Traffic Predict

Best Time to Drive from Hayward to Walnut Creek

Right now (11:31 am PDT): about 29 minutes via SR-24 East and I-580 East, usually 29 at this time.

On weekdays the 27-mile drive from Hayward to Walnut Creek (via SR-24 East and I-580 East) usually takes as little as 27 minutes and up to 49 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 30 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (31 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Walnut Creek to Hayward

Freeway, about 22 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 4 miles: 7 to 11 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from central Hayward (Mission Boulevard) to central Walnut Creek (North Main Street) along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Hayward to Walnut Creek by day and time you leave (local time)
Leave5am6am7am8am9am10am11am12pm1pm2pm3pm4pm5pm6pm7pm8pm9pm
Mon2728293030292929293134353431282827
Tue2728293231302930303139454838292827
Wed2728293432303029293138454538292827
Thu2727293532303029293140464942292827
Fri2727283030292929313744464436292827
Sat2727272728282929293030313028282828
Sun2727272727282829292929292828282827

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 Walnut Creek?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 27 minutes then, versus up to 49 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Hayward to Walnut Creek?

The 27-mile drive usually takes 27 to 49 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 30 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Hayward to Walnut Creek?

Leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 49 minutes.

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