Best Time to Drive from Morgan Hill to Hayward

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 50 minutes via US-101 North and I-880 North, usually 54 at this time.

Only 21% 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 Morgan Hill 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	42	49	61	64	58	52	50	49	51	56	62	60	61	57	49	45	44
Tue	42	49	64	67	61	52	50	49	50	54	63	66	68	63	54	46	43
Wed	42	49	64	66	61	54	51	49	51	56	64	67	69	64	54	45	43
Thu	42	49	63	65	61	53	50	49	51	57	66	67	69	63	55	47	44
Fri	42	47	55	56	51	50	50	51	53	60	65	65	65	60	54	46	43
Sat	43	43	44	44	44	46	50	50	51	53	53	54	53	51	50	47	44
Sun	44	44	43	43	44	44	46	48	49	50	49	49	50	51	50	48	44

About this drive

On weekdays the 48-mile drive from Morgan Hill to Hayward (via US-101 North and I-880 North) usually takes as little as 42 minutes and up to 69 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 52 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (54 minutes).

About 44 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (5 to 9 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Morgan Hill 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 Morgan Hill to Hayward?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 42 minutes then, versus up to 69 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Morgan Hill to Hayward?

The 48-mile drive usually takes 42 to 69 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 52 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Morgan Hill to Hayward?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 69 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 North in Bay Area (23 miles) · I-880 North 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	42	49	61	64	58	52	50	49	51	56	62	60	61	57	49	45	44
Tue	42	49	64	67	61	52	50	49	50	54	63	66	68	63	54	46	43
Wed	42	49	64	66	61	54	51	49	51	56	64	67	69	64	54	45	43
Thu	42	49	63	65	61	53	50	49	51	57	66	67	69	63	55	47	44
Fri	42	47	55	56	51	50	50	51	53	60	65	65	65	60	54	46	43
Sat	43	43	44	44	44	46	50	50	51	53	53	54	53	51	50	47	44
Sun	44	44	43	43	44	44	46	48	49	50	49	49	50	51	50	48	44

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	49	61	64	58	52	50	49	51	56	62	60	61	57	49	45	44
Tue	42	49	64	67	61	52	50	49	50	54	63	66	68	63	54	46	43
Wed	42	49	64	66	61	54	51	49	51	56	64	67	69	64	54	45	43
Thu	42	49	63	65	61	53	50	49	51	57	66	67	69	63	55	47	44
Fri	42	47	55	56	51	50	50	51	53	60	65	65	65	60	54	46	43
Sat	43	43	44	44	44	46	50	50	51	53	53	54	53	51	50	47	44
Sun	44	44	43	43	44	44	46	48	49	50	49	49	50	51	50	48	44

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	49	61	64	58	52	50	49	51	56	62	60	61	57	49	45	44
Tue	42	49	64	67	61	52	50	49	50	54	63	66	68	63	54	46	43
Wed	42	49	64	66	61	54	51	49	51	56	64	67	69	64	54	45	43
Thu	42	49	63	65	61	53	50	49	51	57	66	67	69	63	55	47	44
Fri	42	47	55	56	51	50	50	51	53	60	65	65	65	60	54	46	43
Sat	43	43	44	44	44	46	50	50	51	53	53	54	53	51	50	47	44
Sun	44	44	43	43	44	44	46	48	49	50	49	49	50	51	50	48	44