Best Time to Drive from Hayward to Galt

Right now (12:51 am PST): about 82 minutes via I-580 West.

Only 25% 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 Galt 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	80	96	99	102	95	88	87	85	85	83	82	82	82	82	81	82	80
Tue	79	96	97	100	96	90	88	85	84	83	82	82	83	82	81	80	80
Wed	79	98	99	103	99	92	88	85	85	84	82	82	82	82	81	80	80
Thu	80	96	98	104	95	89	86	84	84	83	82	82	83	82	81	81	80
Fri	80	93	93	90	89	87	86	85	85	85	84	84	83	84	82	80	79
Sat	79	80	82	82	82	83	83	84	84	84	84	84	84	83	82	81	80
Sun	79	79	79	80	82	83	83	84	84	84	85	87	91	91	85	84	80

About this drive

On weekdays the 84-mile drive from Hayward to Galt (via I-580 West) usually takes as little as 79 minutes and up to 105 minutes, when leaving around 8:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 11 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 85 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Sundays (93 minutes).

About 39 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 45 miles surface streets (9 to 14 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Hayward to central Galt 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 Galt?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 11 am. The drive usually takes about 79 minutes then, versus up to 105 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 84-mile drive usually takes 79 to 105 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 85 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Hayward to Galt?

Leaving around 8:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 105 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-580 West in Bay Area (37 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	80	96	99	102	95	88	87	85	85	83	82	82	82	82	81	82	80
Tue	79	96	97	100	96	90	88	85	84	83	82	82	83	82	81	80	80
Wed	79	98	99	103	99	92	88	85	85	84	82	82	82	82	81	80	80
Thu	80	96	98	104	95	89	86	84	84	83	82	82	83	82	81	81	80
Fri	80	93	93	90	89	87	86	85	85	85	84	84	83	84	82	80	79
Sat	79	80	82	82	82	83	83	84	84	84	84	84	84	83	82	81	80
Sun	79	79	79	80	82	83	83	84	84	84	85	87	91	91	85	84	80

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	80	96	99	102	95	88	87	85	85	83	82	82	82	82	81	82	80
Tue	79	96	97	100	96	90	88	85	84	83	82	82	83	82	81	80	80
Wed	79	98	99	103	99	92	88	85	85	84	82	82	82	82	81	80	80
Thu	80	96	98	104	95	89	86	84	84	83	82	82	83	82	81	81	80
Fri	80	93	93	90	89	87	86	85	85	85	84	84	83	84	82	80	79
Sat	79	80	82	82	82	83	83	84	84	84	84	84	84	83	82	81	80
Sun	79	79	79	80	82	83	83	84	84	84	85	87	91	91	85	84	80

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	80	96	99	102	95	88	87	85	85	83	82	82	82	82	81	82	80
Tue	79	96	97	100	96	90	88	85	84	83	82	82	83	82	81	80	80
Wed	79	98	99	103	99	92	88	85	85	84	82	82	82	82	81	80	80
Thu	80	96	98	104	95	89	86	84	84	83	82	82	83	82	81	81	80
Fri	80	93	93	90	89	87	86	85	85	85	84	84	83	84	82	80	79
Sat	79	80	82	82	82	83	83	84	84	84	84	84	84	83	82	81	80
Sun	79	79	79	80	82	83	83	84	84	84	85	87	91	91	85	84	80