Best Time to Drive from Hayward to Pleasanton

Only 5% 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.

About this drive

On weekdays the 16-mile drive from Hayward to Pleasanton (via I-580 West and I-680 South) usually takes as little as 18 minutes and up to 31 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 11:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 19 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 7 am on Saturdays (20 minutes).

About 11 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (8 to 17 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Hayward (Mission Boulevard) to central Pleasanton 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 Pleasanton?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 11:30 am. The drive usually takes about 18 minutes then, versus up to 31 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 16-mile drive usually takes 18 to 31 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 19 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Hayward to Pleasanton?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 31 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-580 West in Bay Area (9 miles) · I-680 South in Bay Area (3 miles)

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