Best Time to Drive from Commack to Sheepshead Bay

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 Commack to Sheepshead Bay 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	85	103	106	95	96	130	128	126	108	107	104	114	126	121	107	87	81
Tue	84	111	107	109	112	143	139	134	122	116	103	116	130	134	115	90	82
Wed	88	121	122	113	111	150	139	133	121	113	110	122	136	137	124	88	83
Thu	90	108	102	98	113	151	139	127	117	114	113	125	146	146	129	97	83
Fri	85	106	100	91	94	119	117	131	125	123	121	135	141	143	138	114	86
Sat	70	71	72	77	89	96	98	95	94	95	98	107	111	118	114	107	95
Sun	69	69	69	71	78	86	96	99	95	96	102	107	111	117	122	113	98

About this drive

On weekdays the 48-mile drive from Commack to Sheepshead Bay (via Belt Pkwy West and I-495 West) usually takes as little as 81 minutes and up to 152 minutes, when leaving around 5:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 124 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 7 pm on Sundays (122 minutes).

About 26 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 23 miles surface streets (27 to 76 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Commack to central Sheepshead Bay 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 Commack to Sheepshead Bay?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 81 minutes then, versus up to 152 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Commack to Sheepshead Bay?

The 48-mile drive usually takes 81 to 152 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 124 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Commack to Sheepshead Bay?

Leaving around 5:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 152 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	85	103	106	95	96	130	128	126	108	107	104	114	126	121	107	87	81
Tue	84	111	107	109	112	143	139	134	122	116	103	116	130	134	115	90	82
Wed	88	121	122	113	111	150	139	133	121	113	110	122	136	137	124	88	83
Thu	90	108	102	98	113	151	139	127	117	114	113	125	146	146	129	97	83
Fri	85	106	100	91	94	119	117	131	125	123	121	135	141	143	138	114	86
Sat	70	71	72	77	89	96	98	95	94	95	98	107	111	118	114	107	95
Sun	69	69	69	71	78	86	96	99	95	96	102	107	111	117	122	113	98

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	85	103	106	95	96	130	128	126	108	107	104	114	126	121	107	87	81
Tue	84	111	107	109	112	143	139	134	122	116	103	116	130	134	115	90	82
Wed	88	121	122	113	111	150	139	133	121	113	110	122	136	137	124	88	83
Thu	90	108	102	98	113	151	139	127	117	114	113	125	146	146	129	97	83
Fri	85	106	100	91	94	119	117	131	125	123	121	135	141	143	138	114	86
Sat	70	71	72	77	89	96	98	95	94	95	98	107	111	118	114	107	95
Sun	69	69	69	71	78	86	96	99	95	96	102	107	111	117	122	113	98

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	85	103	106	95	96	130	128	126	108	107	104	114	126	121	107	87	81
Tue	84	111	107	109	112	143	139	134	122	116	103	116	130	134	115	90	82
Wed	88	121	122	113	111	150	139	133	121	113	110	122	136	137	124	88	83
Thu	90	108	102	98	113	151	139	127	117	114	113	125	146	146	129	97	83
Fri	85	106	100	91	94	119	117	131	125	123	121	135	141	143	138	114	86
Sat	70	71	72	77	89	96	98	95	94	95	98	107	111	118	114	107	95
Sun	69	69	69	71	78	86	96	99	95	96	102	107	111	117	122	113	98