Best Time to Drive from Hercules to Hayward

Right now (12:51 am PST): about 32 minutes via I-80 West and I-580 West.

Only 64% 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 Hercules to Hayward 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	31	34	44	59	48	38	37	36	37	37	40	38	39	35	33	33	32
Tue	31	34	48	73	56	41	38	36	36	37	41	39	40	36	34	33	32
Wed	31	33	48	72	51	39	37	37	37	38	40	40	42	38	34	33	32
Thu	31	34	48	76	56	40	38	36	37	37	42	40	41	38	34	33	32
Fri	31	33	37	51	41	37	39	40	40	39	42	41	40	39	37	34	32
Sat	32	32	32	33	33	35	38	38	38	39	40	41	42	40	38	35	33
Sun	32	32	32	32	32	33	37	38	39	40	41	40	40	41	39	37	33

About this drive

On weekdays the 34-mile drive from Hercules to Hayward (via I-80 West and I-580 West) usually takes as little as 31 minutes and up to 76 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 37 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Saturdays (42 minutes).

About 30 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (5 to 8 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Hercules to central Hayward 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 Hercules to Hayward?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 31 minutes then, versus up to 76 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 34-mile drive usually takes 31 to 76 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 37 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Hercules to Hayward?

Leaving around 8 am on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 76 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-80 West in Bay Area (16 miles) · I-580 West in Bay Area (15 miles)

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More drives

Hayward to Hercules (return trip) · Hercules to San Jose · Hercules to San Francisco · Hercules to Sacramento · Hercules to Oakland · Hercules to Stockton · Hercules to Fremont · Hercules to Santa Rosa · Hercules to Elk Grove · Hercules to Sunnyvale

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	34	44	59	48	38	37	36	37	37	40	38	39	35	33	33	32
Tue	31	34	48	73	56	41	38	36	36	37	41	39	40	36	34	33	32
Wed	31	33	48	72	51	39	37	37	37	38	40	40	42	38	34	33	32
Thu	31	34	48	76	56	40	38	36	37	37	42	40	41	38	34	33	32
Fri	31	33	37	51	41	37	39	40	40	39	42	41	40	39	37	34	32
Sat	32	32	32	33	33	35	38	38	38	39	40	41	42	40	38	35	33
Sun	32	32	32	32	32	33	37	38	39	40	41	40	40	41	39	37	33

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	34	44	59	48	38	37	36	37	37	40	38	39	35	33	33	32
Tue	31	34	48	73	56	41	38	36	36	37	41	39	40	36	34	33	32
Wed	31	33	48	72	51	39	37	37	37	38	40	40	42	38	34	33	32
Thu	31	34	48	76	56	40	38	36	37	37	42	40	41	38	34	33	32
Fri	31	33	37	51	41	37	39	40	40	39	42	41	40	39	37	34	32
Sat	32	32	32	33	33	35	38	38	38	39	40	41	42	40	38	35	33
Sun	32	32	32	32	32	33	37	38	39	40	41	40	40	41	39	37	33

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	34	44	59	48	38	37	36	37	37	40	38	39	35	33	33	32
Tue	31	34	48	73	56	41	38	36	36	37	41	39	40	36	34	33	32
Wed	31	33	48	72	51	39	37	37	37	38	40	40	42	38	34	33	32
Thu	31	34	48	76	56	40	38	36	37	37	42	40	41	38	34	33	32
Fri	31	33	37	51	41	37	39	40	40	39	42	41	40	39	37	34	32
Sat	32	32	32	33	33	35	38	38	38	39	40	41	42	40	38	35	33
Sun	32	32	32	32	32	33	37	38	39	40	41	40	40	41	39	37	33