Best Time to Drive from Modesto to Hayward

Right now (5:03 pm PDT): about 105 minutes via I-580 East, usually 96 at this time.

Only 29% 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 Modesto 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	74	74	116	117	81	79	82	80	79	81	96	104	104	107	93	74	72
Tue	78	74	118	117	105	87	81	79	79	87	103	97	97	93	87	74	71
Wed	79	75	120	117	118	87	80	79	79	87	102	96	96	102	90	76	72
Thu	79	74	120	117	118	78	78	78	80	89	96	103	101	103	98	98	93
Fri	80	74	116	117	94	90	78	81	86	103	110	104	100	92	82	80	79
Sat	71	71	72	72	73	73	74	73	74	75	80	80	72	73	73	74	71
Sun	72	72	72	72	72	72	73	73	73	73	72	72	98	114	76	73	72

About this drive

On weekdays the 66-mile drive from Modesto to Hayward (via I-580 East) usually takes as little as 71 minutes and up to 120 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 82 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6:30 pm on Sundays (114 minutes).

About 33 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 33 miles surface streets (29 to 71 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Modesto 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 Modesto to Hayward?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 71 minutes then, versus up to 120 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 66-mile drive usually takes 71 to 120 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 82 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Modesto to Hayward?

Leaving around 7 am on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 120 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	74	74	116	117	81	79	82	80	79	81	96	104	104	107	93	74	72
Tue	78	74	118	117	105	87	81	79	79	87	103	97	97	93	87	74	71
Wed	79	75	120	117	118	87	80	79	79	87	102	96	96	102	90	76	72
Thu	79	74	120	117	118	78	78	78	80	89	96	103	101	103	98	98	93
Fri	80	74	116	117	94	90	78	81	86	103	110	104	100	92	82	80	79
Sat	71	71	72	72	73	73	74	73	74	75	80	80	72	73	73	74	71
Sun	72	72	72	72	72	72	73	73	73	73	72	72	98	114	76	73	72

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	74	74	116	117	81	79	82	80	79	81	96	104	104	107	93	74	72
Tue	78	74	118	117	105	87	81	79	79	87	103	97	97	93	87	74	71
Wed	79	75	120	117	118	87	80	79	79	87	102	96	96	102	90	76	72
Thu	79	74	120	117	118	78	78	78	80	89	96	103	101	103	98	98	93
Fri	80	74	116	117	94	90	78	81	86	103	110	104	100	92	82	80	79
Sat	71	71	72	72	73	73	74	73	74	75	80	80	72	73	73	74	71
Sun	72	72	72	72	72	72	73	73	73	73	72	72	98	114	76	73	72

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	74	74	116	117	81	79	82	80	79	81	96	104	104	107	93	74	72
Tue	78	74	118	117	105	87	81	79	79	87	103	97	97	93	87	74	71
Wed	79	75	120	117	118	87	80	79	79	87	102	96	96	102	90	76	72
Thu	79	74	120	117	118	78	78	78	80	89	96	103	101	103	98	98	93
Fri	80	74	116	117	94	90	78	81	86	103	110	104	100	92	82	80	79
Sat	71	71	72	72	73	73	74	73	74	75	80	80	72	73	73	74	71
Sun	72	72	72	72	72	72	73	73	73	73	72	72	98	114	76	73	72