Best Time to Drive from Vacaville to Hayward

Right now (6:53 pm PDT): about 61 minutes via I-80 West and I-580 West, usually 60 at this time.

Only 79% 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 Vacaville 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	57	66	91	86	71	67	68	66	66	65	67	64	64	60	59	58	58
Tue	56	66	98	101	78	67	65	63	63	65	67	65	67	61	60	58	57
Wed	56	65	94	92	72	66	66	65	65	65	67	66	68	61	59	58	57
Thu	56	65	95	98	75	67	65	65	65	67	71	69	70	63	60	58	57
Fri	56	62	71	75	65	63	65	66	67	67	69	66	64	62	60	59	57
Sat	58	57	58	59	60	62	65	66	65	66	67	68	69	67	65	62	57
Sun	57	57	57	57	58	60	63	65	67	68	69	68	69	68	66	62	57

About this drive

On weekdays the 63-mile drive from Vacaville to Hayward (via I-80 West and I-580 West) usually takes as little as 56 minutes and up to 107 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 65 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Sundays (69 minutes).

About 60 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 Vacaville 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 Vacaville to Hayward?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 56 minutes then, versus up to 107 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 63-mile drive usually takes 56 to 107 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 65 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Vacaville to Hayward?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 107 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-80 West in Bay Area (45 miles) · I-580 West in Bay Area (15 miles)

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More drives

Hayward to Vacaville (return trip) · Vacaville to San Francisco · Vacaville to Sacramento · Vacaville to Oakland · Vacaville to Fremont · Vacaville to Santa Rosa · Vacaville to Elk Grove · Vacaville to Sunnyvale

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	66	91	86	71	67	68	66	66	65	67	64	64	60	59	58	58
Tue	56	66	98	101	78	67	65	63	63	65	67	65	67	61	60	58	57
Wed	56	65	94	92	72	66	66	65	65	65	67	66	68	61	59	58	57
Thu	56	65	95	98	75	67	65	65	65	67	71	69	70	63	60	58	57
Fri	56	62	71	75	65	63	65	66	67	67	69	66	64	62	60	59	57
Sat	58	57	58	59	60	62	65	66	65	66	67	68	69	67	65	62	57
Sun	57	57	57	57	58	60	63	65	67	68	69	68	69	68	66	62	57

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	66	91	86	71	67	68	66	66	65	67	64	64	60	59	58	58
Tue	56	66	98	101	78	67	65	63	63	65	67	65	67	61	60	58	57
Wed	56	65	94	92	72	66	66	65	65	65	67	66	68	61	59	58	57
Thu	56	65	95	98	75	67	65	65	65	67	71	69	70	63	60	58	57
Fri	56	62	71	75	65	63	65	66	67	67	69	66	64	62	60	59	57
Sat	58	57	58	59	60	62	65	66	65	66	67	68	69	67	65	62	57
Sun	57	57	57	57	58	60	63	65	67	68	69	68	69	68	66	62	57

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	66	91	86	71	67	68	66	66	65	67	64	64	60	59	58	58
Tue	56	66	98	101	78	67	65	63	63	65	67	65	67	61	60	58	57
Wed	56	65	94	92	72	66	66	65	65	65	67	66	68	61	59	58	57
Thu	56	65	95	98	75	67	65	65	65	67	71	69	70	63	60	58	57
Fri	56	62	71	75	65	63	65	66	67	67	69	66	64	62	60	59	57
Sat	58	57	58	59	60	62	65	66	65	66	67	68	69	67	65	62	57
Sun	57	57	57	57	58	60	63	65	67	68	69	68	69	68	66	62	57