Best Time to Drive from Santa Rosa to Hayward

Right now (9:21 pm PST): about 66 minutes via US-101 South and I-580 West, usually 66 at this time.

Only 77% 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.

About this drive

On weekdays the 73-mile drive from Santa Rosa to Hayward (via US-101 South and I-580 West) usually takes as little as 65 minutes and up to 139 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 75 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Sundays (82 minutes).

About 70 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 7 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Santa Rosa 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 Santa Rosa to Hayward?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 65 minutes then, versus up to 139 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Santa Rosa to Hayward?

The 73-mile drive usually takes 65 to 139 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 75 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Santa Rosa to Hayward?

Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 139 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 South in Bay Area (36 miles) · I-580 West in Bay Area (27 miles) · I-80 West in Bay Area (5 miles)

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