Best Time to Drive from Hayward to Hollister

Right now (3:21 pm PST): about 78 minutes via US-101 South and I-880 South, usually 81 at this time.

Only 16% 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 Hollister 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	69	75	88	101	94	86	83	83	82	92	101	105	100	83	74	70	69
Tue	69	77	93	107	103	89	84	81	81	91	103	110	103	86	76	71	69
Wed	68	76	92	105	100	88	83	81	80	91	106	114	104	86	78	71	69
Thu	69	75	92	106	99	87	83	81	82	93	104	113	103	88	79	72	69
Fri	69	75	83	86	84	81	81	84	90	105	115	118	107	90	81	72	68
Sat	69	69	69	71	73	77	85	85	85	84	83	80	79	77	75	71	69
Sun	69	69	68	69	70	73	75	76	77	76	74	74	74	74	73	71	69

About this drive

On weekdays the 73-mile drive from Hayward to Hollister (via US-101 South and I-880 South) usually takes as little as 68 minutes and up to 118 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 85 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Saturdays (86 minutes).

About 61 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 12 miles surface streets (15 to 30 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Hayward to central Hollister 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 Hollister?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 68 minutes then, versus up to 118 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 73-mile drive usually takes 68 to 118 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 85 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Hayward to Hollister?

Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 118 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 South in Bay Area (36 miles) · I-880 South in Bay Area (24 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	69	75	88	101	94	86	83	83	82	92	101	105	100	83	74	70	69
Tue	69	77	93	107	103	89	84	81	81	91	103	110	103	86	76	71	69
Wed	68	76	92	105	100	88	83	81	80	91	106	114	104	86	78	71	69
Thu	69	75	92	106	99	87	83	81	82	93	104	113	103	88	79	72	69
Fri	69	75	83	86	84	81	81	84	90	105	115	118	107	90	81	72	68
Sat	69	69	69	71	73	77	85	85	85	84	83	80	79	77	75	71	69
Sun	69	69	68	69	70	73	75	76	77	76	74	74	74	74	73	71	69

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	69	75	88	101	94	86	83	83	82	92	101	105	100	83	74	70	69
Tue	69	77	93	107	103	89	84	81	81	91	103	110	103	86	76	71	69
Wed	68	76	92	105	100	88	83	81	80	91	106	114	104	86	78	71	69
Thu	69	75	92	106	99	87	83	81	82	93	104	113	103	88	79	72	69
Fri	69	75	83	86	84	81	81	84	90	105	115	118	107	90	81	72	68
Sat	69	69	69	71	73	77	85	85	85	84	83	80	79	77	75	71	69
Sun	69	69	68	69	70	73	75	76	77	76	74	74	74	74	73	71	69

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	69	75	88	101	94	86	83	83	82	92	101	105	100	83	74	70	69
Tue	69	77	93	107	103	89	84	81	81	91	103	110	103	86	76	71	69
Wed	68	76	92	105	100	88	83	81	80	91	106	114	104	86	78	71	69
Thu	69	75	92	106	99	87	83	81	82	93	104	113	103	88	79	72	69
Fri	69	75	83	86	84	81	81	84	90	105	115	118	107	90	81	72	68
Sat	69	69	69	71	73	77	85	85	85	84	83	80	79	77	75	71	69
Sun	69	69	68	69	70	73	75	76	77	76	74	74	74	74	73	71	69