Best Time to Drive from San Leandro to Ceres

Right now (5:06 pm PST): about 82 minutes via I-580 West, usually 94 at this time.

Only 26% 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 San Leandro to Ceres 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	79	151	159	138	103	90	88	86	85	83	88	100	94	91	80	81	78
Tue	78	152	157	147	112	92	89	86	84	85	90	89	90	95	85	78	78
Wed	78	154	157	150	112	93	89	85	84	84	88	84	96	93	92	81	78
Thu	79	151	157	133	100	90	86	84	84	88	87	95	91	90	87	83	78
Fri	78	157	115	98	96	88	86	86	87	92	93	87	86	84	81	78	78
Sat	77	78	80	80	80	80	81	82	82	83	85	83	89	83	81	80	78
Sun	78	77	77	78	80	81	82	82	82	82	83	100	127	100	84	83	79

About this drive

On weekdays the 74-mile drive from San Leandro to Ceres (via I-580 West) usually takes as little as 78 minutes and up to 162 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 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 86 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Sundays (127 minutes).

About 40 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 33 miles surface streets (31 to 74 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central San Leandro to central Ceres 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 San Leandro to Ceres?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 78 minutes then, versus up to 162 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from San Leandro to Ceres?

The 74-mile drive usually takes 78 to 162 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 86 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from San Leandro to Ceres?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 162 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-580 West in Bay Area (39 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	79	151	159	138	103	90	88	86	85	83	88	100	94	91	80	81	78
Tue	78	152	157	147	112	92	89	86	84	85	90	89	90	95	85	78	78
Wed	78	154	157	150	112	93	89	85	84	84	88	84	96	93	92	81	78
Thu	79	151	157	133	100	90	86	84	84	88	87	95	91	90	87	83	78
Fri	78	157	115	98	96	88	86	86	87	92	93	87	86	84	81	78	78
Sat	77	78	80	80	80	80	81	82	82	83	85	83	89	83	81	80	78
Sun	78	77	77	78	80	81	82	82	82	82	83	100	127	100	84	83	79

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	79	151	159	138	103	90	88	86	85	83	88	100	94	91	80	81	78
Tue	78	152	157	147	112	92	89	86	84	85	90	89	90	95	85	78	78
Wed	78	154	157	150	112	93	89	85	84	84	88	84	96	93	92	81	78
Thu	79	151	157	133	100	90	86	84	84	88	87	95	91	90	87	83	78
Fri	78	157	115	98	96	88	86	86	87	92	93	87	86	84	81	78	78
Sat	77	78	80	80	80	80	81	82	82	83	85	83	89	83	81	80	78
Sun	78	77	77	78	80	81	82	82	82	82	83	100	127	100	84	83	79

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	79	151	159	138	103	90	88	86	85	83	88	100	94	91	80	81	78
Tue	78	152	157	147	112	92	89	86	84	85	90	89	90	95	85	78	78
Wed	78	154	157	150	112	93	89	85	84	84	88	84	96	93	92	81	78
Thu	79	151	157	133	100	90	86	84	84	88	87	95	91	90	87	83	78
Fri	78	157	115	98	96	88	86	86	87	92	93	87	86	84	81	78	78
Sat	77	78	80	80	80	80	81	82	82	83	85	83	89	83	81	80	78
Sun	78	77	77	78	80	81	82	82	82	82	83	100	127	100	84	83	79