Best Time to Drive from Lodi to Hayward

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 80 minutes via I-580 East, usually 81 at this time.

Only 3% 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	80	78	100	101	95	84	84	83	83	87	93	99	98	92	83	78	77
Tue	80	79	102	101	96	86	83	82	83	91	100	97	94	90	86	78	76
Wed	80	79	102	101	102	86	84	82	83	91	103	100	97	95	90	82	77
Thu	81	79	103	101	101	83	82	82	85	93	98	100	96	93	89	83	80
Fri	82	79	100	93	85	85	82	85	94	105	107	99	90	85	80	79	77
Sat	77	76	77	77	77	77	78	78	79	79	80	81	82	81	80	78	76
Sun	77	77	76	76	77	77	78	77	77	77	77	77	85	93	81	77	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 108 minutes, when leaving around 2:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 86 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6 pm on Sundays (93 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 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 76 minutes then, versus up to 108 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 75-mile drive usually takes 76 to 108 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 86 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Lodi to Hayward?

Leaving around 2:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 108 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-580 East in Bay Area (33 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	80	78	100	101	95	84	84	83	83	87	93	99	98	92	83	78	77
Tue	80	79	102	101	96	86	83	82	83	91	100	97	94	90	86	78	76
Wed	80	79	102	101	102	86	84	82	83	91	103	100	97	95	90	82	77
Thu	81	79	103	101	101	83	82	82	85	93	98	100	96	93	89	83	80
Fri	82	79	100	93	85	85	82	85	94	105	107	99	90	85	80	79	77
Sat	77	76	77	77	77	77	78	78	79	79	80	81	82	81	80	78	76
Sun	77	77	76	76	77	77	78	77	77	77	77	77	85	93	81	77	76

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	80	78	100	101	95	84	84	83	83	87	93	99	98	92	83	78	77
Tue	80	79	102	101	96	86	83	82	83	91	100	97	94	90	86	78	76
Wed	80	79	102	101	102	86	84	82	83	91	103	100	97	95	90	82	77
Thu	81	79	103	101	101	83	82	82	85	93	98	100	96	93	89	83	80
Fri	82	79	100	93	85	85	82	85	94	105	107	99	90	85	80	79	77
Sat	77	76	77	77	77	77	78	78	79	79	80	81	82	81	80	78	76
Sun	77	77	76	76	77	77	78	77	77	77	77	77	85	93	81	77	76

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	80	78	100	101	95	84	84	83	83	87	93	99	98	92	83	78	77
Tue	80	79	102	101	96	86	83	82	83	91	100	97	94	90	86	78	76
Wed	80	79	102	101	102	86	84	82	83	91	103	100	97	95	90	82	77
Thu	81	79	103	101	101	83	82	82	85	93	98	100	96	93	89	83	80
Fri	82	79	100	93	85	85	82	85	94	105	107	99	90	85	80	79	77
Sat	77	76	77	77	77	77	78	78	79	79	80	81	82	81	80	78	76
Sun	77	77	76	76	77	77	78	77	77	77	77	77	85	93	81	77	76