Chairmans Award Property Located on the east shore of the San Francisco Bay, Hayward, CA is the Heart of the Bay. Hayward is just 25 miles southeast of San Francisco, 14 miles south of Oakland, 26 miles north of San Jose and 10 miles west of the Livermore Valley. It is served by four freeways, the transbay Hayward-San Mateo bridge, two BART , rapid transit stations, several bus routes, and three international airports, Oakland, San Francisco, San Jose, in addition to it 39s own general aviation airport. The Hayward Days Inn is centrally located between the Oakland, San Francisco and San Jose International airports and just minutes away from the Network Associates Coliseum/Oakland Arena home to the Oakland As, Oakland Raiders and the Golden State Warriors.