Best Time to Drive from Hayward to Hercules

Right now (12:51 am PST): about 31 minutes via I-580 East and I-80 East.

Only 64% 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 Hercules 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	31	32	33	34	35	34	34	34	34	36	44	49	52	42	33	32	31
Tue	31	32	32	35	35	34	34	34	34	37	47	57	64	52	35	32	31
Wed	31	32	33	36	35	34	34	34	34	37	46	59	65	52	36	33	31
Thu	31	32	33	37	36	34	34	34	34	36	45	55	61	52	37	33	32
Fri	31	32	32	33	34	34	35	36	37	42	54	61	61	49	36	33	32
Sat	31	31	31	31	32	32	34	35	37	37	38	38	37	35	33	33	32
Sun	31	31	31	31	31	32	33	33	35	37	36	36	35	33	33	33	32

About this drive

On weekdays the 33-mile drive from Hayward to Hercules (via I-580 East and I-80 East) usually takes as little as 31 minutes and up to 65 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 8 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 35 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (39 minutes).

About 29 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (5 to 8 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Hayward to central Hercules 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 Hercules?

On weekdays, leave before 8 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 31 minutes then, versus up to 65 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 33-mile drive usually takes 31 to 65 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 35 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Hayward to Hercules?

Leaving around 5 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 65 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-580 East in Bay Area (16 miles) · I-80 East in Bay Area (13 miles)

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More drives

Hercules to Hayward (return trip) · Hayward to San Francisco · Hayward to Oakland · Hayward to San Jose · Hayward to Palo Alto · Hayward to Berkeley · Hayward to Fremont · Hayward to Mountain View · Hayward to Pleasanton · Hayward to Santa Clara · Hayward to Richmond · Hayward to SFO

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
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