Best Time to Drive from Hayward to Richmond

Right now (11:21 am PST): about 32 minutes via I-580 East and I-80 East, usually 29 at this time.

Only 14% 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 Richmond 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	27	28	29	31	31	30	30	30	29	31	39	42	45	37	29	28	27
Tue	27	27	28	33	33	30	30	29	29	31	41	48	54	44	30	28	27
Wed	27	27	29	34	32	30	30	30	30	32	41	49	54	45	31	28	27
Thu	27	28	29	36	33	30	29	29	29	32	41	49	55	46	31	28	27
Fri	27	27	28	30	30	30	30	30	32	38	46	52	52	41	32	29	27
Sat	27	27	27	27	27	28	30	31	32	33	34	34	33	30	29	29	27
Sun	27	27	27	27	27	28	28	29	31	32	31	32	31	29	29	29	27

About this drive

On weekdays the 26-mile drive from Hayward to Richmond (via I-580 East and I-80 East) usually takes as little as 27 minutes and up to 55 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 30 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (35 minutes).

About 22 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (8 to 14 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 Richmond (Macdonald Avenue) 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 Richmond?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 27 minutes then, versus up to 55 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 26-mile drive usually takes 27 to 55 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 30 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Hayward to Richmond?

Leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 55 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-580 East in Bay Area (17 miles) · I-80 East in Bay Area (4 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	27	28	29	31	31	30	30	30	29	31	39	42	45	37	29	28	27
Tue	27	27	28	33	33	30	30	29	29	31	41	48	54	44	30	28	27
Wed	27	27	29	34	32	30	30	30	30	32	41	49	54	45	31	28	27
Thu	27	28	29	36	33	30	29	29	29	32	41	49	55	46	31	28	27
Fri	27	27	28	30	30	30	30	30	32	38	46	52	52	41	32	29	27
Sat	27	27	27	27	27	28	30	31	32	33	34	34	33	30	29	29	27
Sun	27	27	27	27	27	28	28	29	31	32	31	32	31	29	29	29	27

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	27	28	29	31	31	30	30	30	29	31	39	42	45	37	29	28	27
Tue	27	27	28	33	33	30	30	29	29	31	41	48	54	44	30	28	27
Wed	27	27	29	34	32	30	30	30	30	32	41	49	54	45	31	28	27
Thu	27	28	29	36	33	30	29	29	29	32	41	49	55	46	31	28	27
Fri	27	27	28	30	30	30	30	30	32	38	46	52	52	41	32	29	27
Sat	27	27	27	27	27	28	30	31	32	33	34	34	33	30	29	29	27
Sun	27	27	27	27	27	28	28	29	31	32	31	32	31	29	29	29	27

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	27	28	29	31	31	30	30	30	29	31	39	42	45	37	29	28	27
Tue	27	27	28	33	33	30	30	29	29	31	41	48	54	44	30	28	27
Wed	27	27	29	34	32	30	30	30	30	32	41	49	54	45	31	28	27
Thu	27	28	29	36	33	30	29	29	29	32	41	49	55	46	31	28	27
Fri	27	27	28	30	30	30	30	30	32	38	46	52	52	41	32	29	27
Sat	27	27	27	27	27	28	30	31	32	33	34	34	33	30	29	29	27
Sun	27	27	27	27	27	28	28	29	31	32	31	32	31	29	29	29	27