Best Time to Drive from Vallejo to Hayward

Right now (6:18 pm PDT): about 45 minutes via I-80 West and I-580 West, usually 40 at this time.

Only 63% 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 Vallejo 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	37	42	55	59	52	45	45	44	44	44	47	44	45	40	39	39	38
Tue	37	41	57	81	64	48	44	43	43	44	47	45	46	42	40	40	38
Wed	37	40	57	76	55	45	45	44	43	44	46	46	49	44	39	39	38
Thu	37	41	59	78	62	47	44	44	45	46	51	48	50	44	40	39	38
Fri	37	40	44	55	47	42	44	45	46	47	51	48	46	43	42	40	38
Sat	38	38	38	39	39	41	44	46	45	46	47	48	49	47	45	43	39
Sun	38	38	38	38	39	40	43	44	46	46	47	47	47	47	46	43	39

About this drive

On weekdays the 41-mile drive from Vallejo to Hayward (via I-80 West and I-580 West) usually takes as little as 37 minutes and up to 81 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 44 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Saturdays (49 minutes).

About 35 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (7 to 12 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Vallejo 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 Vallejo to Hayward?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 37 minutes then, versus up to 81 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 41-mile drive usually takes 37 to 81 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 44 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Vallejo to Hayward?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 81 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-80 West in Bay Area (21 miles) · I-580 West in Bay Area (15 miles)

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More drives

Hayward to Vallejo (return trip) · Vallejo to San Jose · Vallejo to San Francisco · Vallejo to Sacramento · Vallejo to Oakland · Vallejo to Stockton · Vallejo to Fremont · Vallejo to Santa Rosa · Vallejo to Elk Grove · Vallejo 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	37	42	55	59	52	45	45	44	44	44	47	44	45	40	39	39	38
Tue	37	41	57	81	64	48	44	43	43	44	47	45	46	42	40	40	38
Wed	37	40	57	76	55	45	45	44	43	44	46	46	49	44	39	39	38
Thu	37	41	59	78	62	47	44	44	45	46	51	48	50	44	40	39	38
Fri	37	40	44	55	47	42	44	45	46	47	51	48	46	43	42	40	38
Sat	38	38	38	39	39	41	44	46	45	46	47	48	49	47	45	43	39
Sun	38	38	38	38	39	40	43	44	46	46	47	47	47	47	46	43	39

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	42	55	59	52	45	45	44	44	44	47	44	45	40	39	39	38
Tue	37	41	57	81	64	48	44	43	43	44	47	45	46	42	40	40	38
Wed	37	40	57	76	55	45	45	44	43	44	46	46	49	44	39	39	38
Thu	37	41	59	78	62	47	44	44	45	46	51	48	50	44	40	39	38
Fri	37	40	44	55	47	42	44	45	46	47	51	48	46	43	42	40	38
Sat	38	38	38	39	39	41	44	46	45	46	47	48	49	47	45	43	39
Sun	38	38	38	38	39	40	43	44	46	46	47	47	47	47	46	43	39

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	42	55	59	52	45	45	44	44	44	47	44	45	40	39	39	38
Tue	37	41	57	81	64	48	44	43	43	44	47	45	46	42	40	40	38
Wed	37	40	57	76	55	45	45	44	43	44	46	46	49	44	39	39	38
Thu	37	41	59	78	62	47	44	44	45	46	51	48	50	44	40	39	38
Fri	37	40	44	55	47	42	44	45	46	47	51	48	46	43	42	40	38
Sat	38	38	38	39	39	41	44	46	45	46	47	48	49	47	45	43	39
Sun	38	38	38	38	39	40	43	44	46	46	47	47	47	47	46	43	39