Best Time to Drive from East New York to Middletown

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 East New York to Middletown 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	79	87	89	87	85	87	85	86	105	115	125	111	100	83	79	76
Tue	73	79	93	99	95	88	85	86	85	106	139	142	128	110	86	80	77
Wed	73	79	92	95	93	91	87	84	88	109	141	149	135	110	88	80	77
Thu	74	80	91	94	90	88	87	88	99	127	154	153	150	128	103	84	79
Fri	73	77	89	88	85	87	94	104	122	161	158	158	148	125	101	86	79
Sat	73	73	76	80	90	98	100	103	102	100	90	83	79	80	83	81	80
Sun	73	72	73	74	76	81	90	94	94	94	87	82	81	78	80	82	83

About this drive

On weekdays the 51-mile drive from East New York to Middletown (via NY-440 South and I-278 West) usually takes as little as 73 minutes and up to 161 minutes, when leaving around 2 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 98 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (105 minutes).

About 27 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 25 miles surface streets (32 to 73 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central East New York to central Middletown 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 East New York to Middletown?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 73 minutes then, versus up to 161 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from East New York to Middletown?

The 51-mile drive usually takes 73 to 161 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 98 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from East New York to Middletown?

Leaving around 2 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 161 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	74	79	87	89	87	85	87	85	86	105	115	125	111	100	83	79	76
Tue	73	79	93	99	95	88	85	86	85	106	139	142	128	110	86	80	77
Wed	73	79	92	95	93	91	87	84	88	109	141	149	135	110	88	80	77
Thu	74	80	91	94	90	88	87	88	99	127	154	153	150	128	103	84	79
Fri	73	77	89	88	85	87	94	104	122	161	158	158	148	125	101	86	79
Sat	73	73	76	80	90	98	100	103	102	100	90	83	79	80	83	81	80
Sun	73	72	73	74	76	81	90	94	94	94	87	82	81	78	80	82	83

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	74	79	87	89	87	85	87	85	86	105	115	125	111	100	83	79	76
Tue	73	79	93	99	95	88	85	86	85	106	139	142	128	110	86	80	77
Wed	73	79	92	95	93	91	87	84	88	109	141	149	135	110	88	80	77
Thu	74	80	91	94	90	88	87	88	99	127	154	153	150	128	103	84	79
Fri	73	77	89	88	85	87	94	104	122	161	158	158	148	125	101	86	79
Sat	73	73	76	80	90	98	100	103	102	100	90	83	79	80	83	81	80
Sun	73	72	73	74	76	81	90	94	94	94	87	82	81	78	80	82	83

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	74	79	87	89	87	85	87	85	86	105	115	125	111	100	83	79	76
Tue	73	79	93	99	95	88	85	86	85	106	139	142	128	110	86	80	77
Wed	73	79	92	95	93	91	87	84	88	109	141	149	135	110	88	80	77
Thu	74	80	91	94	90	88	87	88	99	127	154	153	150	128	103	84	79
Fri	73	77	89	88	85	87	94	104	122	161	158	158	148	125	101	86	79
Sat	73	73	76	80	90	98	100	103	102	100	90	83	79	80	83	81	80
Sun	73	72	73	74	76	81	90	94	94	94	87	82	81	78	80	82	83