Best Time to Drive from Richmond to Hayward

Right now (9:01 am PDT): about 28 minutes via I-580 West and I-80 West, usually 28 at this time.

On weekdays the 27-mile drive from Richmond to Hayward (via I-580 West and I-80 West) usually takes as little as 26 minutes and up to 42 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 31 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Saturdays (35 minutes).

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Richmond 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	27	28	31	35	34	30	30	31	31	30	33	31	31	29	28	28	27
Tue	27	29	33	42	39	33	32	30	30	31	33	31	33	30	28	28	27
Wed	26	28	33	39	38	31	31	30	30	30	32	32	33	30	28	28	27
Thu	27	28	32	41	38	32	31	30	31	31	33	33	35	32	28	28	27
Fri	27	28	31	35	33	30	31	31	31	32	34	33	33	31	29	28	27
Sat	27	27	27	27	28	29	31	32	32	33	34	35	35	33	30	29	28
Sun	27	27	27	27	27	28	31	32	33	34	34	33	33	32	31	29	28

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. Surface streets at each end are estimated.

Questions

What is the best time to drive from Richmond to Hayward?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 26 minutes then, versus up to 42 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 27-mile drive usually takes 26 to 42 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 31 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Richmond to Hayward?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 42 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	27	28	31	35	34	30	30	31	31	30	33	31	31	29	28	28	27
Tue	27	29	33	42	39	33	32	30	30	31	33	31	33	30	28	28	27
Wed	26	28	33	39	38	31	31	30	30	30	32	32	33	30	28	28	27
Thu	27	28	32	41	38	32	31	30	31	31	33	33	35	32	28	28	27
Fri	27	28	31	35	33	30	31	31	31	32	34	33	33	31	29	28	27
Sat	27	27	27	27	28	29	31	32	32	33	34	35	35	33	30	29	28
Sun	27	27	27	27	27	28	31	32	33	34	34	33	33	32	31	29	28

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	27	28	31	35	34	30	30	31	31	30	33	31	31	29	28	28	27
Tue	27	29	33	42	39	33	32	30	30	31	33	31	33	30	28	28	27
Wed	26	28	33	39	38	31	31	30	30	30	32	32	33	30	28	28	27
Thu	27	28	32	41	38	32	31	30	31	31	33	33	35	32	28	28	27
Fri	27	28	31	35	33	30	31	31	31	32	34	33	33	31	29	28	27
Sat	27	27	27	27	28	29	31	32	32	33	34	35	35	33	30	29	28
Sun	27	27	27	27	27	28	31	32	33	34	34	33	33	32	31	29	28

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	27	28	31	35	34	30	30	31	31	30	33	31	31	29	28	28	27
Tue	27	29	33	42	39	33	32	30	30	31	33	31	33	30	28	28	27
Wed	26	28	33	39	38	31	31	30	30	30	32	32	33	30	28	28	27
Thu	27	28	32	41	38	32	31	30	31	31	33	33	35	32	28	28	27
Fri	27	28	31	35	33	30	31	31	31	32	34	33	33	31	29	28	27
Sat	27	27	27	27	28	29	31	32	32	33	34	35	35	33	30	29	28
Sun	27	27	27	27	27	28	31	32	33	34	34	33	33	32	31	29	28