Best Time to Drive from Hayward to Riverbank

Right now (12:51 am PST): about 77 minutes via I-580 West.

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 Riverbank 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	123	146	128	95	84	83	82	81	78	81	89	87	84	77	77	75
Tue	75	122	142	129	99	86	83	82	80	80	85	84	83	86	80	76	75
Wed	75	125	147	140	107	89	83	80	80	80	84	80	89	86	86	77	75
Thu	76	121	142	127	93	83	80	79	79	80	81	84	84	83	81	79	75
Fri	76	119	108	89	88	83	83	82	82	87	87	83	82	79	76	75	75
Sat	74	75	77	77	77	77	78	78	78	78	80	79	83	80	78	77	75
Sun	75	74	74	76	77	78	78	79	79	79	79	95	118	99	82	80	76

About this drive

On weekdays the 71-mile drive from Hayward to Riverbank (via I-580 West) usually takes as little as 75 minutes and up to 151 minutes, when leaving around 6:30 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 (118 minutes).

About 37 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 35 miles surface streets (23 to 56 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Hayward to central Riverbank 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 Riverbank?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 75 minutes then, versus up to 151 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 71-mile drive usually takes 75 to 151 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 81 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Hayward to Riverbank?

Leaving around 6:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 151 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	123	146	128	95	84	83	82	81	78	81	89	87	84	77	77	75
Tue	75	122	142	129	99	86	83	82	80	80	85	84	83	86	80	76	75
Wed	75	125	147	140	107	89	83	80	80	80	84	80	89	86	86	77	75
Thu	76	121	142	127	93	83	80	79	79	80	81	84	84	83	81	79	75
Fri	76	119	108	89	88	83	83	82	82	87	87	83	82	79	76	75	75
Sat	74	75	77	77	77	77	78	78	78	78	80	79	83	80	78	77	75
Sun	75	74	74	76	77	78	78	79	79	79	79	95	118	99	82	80	76

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	76	123	146	128	95	84	83	82	81	78	81	89	87	84	77	77	75
Tue	75	122	142	129	99	86	83	82	80	80	85	84	83	86	80	76	75
Wed	75	125	147	140	107	89	83	80	80	80	84	80	89	86	86	77	75
Thu	76	121	142	127	93	83	80	79	79	80	81	84	84	83	81	79	75
Fri	76	119	108	89	88	83	83	82	82	87	87	83	82	79	76	75	75
Sat	74	75	77	77	77	77	78	78	78	78	80	79	83	80	78	77	75
Sun	75	74	74	76	77	78	78	79	79	79	79	95	118	99	82	80	76

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	76	123	146	128	95	84	83	82	81	78	81	89	87	84	77	77	75
Tue	75	122	142	129	99	86	83	82	80	80	85	84	83	86	80	76	75
Wed	75	125	147	140	107	89	83	80	80	80	84	80	89	86	86	77	75
Thu	76	121	142	127	93	83	80	79	79	80	81	84	84	83	81	79	75
Fri	76	119	108	89	88	83	83	82	82	87	87	83	82	79	76	75	75
Sat	74	75	77	77	77	77	78	78	78	78	80	79	83	80	78	77	75
Sun	75	74	74	76	77	78	78	79	79	79	79	95	118	99	82	80	76