Traffic Predict

Best Time to Drive from OAK to Hayward

Right now (11:31 am PDT): about 18 minutes via I-880 South and I-238 South, usually 17 at this time.

On weekdays the 10-mile drive from OAK to Hayward (via I-880 South and I-238 South) usually takes as little as 15 minutes and up to 24 minutes, when leaving around 8:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 17 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (17 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Hayward to OAK

Freeway, about 6 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 4 miles: 10 to 17 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 Oakland International Airport (OAK) (John Glenn Drive) to central Hayward (Mission Boulevard) 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 OAK to Hayward by day and time you leave (local time)
Leave5am6am7am8am9am10am11am12pm1pm2pm3pm4pm5pm6pm7pm8pm9pm
Mon1516172020181717161717161716151515
Tue1516182321191717171717181918151515
Wed1516192322181817171818181918151515
Thu1516182221181717171718191917151515
Fri1515161818171617171718191817151515
Sat1515151515151616171717171716151515
Sun1515151515151515161616161616151515

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 OAK to Hayward?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 15 minutes then, versus up to 24 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 10-mile drive usually takes 15 to 24 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 17 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from OAK to Hayward?

Leaving around 8:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 24 minutes.

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