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Downtown's Centrality 

The City of Hayward is known as the “Heart of the Bay” for its centrality and ease of travel to anywhere else in the San Francisco Bay Area. This is especially true for Downtown Hayward, which not only benefits from the proximity of its adjacent major freeways, but also hosts its very own BART station that affords it the instant advantages of a transit-oriented commercial district.

 Parking Downtown

There are eight City-operated parking lots and two parking structures (with about 1,689 parking spaces) in the downtown area. The parking lots and structures are: free of charge, have posted time limits, and provide parking for downtown patrons.

Please complete an Access Hayward request to report maintenance issues.

Name/Number
Address
City Hall/Downtown Library Garage22625 Mission Blvd.
Cinema Place Parking Garage22695 Foothill Blvd. 
Five Flags Parking Lot A22874 Mission Blvd.
Five Flags Parking Lot B944 D St.
Municipal Lot #122529 Main St.
Municipal Lot #21042 B St.
Municipal Lot #322641 Main St.
Municipal Lot #41147 B St.
Municipal Lot #522456 Maple Ct.
Municipal Lot #61164 A St.
Municipal Lot #722656 Mission Blvd.
Municipal Lot #111154 Russell Way
Municipal Lot D1178 D St. 

Local & Regional Buses:

AC Transit—

Below is a list of Hayward AC Transit Lines. Sunday schedules are in effect on New Year's Day, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, President's Day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.

To plan your AC Transit trip, get information about fares, service notices and more visit the AC Transit website. 

Line No.
Line Type
Line Route
 
10LocalE. 14th St. - Mission Blvd.Map & Schedule
28LocalAlvarado Blvd. - Castro Valley - B St.Map & Schedule
34LocalEstudillo Ave - Davis St. - Meekland Ave.Map & Schedule
41LocalWhitman St. - Huntwood Ave. - Union LandingMap & Schedule
56LocalSanta Clara St. - Weekes Park - Huntwood Ave. Map & Schedule
60LocalCSUEB - Southland Mall - Tennyson Rd.Map & Schedule
86LocalWinton Ave. - Industrial Blvd. - Tennyson Rd.Map & Schedule
93LocalAshland Ave. - San Lorenzo - A St.Map & Schedule
95LocalD St. - Maud Ave. - Fairview DistrictMap & Schedule
97LocalHesperian Blvd. - Alvarado Blvd. - Decoto Rd.Map & Schedule
99LocalMission Blvd. - Decoto Rd. - Fremont Blvd. Map & Schedule
801All NighterE. 14th St.  - Mission Blvd. Map & Schedule

CSUEB Shuttle —

The University provides complimentary shuttle service between CSUEB and the Hayward and Castro Valley BART Station. During the Semester, the shuttles run Monday-Sunday and are available only to current students, faculty and staff.

Get shuttle schedules on the Cal State East Bay website. 

Paratransit Providers —

Other Regional Buses —

 Rail Transit:

BART —

Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) connects the San Francisco Peninsula with communities in the East Bay and South Bay. BART service currently extends as far as Millbrae, Richmond, Antioch, Dublin/Pleasanton, and Berryessa/North San José. We have two stations located in Hayward.

For BART schedules, trip planners, fares and more, visit the BART website.

Capitol Corridor (Amtrak) —

The Capitol Corridor is an intercity passenger train system that provides a convenient alternative to traveling along the congested I-80, I-680 and I-880 freeways by operating fast, reliable and affordable intercity rail service to 18 stations in 8 Northern California counties: Placer, Sacramento, Yolo, Solano, Contra Costa, Alameda, San Francisco, and Santa Clara, a 170-mile rail corridor. An extensive, dedicated motor coach network provides bus connections to serve the second-largest urban service area in the Western United States.

Hayward is conveniently situated on along the Capitol Corridor, with an unstaffed station available at 22555 Meekland Ave., Hayward, CA 94541.