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	82	92	93	89	86	87	84	85	103	119	134	122	101	83	79	76
Tue	73	80	96	98	96	87	86	85	85	106	135	140	126	101	87	80	77
Wed	75	79	92	93	89	87	85	80	87	111	144	151	136	108	84	80	126
Thu	74	81	89	91	91	89	85	83	84	122	154	134	152	138	94	82	80
Fri	73	79	91	87	81	80	92	92	101	138	156	158	149	124	101	85	80
Sat	73	73	76	79	88	97	98	100	100	98	88	83	80	81	83	82	80
Sun	73	72	73	73	75	80	89	93	94	91	84	82	82	79	81	81	81

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 158 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 93 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (101 minutes).

About 27 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 25 miles surface streets (33 to 84 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 am. The drive usually takes about 73 minutes then, versus up to 158 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 158 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 93 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from East New York to Middletown?

Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 158 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	82	92	93	89	86	87	84	85	103	119	134	122	101	83	79	76
Tue	73	80	96	98	96	87	86	85	85	106	135	140	126	101	87	80	77
Wed	75	79	92	93	89	87	85	80	87	111	144	151	136	108	84	80	126
Thu	74	81	89	91	91	89	85	83	84	122	154	134	152	138	94	82	80
Fri	73	79	91	87	81	80	92	92	101	138	156	158	149	124	101	85	80
Sat	73	73	76	79	88	97	98	100	100	98	88	83	80	81	83	82	80
Sun	73	72	73	73	75	80	89	93	94	91	84	82	82	79	81	81	81

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	74	82	92	93	89	86	87	84	85	103	119	134	122	101	83	79	76
Tue	73	80	96	98	96	87	86	85	85	106	135	140	126	101	87	80	77
Wed	75	79	92	93	89	87	85	80	87	111	144	151	136	108	84	80	126
Thu	74	81	89	91	91	89	85	83	84	122	154	134	152	138	94	82	80
Fri	73	79	91	87	81	80	92	92	101	138	156	158	149	124	101	85	80
Sat	73	73	76	79	88	97	98	100	100	98	88	83	80	81	83	82	80
Sun	73	72	73	73	75	80	89	93	94	91	84	82	82	79	81	81	81

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	74	82	92	93	89	86	87	84	85	103	119	134	122	101	83	79	76
Tue	73	80	96	98	96	87	86	85	85	106	135	140	126	101	87	80	77
Wed	75	79	92	93	89	87	85	80	87	111	144	151	136	108	84	80	126
Thu	74	81	89	91	91	89	85	83	84	122	154	134	152	138	94	82	80
Fri	73	79	91	87	81	80	92	92	101	138	156	158	149	124	101	85	80
Sat	73	73	76	79	88	97	98	100	100	98	88	83	80	81	83	82	80
Sun	73	72	73	73	75	80	89	93	94	91	84	82	82	79	81	81	81