California
Distance from Hayward to San Jose
Straight-line distance
27.8mi
Hayward, CA and San Jose, CA are 27.8 miles (44.8 km) apart in a straight line. From Hayward, the shortest path starts out heading SE (145°).
- kilometers
- 44.8
- nautical miles
- 24.2
- heading from Hayward
- 145° SE
- heading from San Jose
- 325° NW
Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders
How far Hayward is from San Jose
The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Hayward and San Jose is 27.8 miles, 44.8 km or 24.2 nautical miles. That is the shortest path over the Earth's surface, computed with the haversine formula on a sphere with the mean Earth radius, 6,371.0 km. A course held on one compass bearing (a rhumb line) would be 27.8 miles, practically the same at this range.
Measurements
- Miles
- 27.8
- Kilometers
- 44.8
- Nautical miles
- 24.2
- Bearing from Hayward
- 145.1° SE
- Bearing arriving at San Jose
- 145.3°
- Bearing from San Jose
- 325.3° NW
Halfway between Hayward and San Jose
The great-circle midpoint is at 37.461488, -121.958980 (37°27'41.36"N 121°57'32.33"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Fremont, CA, with 228,192 residents, 2.5 miles from the midpoint. To find towns near the midpoint of any two places, use the halfway tool.
Time zones and daylight
Both use America/Los_Angeles, so there is no time difference. On June 21, Hayward gets 14 h 46 min of daylight and San Jose 14 h 44 min; on December 21, 9 h 34 min and 9 h 36 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.
Population compared
San Jose has 6.3 times the population of Hayward. From July 2020 to July 2024, Hayward changed by -2.6% and San Jose by -1.2%. Both are in California.
- 01Hayward, CA158,440 (-2.6%)
- 02San Jose, CA997,368 (-1.2%)
Questions people ask
How far is Hayward from San Jose?
27.8 miles, 44.8 km or 24.2 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.
Which direction is San Jose from Hayward?
SE. The great-circle path leaves Hayward on a bearing of 145.1° and arrives at San Jose on 145.3°. The return trip starts on 325.3°.
What is halfway between Hayward and San Jose?
The midpoint is at 37.461488, -121.958980. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Fremont, CA, 2.5 miles from it.
Is there a time difference between Hayward and San Jose?
Both use America/Los_Angeles, so there is no time difference.
Which is bigger, Hayward or San Jose?
San Jose, with 997,368 residents in July 2024 against 158,440 for Hayward, 6.3 times as many.
Sources and data as of
Data as of: Census 2024 Gazetteer internal points and Vintage 2024 estimates; time zones from Open-Meteo.
- 01Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
- 02Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
- 03SunCalc library (Vladimir Agafonkin), algorithms after Jean Meeus
- 04IANA time zone database (clock times and daylight saving rules)
How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.