Best Time to Drive from Hayward to San Jose

Right now (2:05 pm PST): about 40 minutes via I-880 South, usually 34 at this time.

Only 42% 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 San Jose 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	31	43	57	49	39	34	33	33	35	38	38	43	37	31	28	28
Tue	27	32	48	66	58	42	36	33	32	35	38	42	46	40	33	29	27
Wed	27	31	49	63	56	41	36	33	32	35	39	44	51	41	33	29	27
Thu	27	31	49	65	55	42	36	33	33	34	38	43	49	41	34	29	27
Fri	27	31	38	41	38	34	34	33	34	36	41	43	44	39	35	30	27
Sat	27	27	28	28	28	29	33	35	34	34	34	35	37	35	33	29	28
Sun	27	28	27	27	28	29	30	31	32	31	31	31	31	31	30	29	28

About this drive

On weekdays the 27-mile drive from Hayward to San Jose (via I-880 South) usually takes as little as 27 minutes and up to 66 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 34 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Saturdays (37 minutes).

About 23 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (7 to 16 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 downtown San Jose (East Santa Clara Street) 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 San Jose?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 27 minutes then, versus up to 66 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Hayward to San Jose?

The 27-mile drive usually takes 27 to 66 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 34 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Hayward to San Jose?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 66 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-880 South in Bay Area (23 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	31	43	57	49	39	34	33	33	35	38	38	43	37	31	28	28
Tue	27	32	48	66	58	42	36	33	32	35	38	42	46	40	33	29	27
Wed	27	31	49	63	56	41	36	33	32	35	39	44	51	41	33	29	27
Thu	27	31	49	65	55	42	36	33	33	34	38	43	49	41	34	29	27
Fri	27	31	38	41	38	34	34	33	34	36	41	43	44	39	35	30	27
Sat	27	27	28	28	28	29	33	35	34	34	34	35	37	35	33	29	28
Sun	27	28	27	27	28	29	30	31	32	31	31	31	31	31	30	29	28

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	27	31	43	57	49	39	34	33	33	35	38	38	43	37	31	28	28
Tue	27	32	48	66	58	42	36	33	32	35	38	42	46	40	33	29	27
Wed	27	31	49	63	56	41	36	33	32	35	39	44	51	41	33	29	27
Thu	27	31	49	65	55	42	36	33	33	34	38	43	49	41	34	29	27
Fri	27	31	38	41	38	34	34	33	34	36	41	43	44	39	35	30	27
Sat	27	27	28	28	28	29	33	35	34	34	34	35	37	35	33	29	28
Sun	27	28	27	27	28	29	30	31	32	31	31	31	31	31	30	29	28

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	27	31	43	57	49	39	34	33	33	35	38	38	43	37	31	28	28
Tue	27	32	48	66	58	42	36	33	32	35	38	42	46	40	33	29	27
Wed	27	31	49	63	56	41	36	33	32	35	39	44	51	41	33	29	27
Thu	27	31	49	65	55	42	36	33	33	34	38	43	49	41	34	29	27
Fri	27	31	38	41	38	34	34	33	34	36	41	43	44	39	35	30	27
Sat	27	27	28	28	28	29	33	35	34	34	34	35	37	35	33	29	28
Sun	27	28	27	27	28	29	30	31	32	31	31	31	31	31	30	29	28