Best Time to Drive from Walnut Creek to Hayward

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 32 minutes via SR-24 West and I-580 West and SR-13 South, usually 32 at this time.

Only 29% 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 Walnut Creek 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	29	31	33	41	37	34	33	32	32	32	34	33	33	32	30	30	30
Tue	29	30	33	45	43	37	33	32	32	32	36	35	36	33	31	30	30
Wed	29	31	33	45	40	35	33	32	32	33	35	35	35	34	31	30	29
Thu	29	31	33	47	43	35	32	32	32	32	35	34	36	33	31	30	30
Fri	29	31	32	38	35	33	33	33	33	35	36	35	34	34	32	30	30
Sat	30	30	30	30	30	31	31	31	31	32	32	32	32	31	30	30	30
Sun	29	30	30	29	30	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	30	30

About this drive

On weekdays the 28-mile drive from Walnut Creek to Hayward (via SR-24 West and I-580 West and SR-13 South) usually takes as little as 29 minutes and up to 47 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 32 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (32 minutes).

About 21 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (11 to 21 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Walnut Creek (North Main Street) to central Hayward (Mission Boulevard) 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 Walnut Creek to Hayward?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 29 minutes then, versus up to 47 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Walnut Creek to Hayward?

The 28-mile drive usually takes 29 to 47 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 32 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Walnut Creek to Hayward?

Leaving around 8 am on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 47 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-24 West in Bay Area (11 miles) · I-580 West in Bay Area (5 miles) · I-680 South in Bay Area (1 mile)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	31	33	41	37	34	33	32	32	32	34	33	33	32	30	30	30
Tue	29	30	33	45	43	37	33	32	32	32	36	35	36	33	31	30	30
Wed	29	31	33	45	40	35	33	32	32	33	35	35	35	34	31	30	29
Thu	29	31	33	47	43	35	32	32	32	32	35	34	36	33	31	30	30
Fri	29	31	32	38	35	33	33	33	33	35	36	35	34	34	32	30	30
Sat	30	30	30	30	30	31	31	31	31	32	32	32	32	31	30	30	30
Sun	29	30	30	29	30	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	30	30

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	31	33	41	37	34	33	32	32	32	34	33	33	32	30	30	30
Tue	29	30	33	45	43	37	33	32	32	32	36	35	36	33	31	30	30
Wed	29	31	33	45	40	35	33	32	32	33	35	35	35	34	31	30	29
Thu	29	31	33	47	43	35	32	32	32	32	35	34	36	33	31	30	30
Fri	29	31	32	38	35	33	33	33	33	35	36	35	34	34	32	30	30
Sat	30	30	30	30	30	31	31	31	31	32	32	32	32	31	30	30	30
Sun	29	30	30	29	30	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	30	30

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	31	33	41	37	34	33	32	32	32	34	33	33	32	30	30	30
Tue	29	30	33	45	43	37	33	32	32	32	36	35	36	33	31	30	30
Wed	29	31	33	45	40	35	33	32	32	33	35	35	35	34	31	30	29
Thu	29	31	33	47	43	35	32	32	32	32	35	34	36	33	31	30	30
Fri	29	31	32	38	35	33	33	33	33	35	36	35	34	34	32	30	30
Sat	30	30	30	30	30	31	31	31	31	32	32	32	32	31	30	30	30
Sun	29	30	30	29	30	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	30	30