Best Time to Drive from Ceres to San Leandro

Right now (5:06 pm PST): about 93 minutes via I-580 East, usually 102 at this time.

Only 28% 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 Ceres to San Leandro 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	81	77	113	112	103	85	85	84	83	87	93	104	102	97	84	76	76
Tue	81	78	117	113	109	89	84	82	83	90	102	99	96	93	90	78	75
Wed	81	78	118	113	114	87	83	82	83	90	104	102	99	97	95	84	77
Thu	83	78	120	113	113	83	82	82	84	95	101	106	102	96	92	83	80
Fri	83	78	112	100	86	87	83	85	93	107	113	103	91	86	79	78	76
Sat	75	75	76	76	76	77	77	77	79	79	80	81	81	82	79	77	75
Sun	75	75	75	75	76	76	77	77	76	76	76	76	89	100	81	76	75

About this drive

On weekdays the 74-mile drive from Ceres to San Leandro (via I-580 East) usually takes as little as 75 minutes and up to 120 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 86 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6 pm on Sundays (100 minutes).

About 38 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 36 miles surface streets (24 to 59 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Ceres to central San Leandro 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 Ceres to San Leandro?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 75 minutes then, versus up to 120 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Ceres to San Leandro?

The 74-mile drive usually takes 75 to 120 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 86 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Ceres to San Leandro?

Leaving around 7 am on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 120 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-580 East in Bay Area (38 miles)

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More drives

San Leandro to Ceres (return trip) · Ceres to San Jose · Ceres to Hayward · Ceres to Sunnyvale · Ceres to Concord · Ceres to Santa Clara

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	81	77	113	112	103	85	85	84	83	87	93	104	102	97	84	76	76
Tue	81	78	117	113	109	89	84	82	83	90	102	99	96	93	90	78	75
Wed	81	78	118	113	114	87	83	82	83	90	104	102	99	97	95	84	77
Thu	83	78	120	113	113	83	82	82	84	95	101	106	102	96	92	83	80
Fri	83	78	112	100	86	87	83	85	93	107	113	103	91	86	79	78	76
Sat	75	75	76	76	76	77	77	77	79	79	80	81	81	82	79	77	75
Sun	75	75	75	75	76	76	77	77	76	76	76	76	89	100	81	76	75

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	81	77	113	112	103	85	85	84	83	87	93	104	102	97	84	76	76
Tue	81	78	117	113	109	89	84	82	83	90	102	99	96	93	90	78	75
Wed	81	78	118	113	114	87	83	82	83	90	104	102	99	97	95	84	77
Thu	83	78	120	113	113	83	82	82	84	95	101	106	102	96	92	83	80
Fri	83	78	112	100	86	87	83	85	93	107	113	103	91	86	79	78	76
Sat	75	75	76	76	76	77	77	77	79	79	80	81	81	82	79	77	75
Sun	75	75	75	75	76	76	77	77	76	76	76	76	89	100	81	76	75

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	81	77	113	112	103	85	85	84	83	87	93	104	102	97	84	76	76
Tue	81	78	117	113	109	89	84	82	83	90	102	99	96	93	90	78	75
Wed	81	78	118	113	114	87	83	82	83	90	104	102	99	97	95	84	77
Thu	83	78	120	113	113	83	82	82	84	95	101	106	102	96	92	83	80
Fri	83	78	112	100	86	87	83	85	93	107	113	103	91	86	79	78	76
Sat	75	75	76	76	76	77	77	77	79	79	80	81	81	82	79	77	75
Sun	75	75	75	75	76	76	77	77	76	76	76	76	89	100	81	76	75