Best Time to Drive from Hayward to SJC

Right now (5:50 pm PST): about 42 minutes via I-880 South, usually 38 at this time.

Only 18% 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 SJC 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	26	30	43	57	49	38	33	32	31	34	36	38	41	36	30	27	27
Tue	26	31	48	66	58	42	35	32	31	34	37	40	43	39	32	28	27
Wed	26	30	48	64	56	41	35	32	31	34	38	42	47	40	32	28	26
Thu	26	30	48	65	55	41	35	33	32	34	37	41	46	40	33	29	27
Fri	26	30	38	40	37	33	33	32	33	35	40	42	42	38	34	30	26
Sat	27	27	27	27	27	28	32	33	32	33	33	34	36	34	32	28	27
Sun	27	27	27	27	27	28	29	30	31	31	30	30	30	30	29	29	27

About this drive

On weekdays the 26-mile drive from Hayward to SJC (via I-880 South) usually takes as little as 26 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 33 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Saturdays (36 minutes).

About 21 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (8 to 18 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 San José Mineta International Airport (SJC) 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 SJC?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 26 minutes then, versus up to 66 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 26-mile drive usually takes 26 to 66 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 33 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Hayward to SJC?

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

Freeways on this drive

I-880 South in Bay Area (21 miles)

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More drives

SJC to Hayward (return trip) · Hayward to San Francisco · Hayward to Oakland · Hayward to San Jose · Hayward to Palo Alto · Hayward to Berkeley · Hayward to Fremont · Hayward to Mountain View · Hayward to Pleasanton · Hayward to Santa Clara · Hayward to Richmond · Hayward to SFO

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	26	30	43	57	49	38	33	32	31	34	36	38	41	36	30	27	27
Tue	26	31	48	66	58	42	35	32	31	34	37	40	43	39	32	28	27
Wed	26	30	48	64	56	41	35	32	31	34	38	42	47	40	32	28	26
Thu	26	30	48	65	55	41	35	33	32	34	37	41	46	40	33	29	27
Fri	26	30	38	40	37	33	33	32	33	35	40	42	42	38	34	30	26
Sat	27	27	27	27	27	28	32	33	32	33	33	34	36	34	32	28	27
Sun	27	27	27	27	27	28	29	30	31	31	30	30	30	30	29	29	27

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	26	30	43	57	49	38	33	32	31	34	36	38	41	36	30	27	27
Tue	26	31	48	66	58	42	35	32	31	34	37	40	43	39	32	28	27
Wed	26	30	48	64	56	41	35	32	31	34	38	42	47	40	32	28	26
Thu	26	30	48	65	55	41	35	33	32	34	37	41	46	40	33	29	27
Fri	26	30	38	40	37	33	33	32	33	35	40	42	42	38	34	30	26
Sat	27	27	27	27	27	28	32	33	32	33	33	34	36	34	32	28	27
Sun	27	27	27	27	27	28	29	30	31	31	30	30	30	30	29	29	27

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	26	30	43	57	49	38	33	32	31	34	36	38	41	36	30	27	27
Tue	26	31	48	66	58	42	35	32	31	34	37	40	43	39	32	28	27
Wed	26	30	48	64	56	41	35	32	31	34	38	42	47	40	32	28	26
Thu	26	30	48	65	55	41	35	33	32	34	37	41	46	40	33	29	27
Fri	26	30	38	40	37	33	33	32	33	35	40	42	42	38	34	30	26
Sat	27	27	27	27	27	28	32	33	32	33	33	34	36	34	32	28	27
Sun	27	27	27	27	27	28	29	30	31	31	30	30	30	30	29	29	27