Best Time to Drive from Hayward to Modesto

Right now (5:03 pm PDT): about 73 minutes via I-580 West, usually 90 at this time.

Only 29% 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 Modesto 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	73	132	158	108	85	84	82	80	80	76	85	97	92	99	77	75	73
Tue	72	132	151	132	101	84	82	79	77	80	82	85	84	88	80	73	72
Wed	73	134	157	160	106	89	82	79	78	79	78	77	90	100	84	73	72
Thu	73	132	154	132	89	81	79	77	78	78	73	91	80	89	85	98	80
Fri	73	157	132	106	102	81	79	78	81	82	85	89	89	88	78	75	76
Sat	72	73	75	75	75	75	76	77	78	85	80	76	76	75	76	75	73
Sun	72	72	72	73	75	76	77	77	77	77	77	96	141	106	78	77	73

About this drive

On weekdays the 66-mile drive from Hayward to Modesto (via I-580 West) usually takes as little as 72 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 79 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Sundays (141 minutes).

About 37 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 30 miles surface streets (31 to 76 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Hayward to central Modesto 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 Modesto?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 72 minutes then, versus up to 167 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 66-mile drive usually takes 72 to 167 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 79 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Hayward to Modesto?

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	73	132	158	108	85	84	82	80	80	76	85	97	92	99	77	75	73
Tue	72	132	151	132	101	84	82	79	77	80	82	85	84	88	80	73	72
Wed	73	134	157	160	106	89	82	79	78	79	78	77	90	100	84	73	72
Thu	73	132	154	132	89	81	79	77	78	78	73	91	80	89	85	98	80
Fri	73	157	132	106	102	81	79	78	81	82	85	89	89	88	78	75	76
Sat	72	73	75	75	75	75	76	77	78	85	80	76	76	75	76	75	73
Sun	72	72	72	73	75	76	77	77	77	77	77	96	141	106	78	77	73

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	73	132	158	108	85	84	82	80	80	76	85	97	92	99	77	75	73
Tue	72	132	151	132	101	84	82	79	77	80	82	85	84	88	80	73	72
Wed	73	134	157	160	106	89	82	79	78	79	78	77	90	100	84	73	72
Thu	73	132	154	132	89	81	79	77	78	78	73	91	80	89	85	98	80
Fri	73	157	132	106	102	81	79	78	81	82	85	89	89	88	78	75	76
Sat	72	73	75	75	75	75	76	77	78	85	80	76	76	75	76	75	73
Sun	72	72	72	73	75	76	77	77	77	77	77	96	141	106	78	77	73

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	73	132	158	108	85	84	82	80	80	76	85	97	92	99	77	75	73
Tue	72	132	151	132	101	84	82	79	77	80	82	85	84	88	80	73	72
Wed	73	134	157	160	106	89	82	79	78	79	78	77	90	100	84	73	72
Thu	73	132	154	132	89	81	79	77	78	78	73	91	80	89	85	98	80
Fri	73	157	132	106	102	81	79	78	81	82	85	89	89	88	78	75	76
Sat	72	73	75	75	75	75	76	77	78	85	80	76	76	75	76	75	73
Sun	72	72	72	73	75	76	77	77	77	77	77	96	141	106	78	77	73