Best Time to Drive from Hayward to Martinez

Right now (5:50 pm PDT): about 37 minutes via I-580 East and SR-24 East and I-680 North, usually 37 at this time.

Only 60% 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 Martinez 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	35	35	37	40	38	37	37	38	38	40	53	55	51	42	36	36	35
Tue	35	35	38	43	40	38	38	38	38	40	51	58	62	51	38	36	35
Wed	35	35	38	43	39	38	38	38	38	41	52	61	62	52	40	37	36
Thu	35	35	38	48	40	38	38	38	38	41	50	58	60	51	40	36	35
Fri	35	35	36	38	38	37	38	38	40	49	56	63	58	47	40	37	35
Sat	35	35	35	35	36	36	37	38	38	40	41	41	40	37	37	36	36
Sun	35	35	35	35	35	36	36	37	37	38	37	37	37	37	36	36	35

About this drive

On weekdays the 38-mile drive from Hayward to Martinez (via I-580 East and SR-24 East and I-680 North) usually takes as little as 35 minutes and up to 63 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 39 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (41 minutes).

About 34 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 Martinez 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 Martinez?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 35 minutes then, versus up to 63 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 38-mile drive usually takes 35 to 63 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 39 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Hayward to Martinez?

Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays 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 (10 miles)

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More drives

Martinez 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	35	35	37	40	38	37	37	38	38	40	53	55	51	42	36	36	35
Tue	35	35	38	43	40	38	38	38	38	40	51	58	62	51	38	36	35
Wed	35	35	38	43	39	38	38	38	38	41	52	61	62	52	40	37	36
Thu	35	35	38	48	40	38	38	38	38	41	50	58	60	51	40	36	35
Fri	35	35	36	38	38	37	38	38	40	49	56	63	58	47	40	37	35
Sat	35	35	35	35	36	36	37	38	38	40	41	41	40	37	37	36	36
Sun	35	35	35	35	35	36	36	37	37	38	37	37	37	37	36	36	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	35	37	40	38	37	37	38	38	40	53	55	51	42	36	36	35
Tue	35	35	38	43	40	38	38	38	38	40	51	58	62	51	38	36	35
Wed	35	35	38	43	39	38	38	38	38	41	52	61	62	52	40	37	36
Thu	35	35	38	48	40	38	38	38	38	41	50	58	60	51	40	36	35
Fri	35	35	36	38	38	37	38	38	40	49	56	63	58	47	40	37	35
Sat	35	35	35	35	36	36	37	38	38	40	41	41	40	37	37	36	36
Sun	35	35	35	35	35	36	36	37	37	38	37	37	37	37	36	36	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	35	37	40	38	37	37	38	38	40	53	55	51	42	36	36	35
Tue	35	35	38	43	40	38	38	38	38	40	51	58	62	51	38	36	35
Wed	35	35	38	43	39	38	38	38	38	41	52	61	62	52	40	37	36
Thu	35	35	38	48	40	38	38	38	38	41	50	58	60	51	40	36	35
Fri	35	35	36	38	38	37	38	38	40	49	56	63	58	47	40	37	35
Sat	35	35	35	35	36	36	37	38	38	40	41	41	40	37	37	36	36
Sun	35	35	35	35	35	36	36	37	37	38	37	37	37	37	36	36	35