Best Time to Drive from Hayward to Fairfield

Right now (6:18 pm PDT): about 92 minutes via I-80 East and I-580 East, usually 63 at this time.

Only 72% 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 Fairfield 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	51	53	53	55	55	55	55	56	56	59	70	75	77	63	53	52	51
Tue	51	52	53	55	56	55	55	55	55	58	72	84	89	74	55	53	51
Wed	51	52	53	57	57	55	55	55	56	59	74	92	94	73	56	53	51
Thu	50	52	53	58	56	55	54	54	55	59	72	91	95	77	57	53	51
Fri	51	52	52	54	55	55	55	57	62	70	88	96	92	73	58	54	51
Sat	51	51	51	51	52	54	58	58	61	60	60	60	59	54	53	53	52
Sun	51	51	50	50	51	52	54	56	57	57	56	56	55	53	54	54	51

About this drive

On weekdays the 56-mile drive from Hayward to Fairfield (via I-80 East and I-580 East) usually takes as little as 50 minutes and up to 98 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 8 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 57 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (61 minutes).

About 52 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (5 to 8 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Hayward to central Fairfield 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 Fairfield?

On weekdays, leave before 8 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 50 minutes then, versus up to 98 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 56-mile drive usually takes 50 to 98 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 57 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Hayward to Fairfield?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 98 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-80 East in Bay Area (36 miles) · I-580 East in Bay Area (16 miles)

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More drives

Fairfield 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	51	53	53	55	55	55	55	56	56	59	70	75	77	63	53	52	51
Tue	51	52	53	55	56	55	55	55	55	58	72	84	89	74	55	53	51
Wed	51	52	53	57	57	55	55	55	56	59	74	92	94	73	56	53	51
Thu	50	52	53	58	56	55	54	54	55	59	72	91	95	77	57	53	51
Fri	51	52	52	54	55	55	55	57	62	70	88	96	92	73	58	54	51
Sat	51	51	51	51	52	54	58	58	61	60	60	60	59	54	53	53	52
Sun	51	51	50	50	51	52	54	56	57	57	56	56	55	53	54	54	51

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	53	53	55	55	55	55	56	56	59	70	75	77	63	53	52	51
Tue	51	52	53	55	56	55	55	55	55	58	72	84	89	74	55	53	51
Wed	51	52	53	57	57	55	55	55	56	59	74	92	94	73	56	53	51
Thu	50	52	53	58	56	55	54	54	55	59	72	91	95	77	57	53	51
Fri	51	52	52	54	55	55	55	57	62	70	88	96	92	73	58	54	51
Sat	51	51	51	51	52	54	58	58	61	60	60	60	59	54	53	53	52
Sun	51	51	50	50	51	52	54	56	57	57	56	56	55	53	54	54	51

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	53	53	55	55	55	55	56	56	59	70	75	77	63	53	52	51
Tue	51	52	53	55	56	55	55	55	55	58	72	84	89	74	55	53	51
Wed	51	52	53	57	57	55	55	55	56	59	74	92	94	73	56	53	51
Thu	50	52	53	58	56	55	54	54	55	59	72	91	95	77	57	53	51
Fri	51	52	52	54	55	55	55	57	62	70	88	96	92	73	58	54	51
Sat	51	51	51	51	52	54	58	58	61	60	60	60	59	54	53	53	52
Sun	51	51	50	50	51	52	54	56	57	57	56	56	55	53	54	54	51