Best Time to Drive from Hayward to Ceres

Right now (7:35 pm PDT): about 85 minutes via I-580 West, usually 83 at this time.

Only 27% 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 Hayward to Ceres 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	77	138	163	128	96	87	85	83	82	80	88	98	92	93	78	78	77
Tue	76	138	159	142	103	88	85	83	81	82	87	88	87	95	84	76	76
Wed	76	138	159	159	108	91	85	82	81	82	85	80	95	97	90	81	76
Thu	76	136	159	138	93	85	82	81	81	83	82	94	87	92	91	87	76
Fri	78	139	125	99	97	86	83	83	84	90	92	89	89	83	79	77	77
Sat	75	76	78	78	78	78	79	79	80	82	82	80	84	79	79	78	76
Sun	76	76	75	77	78	79	80	80	80	80	81	111	149	120	84	81	77

About this drive

On weekdays the 71-mile drive from Hayward to Ceres (via I-580 West) usually takes as little as 76 minutes and up to 167 minutes, when leaving around 6:30 am on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 83 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Sundays (149 minutes).

About 37 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 34 miles surface streets (32 to 79 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Hayward to central Ceres 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 Hayward to Ceres?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 76 minutes then, versus up to 167 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Hayward to Ceres?

The 71-mile drive usually takes 76 to 167 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 83 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Hayward to Ceres?

Leaving around 6:30 am on Fridays is usually slowest, about 167 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-580 West in Bay Area (36 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	77	138	163	128	96	87	85	83	82	80	88	98	92	93	78	78	77
Tue	76	138	159	142	103	88	85	83	81	82	87	88	87	95	84	76	76
Wed	76	138	159	159	108	91	85	82	81	82	85	80	95	97	90	81	76
Thu	76	136	159	138	93	85	82	81	81	83	82	94	87	92	91	87	76
Fri	78	139	125	99	97	86	83	83	84	90	92	89	89	83	79	77	77
Sat	75	76	78	78	78	78	79	79	80	82	82	80	84	79	79	78	76
Sun	76	76	75	77	78	79	80	80	80	80	81	111	149	120	84	81	77

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	77	138	163	128	96	87	85	83	82	80	88	98	92	93	78	78	77
Tue	76	138	159	142	103	88	85	83	81	82	87	88	87	95	84	76	76
Wed	76	138	159	159	108	91	85	82	81	82	85	80	95	97	90	81	76
Thu	76	136	159	138	93	85	82	81	81	83	82	94	87	92	91	87	76
Fri	78	139	125	99	97	86	83	83	84	90	92	89	89	83	79	77	77
Sat	75	76	78	78	78	78	79	79	80	82	82	80	84	79	79	78	76
Sun	76	76	75	77	78	79	80	80	80	80	81	111	149	120	84	81	77

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	77	138	163	128	96	87	85	83	82	80	88	98	92	93	78	78	77
Tue	76	138	159	142	103	88	85	83	81	82	87	88	87	95	84	76	76
Wed	76	138	159	159	108	91	85	82	81	82	85	80	95	97	90	81	76
Thu	76	136	159	138	93	85	82	81	81	83	82	94	87	92	91	87	76
Fri	78	139	125	99	97	86	83	83	84	90	92	89	89	83	79	77	77
Sat	75	76	78	78	78	78	79	79	80	82	82	80	84	79	79	78	76
Sun	76	76	75	77	78	79	80	80	80	80	81	111	149	120	84	81	77