Best Time to Drive from Pittsburg to Hayward

Right now (8:36 am PST): about 42 minutes via SR-24 West and SR-4 West, usually 43 at this time.

Only 45% 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 Pittsburg 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	41	46	67	66	52	47	45	45	45	45	45	44	44	43	42	42	41
Tue	40	46	70	78	57	48	45	44	44	45	45	44	45	43	42	42	41
Wed	40	46	71	78	56	47	45	44	44	45	45	44	45	44	42	42	41
Thu	40	47	73	81	58	46	45	44	44	45	45	44	45	44	43	42	41
Fri	40	44	58	62	47	45	45	45	45	45	45	45	44	44	43	42	41
Sat	41	42	42	43	43	43	44	43	44	43	43	43	43	43	43	42	41
Sun	41	41	41	42	42	43	43	43	44	44	43	43	43	43	43	42	42

About this drive

On weekdays the 45-mile drive from Pittsburg to Hayward (via SR-24 West and SR-4 West) usually takes as little as 40 minutes and up to 82 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 45 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Sundays (44 minutes).

About 41 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (5 to 10 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Pittsburg 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 Pittsburg to Hayward?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 40 minutes then, versus up to 82 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 45-mile drive usually takes 40 to 82 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 45 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Pittsburg to Hayward?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 82 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-24 West in Bay Area (17 miles) · SR-4 West in Bay Area (11 miles) · I-580 West in Bay Area (7 miles) · I-680 South in Bay Area (6 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	46	67	66	52	47	45	45	45	45	45	44	44	43	42	42	41
Tue	40	46	70	78	57	48	45	44	44	45	45	44	45	43	42	42	41
Wed	40	46	71	78	56	47	45	44	44	45	45	44	45	44	42	42	41
Thu	40	47	73	81	58	46	45	44	44	45	45	44	45	44	43	42	41
Fri	40	44	58	62	47	45	45	45	45	45	45	45	44	44	43	42	41
Sat	41	42	42	43	43	43	44	43	44	43	43	43	43	43	43	42	41
Sun	41	41	41	42	42	43	43	43	44	44	43	43	43	43	43	42	42

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	46	67	66	52	47	45	45	45	45	45	44	44	43	42	42	41
Tue	40	46	70	78	57	48	45	44	44	45	45	44	45	43	42	42	41
Wed	40	46	71	78	56	47	45	44	44	45	45	44	45	44	42	42	41
Thu	40	47	73	81	58	46	45	44	44	45	45	44	45	44	43	42	41
Fri	40	44	58	62	47	45	45	45	45	45	45	45	44	44	43	42	41
Sat	41	42	42	43	43	43	44	43	44	43	43	43	43	43	43	42	41
Sun	41	41	41	42	42	43	43	43	44	44	43	43	43	43	43	42	42

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	46	67	66	52	47	45	45	45	45	45	44	44	43	42	42	41
Tue	40	46	70	78	57	48	45	44	44	45	45	44	45	43	42	42	41
Wed	40	46	71	78	56	47	45	44	44	45	45	44	45	44	42	42	41
Thu	40	47	73	81	58	46	45	44	44	45	45	44	45	44	43	42	41
Fri	40	44	58	62	47	45	45	45	45	45	45	45	44	44	43	42	41
Sat	41	42	42	43	43	43	44	43	44	43	43	43	43	43	43	42	41
Sun	41	41	41	42	42	43	43	43	44	44	43	43	43	43	43	42	42