Best Time to Drive from Edison 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 Edison 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	48	63	66	65	63	60	59	58	51	49	51	53	54	55	51	49	48
Tue	47	71	78	73	68	59	58	53	49	50	49	49	50	52	51	49	48
Wed	47	72	79	75	65	57	55	50	49	49	51	50	52	52	50	49	48
Thu	48	68	73	67	64	58	56	52	51	50	49	51	54	56	53	51	49
Fri	47	60	63	54	51	51	53	51	49	49	57	59	65	57	51	50	49
Sat	45	45	45	46	48	49	50	50	50	50	49	51	54	52	52	52	50
Sun	44	45	44	45	46	49	50	54	52	54	54	55	54	55	53	55	56

About this drive

On weekdays the 34-mile drive from Edison to Sheepshead Bay (via I-278 East and NY-440 North) usually takes as little as 47 minutes and up to 80 minutes, when leaving around 6:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 52 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Sundays (56 minutes).

About 24 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 10 miles surface streets (16 to 31 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Edison 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 Edison to Sheepshead Bay?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 47 minutes then, versus up to 80 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 34-mile drive usually takes 47 to 80 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 52 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Edison to Sheepshead Bay?

Leaving around 6:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 80 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	48	63	66	65	63	60	59	58	51	49	51	53	54	55	51	49	48
Tue	47	71	78	73	68	59	58	53	49	50	49	49	50	52	51	49	48
Wed	47	72	79	75	65	57	55	50	49	49	51	50	52	52	50	49	48
Thu	48	68	73	67	64	58	56	52	51	50	49	51	54	56	53	51	49
Fri	47	60	63	54	51	51	53	51	49	49	57	59	65	57	51	50	49
Sat	45	45	45	46	48	49	50	50	50	50	49	51	54	52	52	52	50
Sun	44	45	44	45	46	49	50	54	52	54	54	55	54	55	53	55	56

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	48	63	66	65	63	60	59	58	51	49	51	53	54	55	51	49	48
Tue	47	71	78	73	68	59	58	53	49	50	49	49	50	52	51	49	48
Wed	47	72	79	75	65	57	55	50	49	49	51	50	52	52	50	49	48
Thu	48	68	73	67	64	58	56	52	51	50	49	51	54	56	53	51	49
Fri	47	60	63	54	51	51	53	51	49	49	57	59	65	57	51	50	49
Sat	45	45	45	46	48	49	50	50	50	50	49	51	54	52	52	52	50
Sun	44	45	44	45	46	49	50	54	52	54	54	55	54	55	53	55	56

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	48	63	66	65	63	60	59	58	51	49	51	53	54	55	51	49	48
Tue	47	71	78	73	68	59	58	53	49	50	49	49	50	52	51	49	48
Wed	47	72	79	75	65	57	55	50	49	49	51	50	52	52	50	49	48
Thu	48	68	73	67	64	58	56	52	51	50	49	51	54	56	53	51	49
Fri	47	60	63	54	51	51	53	51	49	49	57	59	65	57	51	50	49
Sat	45	45	45	46	48	49	50	50	50	50	49	51	54	52	52	52	50
Sun	44	45	44	45	46	49	50	54	52	54	54	55	54	55	53	55	56