Best Time to Drive from Hayward to Tracy

Right now (6:03 pm PDT): about 38 minutes via I-580 West, usually 42 at this time.

Only 49% 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 Tracy 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	37	58	79	67	46	44	43	42	42	39	42	42	41	42	39	39	37
Tue	37	57	73	71	56	45	43	41	40	39	39	40	40	41	39	37	36
Wed	37	58	77	81	60	49	43	41	41	40	39	39	41	42	40	38	37
Thu	37	56	75	76	51	44	41	40	40	39	38	40	40	40	40	39	37
Fri	37	59	76	50	47	44	42	41	40	41	41	41	42	42	39	37	37
Sat	36	37	39	39	39	39	40	41	41	41	41	40	41	40	39	39	37
Sun	36	36	36	37	39	40	41	41	41	41	41	44	65	66	42	41	37

About this drive

On weekdays the 39-mile drive from Hayward to Tracy (via I-580 West) usually takes as little as 36 minutes and up to 85 minutes, when leaving around 6:30 am on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 41 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Sundays (74 minutes).

About 35 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (6 to 15 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Hayward to central Tracy 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 Tracy?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 36 minutes then, versus up to 85 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 39-mile drive usually takes 36 to 85 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 41 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Hayward to Tracy?

Leaving around 6:30 am on Fridays is usually slowest, about 85 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-580 West in Bay Area (34 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	58	79	67	46	44	43	42	42	39	42	42	41	42	39	39	37
Tue	37	57	73	71	56	45	43	41	40	39	39	40	40	41	39	37	36
Wed	37	58	77	81	60	49	43	41	41	40	39	39	41	42	40	38	37
Thu	37	56	75	76	51	44	41	40	40	39	38	40	40	40	40	39	37
Fri	37	59	76	50	47	44	42	41	40	41	41	41	42	42	39	37	37
Sat	36	37	39	39	39	39	40	41	41	41	41	40	41	40	39	39	37
Sun	36	36	36	37	39	40	41	41	41	41	41	44	65	66	42	41	37

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	58	79	67	46	44	43	42	42	39	42	42	41	42	39	39	37
Tue	37	57	73	71	56	45	43	41	40	39	39	40	40	41	39	37	36
Wed	37	58	77	81	60	49	43	41	41	40	39	39	41	42	40	38	37
Thu	37	56	75	76	51	44	41	40	40	39	38	40	40	40	40	39	37
Fri	37	59	76	50	47	44	42	41	40	41	41	41	42	42	39	37	37
Sat	36	37	39	39	39	39	40	41	41	41	41	40	41	40	39	39	37
Sun	36	36	36	37	39	40	41	41	41	41	41	44	65	66	42	41	37

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	58	79	67	46	44	43	42	42	39	42	42	41	42	39	39	37
Tue	37	57	73	71	56	45	43	41	40	39	39	40	40	41	39	37	36
Wed	37	58	77	81	60	49	43	41	41	40	39	39	41	42	40	38	37
Thu	37	56	75	76	51	44	41	40	40	39	38	40	40	40	40	39	37
Fri	37	59	76	50	47	44	42	41	40	41	41	41	42	42	39	37	37
Sat	36	37	39	39	39	39	40	41	41	41	41	40	41	40	39	39	37
Sun	36	36	36	37	39	40	41	41	41	41	41	44	65	66	42	41	37