Best Time to Drive from Hayward to Lodi

Right now (5:51 pm PDT): about 131 minutes via I-580 West, usually 106 at this time.

Only 25% 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 Lodi 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	76	111	137	111	86	84	83	81	81	79	83	84	89	86	77	78	76
Tue	75	111	130	120	95	85	83	80	80	83	80	82	83	83	77	76	75
Wed	76	113	136	132	102	89	83	81	80	81	80	79	86	85	80	78	75
Thu	76	110	133	116	89	83	80	80	79	80	79	82	84	83	80	81	75
Fri	76	114	120	92	89	84	81	81	83	87	83	83	82	79	78	77	75
Sat	74	76	77	77	78	78	78	79	79	80	81	79	80	78	78	77	76
Sun	75	75	75	76	78	78	79	79	79	80	81	100	119	106	81	80	76

About this drive

On weekdays the 76-mile drive from Hayward to Lodi (via I-580 West) usually takes as little as 75 minutes and up to 140 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 81 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Sundays (119 minutes).

About 37 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 39 miles surface streets (14 to 35 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Hayward to central Lodi 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 Lodi?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 75 minutes then, versus up to 140 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 76-mile drive usually takes 75 to 140 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 81 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Hayward to Lodi?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 140 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	76	111	137	111	86	84	83	81	81	79	83	84	89	86	77	78	76
Tue	75	111	130	120	95	85	83	80	80	83	80	82	83	83	77	76	75
Wed	76	113	136	132	102	89	83	81	80	81	80	79	86	85	80	78	75
Thu	76	110	133	116	89	83	80	80	79	80	79	82	84	83	80	81	75
Fri	76	114	120	92	89	84	81	81	83	87	83	83	82	79	78	77	75
Sat	74	76	77	77	78	78	78	79	79	80	81	79	80	78	78	77	76
Sun	75	75	75	76	78	78	79	79	79	80	81	100	119	106	81	80	76

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	76	111	137	111	86	84	83	81	81	79	83	84	89	86	77	78	76
Tue	75	111	130	120	95	85	83	80	80	83	80	82	83	83	77	76	75
Wed	76	113	136	132	102	89	83	81	80	81	80	79	86	85	80	78	75
Thu	76	110	133	116	89	83	80	80	79	80	79	82	84	83	80	81	75
Fri	76	114	120	92	89	84	81	81	83	87	83	83	82	79	78	77	75
Sat	74	76	77	77	78	78	78	79	79	80	81	79	80	78	78	77	76
Sun	75	75	75	76	78	78	79	79	79	80	81	100	119	106	81	80	76

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	76	111	137	111	86	84	83	81	81	79	83	84	89	86	77	78	76
Tue	75	111	130	120	95	85	83	80	80	83	80	82	83	83	77	76	75
Wed	76	113	136	132	102	89	83	81	80	81	80	79	86	85	80	78	75
Thu	76	110	133	116	89	83	80	80	79	80	79	82	84	83	80	81	75
Fri	76	114	120	92	89	84	81	81	83	87	83	83	82	79	78	77	75
Sat	74	76	77	77	78	78	78	79	79	80	81	79	80	78	78	77	76
Sun	75	75	75	76	78	78	79	79	79	80	81	100	119	106	81	80	76