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Best Time to Drive from Hayward to OAK

Right now (11:33 pm PDT): about 15 minutes via I-880 North.

Only 39% 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.

On weekdays the 11-mile drive from Hayward to OAK (via I-880 North) usually takes as little as 14 minutes and up to 31 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 17 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (19 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: OAK to Hayward

Freeway, about 7 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 4 miles: 9 to 17 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from central Hayward (Mission Boulevard) to Oakland International Airport (OAK) (John Glenn Drive) along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Hayward to OAK by day and time you leave (local time)
Leave5am6am7am8am9am10am11am12pm1pm2pm3pm4pm5pm6pm7pm8pm9pm
Mon1515172423181717171919181817161515
Tue1415172926191717171818191918161614
Wed1415172722171717171818191918161615
Thu1415183126181717181919192119171615
Fri1415162018161616171819201918171615
Sat1515151515151718191818171817161515
Sun1515151515151516161517161616151515

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 OAK?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 14 minutes then, versus up to 31 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 11-mile drive usually takes 14 to 31 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 17 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Hayward to OAK?

Leaving around 8 am on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 31 minutes.

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Freeways on this drive

I-880 North in Bay Area (7 miles)

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