Best Time to Drive from SJC to Hayward

Right now (8:17 am PDT): about 40 minutes via I-880 North, usually 38 at this time.

Only 54% 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.

On weekdays the 26-mile drive from SJC to Hayward (via I-880 North) usually takes as little as 27 minutes and up to 57 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 33 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (36 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Hayward to SJC

Freeway, about 22 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 5 miles: 8 to 18 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 San José Mineta International Airport (SJC) 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 SJC 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	29	32	36	35	33	32	32	33	36	45	46	47	43	34	29	27
Tue	27	29	33	38	38	34	32	31	32	36	46	53	56	51	42	31	27
Wed	27	29	32	37	38	35	33	32	33	38	48	56	57	53	43	32	27
Thu	27	29	33	37	38	34	32	32	33	37	50	55	57	51	41	32	27
Fri	27	28	30	33	32	31	32	32	33	40	50	52	50	47	38	31	27
Sat	27	27	27	27	28	29	31	32	32	34	36	36	35	33	31	30	27
Sun	27	27	27	27	27	28	29	29	30	30	31	31	30	32	30	30	27

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 SJC to Hayward?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 27 minutes then, versus up to 57 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 26-mile drive usually takes 27 to 57 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 33 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from SJC to Hayward?

Leaving around 5 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 57 minutes.

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Freeways on this drive

I-880 North in Bay Area (22 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	27	29	32	36	35	33	32	32	33	36	45	46	47	43	34	29	27
Tue	27	29	33	38	38	34	32	31	32	36	46	53	56	51	42	31	27
Wed	27	29	32	37	38	35	33	32	33	38	48	56	57	53	43	32	27
Thu	27	29	33	37	38	34	32	32	33	37	50	55	57	51	41	32	27
Fri	27	28	30	33	32	31	32	32	33	40	50	52	50	47	38	31	27
Sat	27	27	27	27	28	29	31	32	32	34	36	36	35	33	31	30	27
Sun	27	27	27	27	27	28	29	29	30	30	31	31	30	32	30	30	27

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	27	29	32	36	35	33	32	32	33	36	45	46	47	43	34	29	27
Tue	27	29	33	38	38	34	32	31	32	36	46	53	56	51	42	31	27
Wed	27	29	32	37	38	35	33	32	33	38	48	56	57	53	43	32	27
Thu	27	29	33	37	38	34	32	32	33	37	50	55	57	51	41	32	27
Fri	27	28	30	33	32	31	32	32	33	40	50	52	50	47	38	31	27
Sat	27	27	27	27	28	29	31	32	32	34	36	36	35	33	31	30	27
Sun	27	27	27	27	27	28	29	29	30	30	31	31	30	32	30	30	27

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	27	29	32	36	35	33	32	32	33	36	45	46	47	43	34	29	27
Tue	27	29	33	38	38	34	32	31	32	36	46	53	56	51	42	31	27
Wed	27	29	32	37	38	35	33	32	33	38	48	56	57	53	43	32	27
Thu	27	29	33	37	38	34	32	32	33	37	50	55	57	51	41	32	27
Fri	27	28	30	33	32	31	32	32	33	40	50	52	50	47	38	31	27
Sat	27	27	27	27	28	29	31	32	32	34	36	36	35	33	31	30	27
Sun	27	27	27	27	27	28	29	29	30	30	31	31	30	32	30	30	27