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Hayward · United States

Car hire and driving in Hayward

Driving distances to the cities around, the rules that change at the border, and where to compare rental prices.

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In United States traffic drives on the right. Picking up at OAK means 14 km (9 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q533806.

Drives from Hayward

Car rental from Hayward: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Hayward to BerkeleyUnited States28 km (17 mi)about 23 min
Hayward to San FranciscoUnited States32 km (20 mi)about 26 min
Hayward to SunnyvaleUnited States34 km (21 mi)about 27 min
Hayward to Daly CityUnited States34 km (21 mi)about 27 min
Hayward to ConcordUnited States35 km (22 mi)about 28 min
Hayward to Santa ClaraUnited States37 km (23 mi)about 30 min
Hayward to RichmondUnited States38 km (24 mi)about 31 min
Hayward to San JoseUnited States40 km (25 mi)about 33 min
Hayward to AntiochUnited States44 km (28 mi)about 36 min
Hayward to VallejoUnited States51 km (32 mi)about 41 min
Hayward to FairfieldUnited States65 km (40 mi)about 53 min
Hayward to StocktonUnited States76 km (48 mi)about 1 h 2 min
Hayward to Los AngelesUnited States530 km (329 mi)about 7 h 11 min
Hayward to TijuanaMexico737 km (458 mi)about 9 h 59 min
Hayward to PhoenixUnited States1,019 km (633 mi)about 13 h 49 min
Hayward to Ciudad JuárezMexico1,571 km (976 mi)about 21 h 18 min
Hayward to San DiegoUnited States709 km (440 mi)about 9 h 37 min
Hayward to CalgaryCanada1,616 km (1,004 mi)about 21 h 54 min
Hayward to MexicaliMexico822 km (511 mi)about 11 h 9 min
Hayward to ChihuahuaMexico1,792 km (1,113 mi)about 24 h 17 min

Distances are straight-line; road and rail routes run about 15–25% longer. Times are estimates from distance and typical speeds, not timetables.

Where to compare car hire

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Common questions

Which side of the road do they drive on in Hayward?

The right, as everywhere in United States.

How are the journey times on this page worked out?

From straight-line distance and typical speeds for each mode, so they are estimates for planning, not timetables. Road and rail routes run 15–25% longer than the straight line.

Where these facts come from

  • GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
  • Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
  • OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
  • Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines

Data compiled 13 September 2026. Hotel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.