Best Time to Drive from Martinez to Hayward

Right now (5:50 pm PDT): about 37 minutes via SR-24 West and I-680 South, usually 37 at this time.

Only 56% 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 Martinez to Hayward 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	35	37	41	46	43	39	39	38	38	38	38	38	37	36	36	36	36
Tue	35	37	41	58	50	41	39	38	38	38	39	38	38	37	36	36	36
Wed	35	37	41	56	45	40	38	38	38	39	39	38	38	37	36	36	35
Thu	35	38	43	59	51	40	38	38	38	38	39	38	39	38	37	36	36
Fri	35	37	39	46	41	38	38	38	38	39	39	39	38	38	37	36	36
Sat	36	36	36	36	36	37	38	37	38	38	38	38	38	37	37	36	36
Sun	36	36	36	36	36	37	37	37	38	38	38	37	37	37	37	37	36

About this drive

On weekdays the 38-mile drive from Martinez to Hayward (via SR-24 West and I-680 South) usually takes as little as 35 minutes and up to 59 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 4 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 38 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (38 minutes).

About 34 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 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 Martinez to central Hayward 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 Martinez to Hayward?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 4 pm. The drive usually takes about 35 minutes then, versus up to 59 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 38-mile drive usually takes 35 to 59 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 38 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Martinez to Hayward?

Leaving around 8 am on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 59 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-24 West in Bay Area (17 miles) · I-680 South in Bay Area (10 miles) · I-580 West in Bay Area (7 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	37	41	46	43	39	39	38	38	38	38	38	37	36	36	36	36
Tue	35	37	41	58	50	41	39	38	38	38	39	38	38	37	36	36	36
Wed	35	37	41	56	45	40	38	38	38	39	39	38	38	37	36	36	35
Thu	35	38	43	59	51	40	38	38	38	38	39	38	39	38	37	36	36
Fri	35	37	39	46	41	38	38	38	38	39	39	39	38	38	37	36	36
Sat	36	36	36	36	36	37	38	37	38	38	38	38	38	37	37	36	36
Sun	36	36	36	36	36	37	37	37	38	38	38	37	37	37	37	37	36

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	37	41	46	43	39	39	38	38	38	38	38	37	36	36	36	36
Tue	35	37	41	58	50	41	39	38	38	38	39	38	38	37	36	36	36
Wed	35	37	41	56	45	40	38	38	38	39	39	38	38	37	36	36	35
Thu	35	38	43	59	51	40	38	38	38	38	39	38	39	38	37	36	36
Fri	35	37	39	46	41	38	38	38	38	39	39	39	38	38	37	36	36
Sat	36	36	36	36	36	37	38	37	38	38	38	38	38	37	37	36	36
Sun	36	36	36	36	36	37	37	37	38	38	38	37	37	37	37	37	36

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	37	41	46	43	39	39	38	38	38	38	38	37	36	36	36	36
Tue	35	37	41	58	50	41	39	38	38	38	39	38	38	37	36	36	36
Wed	35	37	41	56	45	40	38	38	38	39	39	38	38	37	36	36	35
Thu	35	38	43	59	51	40	38	38	38	38	39	38	39	38	37	36	36
Fri	35	37	39	46	41	38	38	38	38	39	39	39	38	38	37	36	36
Sat	36	36	36	36	36	37	38	37	38	38	38	38	38	37	37	36	36
Sun	36	36	36	36	36	37	37	37	38	38	38	37	37	37	37	37	36