Best Time to Drive from Turlock to Hayward

Right now (7:20 pm PST): about 90 minutes via I-580 East, usually 90 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 Turlock 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	94	87	136	137	122	96	95	93	93	99	104	110	112	108	95	87	86
Tue	93	87	136	137	124	101	94	92	93	102	112	109	107	103	101	88	85
Wed	93	89	138	137	137	101	95	92	93	102	114	113	109	110	105	95	86
Thu	96	87	137	137	136	94	92	91	96	106	111	112	112	110	104	95	91
Fri	96	87	136	119	98	99	92	95	107	121	125	114	100	95	89	88	86
Sat	85	85	85	86	86	86	86	87	88	88	90	93	92	94	89	87	85
Sun	85	85	85	85	85	86	86	86	86	86	86	86	105	122	93	86	85

About this drive

On weekdays the 79-mile drive from Turlock to Hayward (via I-580 East) usually takes as little as 85 minutes and up to 139 minutes, when leaving around 6:30 am on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 96 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6 pm on Sundays (122 minutes).

About 33 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 46 miles surface streets (32 to 81 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Turlock 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 Turlock to Hayward?

On weekdays, leave after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 85 minutes then, versus up to 139 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 79-mile drive usually takes 85 to 139 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 96 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Turlock to Hayward?

Leaving around 6:30 am on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 139 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-580 East in Bay Area (33 miles)

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More drives

Hayward to Turlock (return trip) · Turlock to San Jose · Turlock to Sunnyvale · Turlock to Santa Clara · Turlock to Milpitas · Turlock to San Ramon · Turlock to Cupertino · Turlock to Dublin

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	94	87	136	137	122	96	95	93	93	99	104	110	112	108	95	87	86
Tue	93	87	136	137	124	101	94	92	93	102	112	109	107	103	101	88	85
Wed	93	89	138	137	137	101	95	92	93	102	114	113	109	110	105	95	86
Thu	96	87	137	137	136	94	92	91	96	106	111	112	112	110	104	95	91
Fri	96	87	136	119	98	99	92	95	107	121	125	114	100	95	89	88	86
Sat	85	85	85	86	86	86	86	87	88	88	90	93	92	94	89	87	85
Sun	85	85	85	85	85	86	86	86	86	86	86	86	105	122	93	86	85

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	94	87	136	137	122	96	95	93	93	99	104	110	112	108	95	87	86
Tue	93	87	136	137	124	101	94	92	93	102	112	109	107	103	101	88	85
Wed	93	89	138	137	137	101	95	92	93	102	114	113	109	110	105	95	86
Thu	96	87	137	137	136	94	92	91	96	106	111	112	112	110	104	95	91
Fri	96	87	136	119	98	99	92	95	107	121	125	114	100	95	89	88	86
Sat	85	85	85	86	86	86	86	87	88	88	90	93	92	94	89	87	85
Sun	85	85	85	85	85	86	86	86	86	86	86	86	105	122	93	86	85

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	94	87	136	137	122	96	95	93	93	99	104	110	112	108	95	87	86
Tue	93	87	136	137	124	101	94	92	93	102	112	109	107	103	101	88	85
Wed	93	89	138	137	137	101	95	92	93	102	114	113	109	110	105	95	86
Thu	96	87	137	137	136	94	92	91	96	106	111	112	112	110	104	95	91
Fri	96	87	136	119	98	99	92	95	107	121	125	114	100	95	89	88	86
Sat	85	85	85	86	86	86	86	87	88	88	90	93	92	94	89	87	85
Sun	85	85	85	85	85	86	86	86	86	86	86	86	105	122	93	86	85