Best Time to Drive from Hayward to Turlock

Right now (8:21 am PST): about 86 minutes via I-580 West, usually 87 at this time.

Only 4% 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 Turlock 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	86	149	171	146	107	96	94	93	92	89	94	105	103	98	87	88	85
Tue	85	148	168	149	113	98	94	92	90	92	100	97	96	101	91	85	85
Wed	85	151	173	171	120	101	94	91	91	91	97	92	105	100	101	88	85
Thu	86	147	171	145	103	95	92	91	91	95	94	104	98	98	96	91	85
Fri	86	150	122	104	103	95	92	92	94	100	101	93	92	90	87	85	85
Sat	84	85	87	87	87	87	88	88	89	89	92	89	97	91	89	87	85
Sun	85	84	84	86	87	88	88	89	89	89	89	107	140	108	92	90	86

About this drive

On weekdays the 80-mile drive from Hayward to Turlock (via I-580 West) usually takes as little as 85 minutes and up to 177 minutes, when leaving around 6:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 92 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Sundays (140 minutes).

About 37 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 43 miles surface streets (34 to 83 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Hayward to central Turlock 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 Turlock?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 85 minutes then, versus up to 177 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 80-mile drive usually takes 85 to 177 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 92 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Hayward to Turlock?

Leaving around 6:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 177 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-580 West in Bay Area (36 miles)

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Turlock 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
Mon	86	149	171	146	107	96	94	93	92	89	94	105	103	98	87	88	85
Tue	85	148	168	149	113	98	94	92	90	92	100	97	96	101	91	85	85
Wed	85	151	173	171	120	101	94	91	91	91	97	92	105	100	101	88	85
Thu	86	147	171	145	103	95	92	91	91	95	94	104	98	98	96	91	85
Fri	86	150	122	104	103	95	92	92	94	100	101	93	92	90	87	85	85
Sat	84	85	87	87	87	87	88	88	89	89	92	89	97	91	89	87	85
Sun	85	84	84	86	87	88	88	89	89	89	89	107	140	108	92	90	86

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	86	149	171	146	107	96	94	93	92	89	94	105	103	98	87	88	85
Tue	85	148	168	149	113	98	94	92	90	92	100	97	96	101	91	85	85
Wed	85	151	173	171	120	101	94	91	91	91	97	92	105	100	101	88	85
Thu	86	147	171	145	103	95	92	91	91	95	94	104	98	98	96	91	85
Fri	86	150	122	104	103	95	92	92	94	100	101	93	92	90	87	85	85
Sat	84	85	87	87	87	87	88	88	89	89	92	89	97	91	89	87	85
Sun	85	84	84	86	87	88	88	89	89	89	89	107	140	108	92	90	86

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	86	149	171	146	107	96	94	93	92	89	94	105	103	98	87	88	85
Tue	85	148	168	149	113	98	94	92	90	92	100	97	96	101	91	85	85
Wed	85	151	173	171	120	101	94	91	91	91	97	92	105	100	101	88	85
Thu	86	147	171	145	103	95	92	91	91	95	94	104	98	98	96	91	85
Fri	86	150	122	104	103	95	92	92	94	100	101	93	92	90	87	85	85
Sat	84	85	87	87	87	87	88	88	89	89	92	89	97	91	89	87	85
Sun	85	84	84	86	87	88	88	89	89	89	89	107	140	108	92	90	86