59	60	60	61	61	60	61	61	61	60	60	56

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	56	62	65	71	72	66	65	62	61	60	61	60	59	58	58	57	56
Tue	55	61	63	72	75	71	66	62	61	59	61	61	63	59	57	56	56
Wed	55	61	63	75	76	70	67	62	62	61	62	62	61	59	57	57	56
Thu	55	61	62	81	76	68	63	60	60	60	61	60	60	58	58	57	56
Fri	55	61	63	67	67	64	63	63	64	63	65	63	61	62	60	56	56
Sat	55	57	59	58	58	59	61	62	61	62	62	61	60	59	58	58	55
Sun	55	55	55	57	58	59	60	60	61	61	60	61	61	61	60	60	56