Best Time to Drive from Central Islip to Sunset Park

None 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 Central Islip to Sunset Park 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	87	121	136	114	116	152	148	146	127	132	121	133	144	135	120	96	108
Tue	97	152	147	136	143	164	166	156	139	135	117	122	137	147	128	96	93
Wed	102	152	160	148	150	179	170	156	141	130	127	132	146	153	145	101	101
Thu	101	137	135	126	139	173	161	143	133	126	119	125	149	160	145	104	92
Fri	92	136	131	117	114	139	136	148	143	147	139	149	158	161	152	127	103
Sat	82	83	83	89	105	113	113	111	109	110	114	131	134	142	127	123	113
Sun	95	80	80	79	85	98	107	114	110	108	115	122	127	131	136	121	116

About this drive

On weekdays the 52-mile drive from Central Islip to Sunset Park (via I-495 West) usually takes as little as 87 minutes and up to 179 minutes, when leaving around 10 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 144 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6 pm on Saturdays (142 minutes).

About 26 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 26 miles surface streets (23 to 84 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Central Islip to central Sunset Park 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 Central Islip to Sunset Park?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 87 minutes then, versus up to 179 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Central Islip to Sunset Park?

The 52-mile drive usually takes 87 to 179 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 144 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Central Islip to Sunset Park?

Leaving around 10 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 179 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	87	121	136	114	116	152	148	146	127	132	121	133	144	135	120	96	108
Tue	97	152	147	136	143	164	166	156	139	135	117	122	137	147	128	96	93
Wed	102	152	160	148	150	179	170	156	141	130	127	132	146	153	145	101	101
Thu	101	137	135	126	139	173	161	143	133	126	119	125	149	160	145	104	92
Fri	92	136	131	117	114	139	136	148	143	147	139	149	158	161	152	127	103
Sat	82	83	83	89	105	113	113	111	109	110	114	131	134	142	127	123	113
Sun	95	80	80	79	85	98	107	114	110	108	115	122	127	131	136	121	116

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	87	121	136	114	116	152	148	146	127	132	121	133	144	135	120	96	108
Tue	97	152	147	136	143	164	166	156	139	135	117	122	137	147	128	96	93
Wed	102	152	160	148	150	179	170	156	141	130	127	132	146	153	145	101	101
Thu	101	137	135	126	139	173	161	143	133	126	119	125	149	160	145	104	92
Fri	92	136	131	117	114	139	136	148	143	147	139	149	158	161	152	127	103
Sat	82	83	83	89	105	113	113	111	109	110	114	131	134	142	127	123	113
Sun	95	80	80	79	85	98	107	114	110	108	115	122	127	131	136	121	116

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	87	121	136	114	116	152	148	146	127	132	121	133	144	135	120	96	108
Tue	97	152	147	136	143	164	166	156	139	135	117	122	137	147	128	96	93
Wed	102	152	160	148	150	179	170	156	141	130	127	132	146	153	145	101	101
Thu	101	137	135	126	139	173	161	143	133	126	119	125	149	160	145	104	92
Fri	92	136	131	117	114	139	136	148	143	147	139	149	158	161	152	127	103
Sat	82	83	83	89	105	113	113	111	109	110	114	131	134	142	127	123	113
Sun	95	80	80	79	85	98	107	114	110	108	115	122	127	131	136	121	116