Best Time to Drive from Hayward to Santa Clara

Right now (3:03 pm PDT): about 39 minutes via I-880 South, usually 46 at this time.

Only 51% 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 Santa Clara 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	29	33	46	61	53	42	36	35	35	39	43	42	44	37	32	30	30
Tue	29	34	53	71	65	47	39	35	34	40	43	45	48	44	36	31	29
Wed	28	33	53	69	62	46	38	35	34	41	44	45	50	45	37	31	29
Thu	28	34	53	70	61	47	38	35	35	41	43	45	50	45	38	32	29
Fri	29	33	42	44	40	36	36	35	36	43	46	47	47	40	36	32	29
Sat	29	29	30	30	30	31	35	38	36	36	37	38	39	37	35	31	29
Sun	29	29	29	29	30	31	32	34	34	34	32	33	33	33	32	31	30

About this drive

On weekdays the 27-mile drive from Hayward to Santa Clara (via I-880 South) usually takes as little as 28 minutes and up to 72 minutes, when leaving around 8:30 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 36 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Saturdays (39 minutes).

About 20 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (12 to 25 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 Santa Clara (Lincoln 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 Santa Clara?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 28 minutes then, versus up to 72 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Hayward to Santa Clara?

The 27-mile drive usually takes 28 to 72 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 36 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Hayward to Santa Clara?

Leaving around 8:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 72 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-880 South in Bay Area (20 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	33	46	61	53	42	36	35	35	39	43	42	44	37	32	30	30
Tue	29	34	53	71	65	47	39	35	34	40	43	45	48	44	36	31	29
Wed	28	33	53	69	62	46	38	35	34	41	44	45	50	45	37	31	29
Thu	28	34	53	70	61	47	38	35	35	41	43	45	50	45	38	32	29
Fri	29	33	42	44	40	36	36	35	36	43	46	47	47	40	36	32	29
Sat	29	29	30	30	30	31	35	38	36	36	37	38	39	37	35	31	29
Sun	29	29	29	29	30	31	32	34	34	34	32	33	33	33	32	31	30

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	33	46	61	53	42	36	35	35	39	43	42	44	37	32	30	30
Tue	29	34	53	71	65	47	39	35	34	40	43	45	48	44	36	31	29
Wed	28	33	53	69	62	46	38	35	34	41	44	45	50	45	37	31	29
Thu	28	34	53	70	61	47	38	35	35	41	43	45	50	45	38	32	29
Fri	29	33	42	44	40	36	36	35	36	43	46	47	47	40	36	32	29
Sat	29	29	30	30	30	31	35	38	36	36	37	38	39	37	35	31	29
Sun	29	29	29	29	30	31	32	34	34	34	32	33	33	33	32	31	30

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	33	46	61	53	42	36	35	35	39	43	42	44	37	32	30	30
Tue	29	34	53	71	65	47	39	35	34	40	43	45	48	44	36	31	29
Wed	28	33	53	69	62	46	38	35	34	41	44	45	50	45	37	31	29
Thu	28	34	53	70	61	47	38	35	35	41	43	45	50	45	38	32	29
Fri	29	33	42	44	40	36	36	35	36	43	46	47	47	40	36	32	29
Sat	29	29	30	30	30	31	35	38	36	36	37	38	39	37	35	31	29
Sun	29	29	29	29	30	31	32	34	34	34	32	33	33	33	32	31	30