Best Time to Drive from Hayward to Vallejo

Right now (6:18 pm PDT): about 74 minutes via I-80 East and I-580 East, usually 49 at this time.

Only 62% 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 Vallejo 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	38	39	39	41	41	41	41	41	41	44	54	59	61	49	39	39	38
Tue	38	38	39	41	42	41	41	41	41	43	56	66	73	61	41	40	38
Wed	38	39	39	43	43	41	41	41	41	44	56	70	76	59	42	40	38
Thu	37	38	39	44	42	41	40	40	41	44	55	72	79	64	43	40	38
Fri	37	38	39	40	41	41	41	42	45	53	70	77	76	58	44	40	38
Sat	38	38	38	38	38	39	42	43	46	46	47	46	45	41	40	40	38
Sun	38	38	37	37	38	39	40	40	43	43	42	43	41	40	40	40	38

About this drive

On weekdays the 40-mile drive from Hayward to Vallejo (via I-80 East and I-580 East) usually takes as little as 37 minutes and up to 79 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 8 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 42 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (47 minutes).

About 36 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (6 to 10 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Hayward to central Vallejo 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 Vallejo?

On weekdays, leave before 8 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 37 minutes then, versus up to 79 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 40-mile drive usually takes 37 to 79 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 42 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Hayward to Vallejo?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 79 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-80 East in Bay Area (20 miles) · I-580 East in Bay Area (16 miles)

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More drives

Vallejo 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	38	39	39	41	41	41	41	41	41	44	54	59	61	49	39	39	38
Tue	38	38	39	41	42	41	41	41	41	43	56	66	73	61	41	40	38
Wed	38	39	39	43	43	41	41	41	41	44	56	70	76	59	42	40	38
Thu	37	38	39	44	42	41	40	40	41	44	55	72	79	64	43	40	38
Fri	37	38	39	40	41	41	41	42	45	53	70	77	76	58	44	40	38
Sat	38	38	38	38	38	39	42	43	46	46	47	46	45	41	40	40	38
Sun	38	38	37	37	38	39	40	40	43	43	42	43	41	40	40	40	38

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	39	39	41	41	41	41	41	41	44	54	59	61	49	39	39	38
Tue	38	38	39	41	42	41	41	41	41	43	56	66	73	61	41	40	38
Wed	38	39	39	43	43	41	41	41	41	44	56	70	76	59	42	40	38
Thu	37	38	39	44	42	41	40	40	41	44	55	72	79	64	43	40	38
Fri	37	38	39	40	41	41	41	42	45	53	70	77	76	58	44	40	38
Sat	38	38	38	38	38	39	42	43	46	46	47	46	45	41	40	40	38
Sun	38	38	37	37	38	39	40	40	43	43	42	43	41	40	40	40	38

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	39	39	41	41	41	41	41	41	44	54	59	61	49	39	39	38
Tue	38	38	39	41	42	41	41	41	41	43	56	66	73	61	41	40	38
Wed	38	39	39	43	43	41	41	41	41	44	56	70	76	59	42	40	38
Thu	37	38	39	44	42	41	40	40	41	44	55	72	79	64	43	40	38
Fri	37	38	39	40	41	41	41	42	45	53	70	77	76	58	44	40	38
Sat	38	38	38	38	38	39	42	43	46	46	47	46	45	41	40	40	38
Sun	38	38	37	37	38	39	40	40	43	43	42	43	41	40	40	40	38