Best Time to Drive from Hayward to Concord

Right now (5:03 pm PDT): about 59 minutes via I-580 East and SR-24 East, usually 58 at this time.

Only 58% 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 Concord 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	30	31	33	36	33	32	33	33	33	36	50	50	47	38	31	31	30
Tue	30	31	34	38	35	33	33	33	34	36	47	56	59	48	34	32	31
Wed	30	31	34	38	35	33	33	33	34	37	47	58	58	47	34	32	31
Thu	30	31	34	41	35	33	33	32	33	37	47	62	62	47	35	32	31
Fri	30	31	32	33	33	33	33	34	36	45	52	59	53	42	36	32	31
Sat	30	30	30	30	31	31	32	33	34	34	36	36	35	33	32	32	31
Sun	30	30	30	30	30	31	32	32	33	33	32	33	32	32	32	32	31

About this drive

On weekdays the 32-mile drive from Hayward to Concord (via I-580 East and SR-24 East) usually takes as little as 30 minutes and up to 63 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 34 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (36 minutes).

About 29 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (5 to 11 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Hayward to central Concord 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 Concord?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 30 minutes then, versus up to 63 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 32-mile drive usually takes 30 to 63 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 34 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Hayward to Concord?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 63 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-580 East in Bay Area (14 miles) · SR-24 East in Bay Area (10 miles) · I-680 North in Bay Area (5 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	31	33	36	33	32	33	33	33	36	50	50	47	38	31	31	30
Tue	30	31	34	38	35	33	33	33	34	36	47	56	59	48	34	32	31
Wed	30	31	34	38	35	33	33	33	34	37	47	58	58	47	34	32	31
Thu	30	31	34	41	35	33	33	32	33	37	47	62	62	47	35	32	31
Fri	30	31	32	33	33	33	33	34	36	45	52	59	53	42	36	32	31
Sat	30	30	30	30	31	31	32	33	34	34	36	36	35	33	32	32	31
Sun	30	30	30	30	30	31	32	32	33	33	32	33	32	32	32	32	31

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	31	33	36	33	32	33	33	33	36	50	50	47	38	31	31	30
Tue	30	31	34	38	35	33	33	33	34	36	47	56	59	48	34	32	31
Wed	30	31	34	38	35	33	33	33	34	37	47	58	58	47	34	32	31
Thu	30	31	34	41	35	33	33	32	33	37	47	62	62	47	35	32	31
Fri	30	31	32	33	33	33	33	34	36	45	52	59	53	42	36	32	31
Sat	30	30	30	30	31	31	32	33	34	34	36	36	35	33	32	32	31
Sun	30	30	30	30	30	31	32	32	33	33	32	33	32	32	32	32	31

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	31	33	36	33	32	33	33	33	36	50	50	47	38	31	31	30
Tue	30	31	34	38	35	33	33	33	34	36	47	56	59	48	34	32	31
Wed	30	31	34	38	35	33	33	33	34	37	47	58	58	47	34	32	31
Thu	30	31	34	41	35	33	33	32	33	37	47	62	62	47	35	32	31
Fri	30	31	32	33	33	33	33	34	36	45	52	59	53	42	36	32	31
Sat	30	30	30	30	31	31	32	33	34	34	36	36	35	33	32	32	31
Sun	30	30	30	30	30	31	32	32	33	33	32	33	32	32	32	32	31