Best Time to Drive from Hayward to Brentwood

Right now (6:06 pm PDT): about 70 minutes via I-580 West, usually 71 at this time.

Only 32% 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 Brentwood 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	57	60	64	64	61	59	59	58	56	61	82	84	71	53	53	52
Tue	51	57	59	63	64	63	60	58	56	56	68	84	85	75	53	53	51
Wed	51	57	58	63	67	63	61	57	57	57	64	85	86	77	57	53	52
Thu	51	57	58	65	64	61	57	57	56	57	72	84	90	81	63	57	52
Fri	52	59	60	61	62	60	58	57	57	72	86	94	88	74	56	62	52
Sat	51	52	55	54	55	55	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	55	54	54	52
Sun	51	51	51	52	54	55	56	56	56	57	57	57	57	57	57	57	53

About this drive

On weekdays the 44-mile drive from Hayward to Brentwood (via I-580 West) usually takes as little as 51 minutes and up to 94 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 58 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (58 minutes).

About 21 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 23 miles surface streets (33 to 73 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Hayward to central Brentwood 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 Brentwood?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 51 minutes then, versus up to 94 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 44-mile drive usually takes 51 to 94 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 58 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Hayward to Brentwood?

Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 94 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-580 West in Bay Area (20 miles)

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More drives

Brentwood 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	52	57	60	64	64	61	59	59	58	56	61	82	84	71	53	53	52
Tue	51	57	59	63	64	63	60	58	56	56	68	84	85	75	53	53	51
Wed	51	57	58	63	67	63	61	57	57	57	64	85	86	77	57	53	52
Thu	51	57	58	65	64	61	57	57	56	57	72	84	90	81	63	57	52
Fri	52	59	60	61	62	60	58	57	57	72	86	94	88	74	56	62	52
Sat	51	52	55	54	55	55	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	55	54	54	52
Sun	51	51	51	52	54	55	56	56	56	57	57	57	57	57	57	57	53

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	57	60	64	64	61	59	59	58	56	61	82	84	71	53	53	52
Tue	51	57	59	63	64	63	60	58	56	56	68	84	85	75	53	53	51
Wed	51	57	58	63	67	63	61	57	57	57	64	85	86	77	57	53	52
Thu	51	57	58	65	64	61	57	57	56	57	72	84	90	81	63	57	52
Fri	52	59	60	61	62	60	58	57	57	72	86	94	88	74	56	62	52
Sat	51	52	55	54	55	55	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	55	54	54	52
Sun	51	51	51	52	54	55	56	56	56	57	57	57	57	57	57	57	53

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	57	60	64	64	61	59	59	58	56	61	82	84	71	53	53	52
Tue	51	57	59	63	64	63	60	58	56	56	68	84	85	75	53	53	51
Wed	51	57	58	63	67	63	61	57	57	57	64	85	86	77	57	53	52
Thu	51	57	58	65	64	61	57	57	56	57	72	84	90	81	63	57	52
Fri	52	59	60	61	62	60	58	57	57	72	86	94	88	74	56	62	52
Sat	51	52	55	54	55	55	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	55	54	54	52
Sun	51	51	51	52	54	55	56	56	56	57	57	57	57	57	57	57	53