Best Time to Drive from Lodi to Hayward

Right now (5:51 pm PDT): about 98 minutes via I-580 East, usually 98 at this time.

Only 25% 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 Lodi 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	78	78	100	101	84	83	85	83	83	86	98	103	102	103	89	78	77
Tue	80	79	102	101	95	87	84	82	83	92	102	99	96	93	86	78	76
Wed	81	79	103	101	102	87	83	83	83	92	103	99	97	98	92	84	78
Thu	80	79	103	101	101	82	82	81	84	93	98	104	99	97	93	87	82
Fri	82	79	100	99	86	85	82	85	93	106	109	103	97	88	82	81	78
Sat	77	76	77	77	78	78	78	78	79	79	80	79	79	79	78	78	76
Sun	77	77	76	76	77	77	78	78	77	77	77	78	91	98	79	78	76

About this drive

On weekdays the 75-mile drive from Lodi to Hayward (via I-580 East) usually takes as little as 76 minutes and up to 109 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 86 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6:30 pm on Sundays (98 minutes).

About 33 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 43 miles surface streets (14 to 35 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Lodi 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 Lodi to Hayward?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 76 minutes then, versus up to 109 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 75-mile drive usually takes 76 to 109 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 86 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Lodi to Hayward?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 109 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-580 East in Bay Area (33 miles)

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More drives

Hayward to Lodi (return trip) · Lodi to San Jose · Lodi to San Francisco · Lodi to The Bronx · Lodi to Sacramento · Lodi to Oakland · Lodi to Elk Grove · Lodi 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	78	78	100	101	84	83	85	83	83	86	98	103	102	103	89	78	77
Tue	80	79	102	101	95	87	84	82	83	92	102	99	96	93	86	78	76
Wed	81	79	103	101	102	87	83	83	83	92	103	99	97	98	92	84	78
Thu	80	79	103	101	101	82	82	81	84	93	98	104	99	97	93	87	82
Fri	82	79	100	99	86	85	82	85	93	106	109	103	97	88	82	81	78
Sat	77	76	77	77	78	78	78	78	79	79	80	79	79	79	78	78	76
Sun	77	77	76	76	77	77	78	78	77	77	77	78	91	98	79	78	76

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	78	78	100	101	84	83	85	83	83	86	98	103	102	103	89	78	77
Tue	80	79	102	101	95	87	84	82	83	92	102	99	96	93	86	78	76
Wed	81	79	103	101	102	87	83	83	83	92	103	99	97	98	92	84	78
Thu	80	79	103	101	101	82	82	81	84	93	98	104	99	97	93	87	82
Fri	82	79	100	99	86	85	82	85	93	106	109	103	97	88	82	81	78
Sat	77	76	77	77	78	78	78	78	79	79	80	79	79	79	78	78	76
Sun	77	77	76	76	77	77	78	78	77	77	77	78	91	98	79	78	76

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	78	78	100	101	84	83	85	83	83	86	98	103	102	103	89	78	77
Tue	80	79	102	101	95	87	84	82	83	92	102	99	96	93	86	78	76
Wed	81	79	103	101	102	87	83	83	83	92	103	99	97	98	92	84	78
Thu	80	79	103	101	101	82	82	81	84	93	98	104	99	97	93	87	82
Fri	82	79	100	99	86	85	82	85	93	106	109	103	97	88	82	81	78
Sat	77	76	77	77	78	78	78	78	79	79	80	79	79	79	78	78	76
Sun	77	77	76	76	77	77	78	78	77	77	77	78	91	98	79	78	76