Best Time to Drive from Elizabeth 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 Elizabeth 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	25	33	44	38	37	34	36	38	33	30	31	34	34	37	31	27	26
Tue	25	36	52	48	41	37	36	34	30	29	29	31	31	35	33	28	26
Wed	25	33	49	47	43	37	38	30	28	28	32	32	31	37	33	28	26
Thu	25	34	46	42	40	36	34	32	31	29	31	32	33	37	37	29	27
Fri	25	30	40	33	30	28	31	31	30	31	37	40	41	39	35	30	27
Sat	24	24	24	25	27	30	32	35	35	35	33	32	35	34	34	32	31
Sun	24	24	24	24	25	27	31	37	36	37	38	39	38	40	39	36	35

About this drive

On weekdays the 20-mile drive from Elizabeth to Sheepshead Bay (via I-278 East) usually takes as little as 25 minutes and up to 54 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 32 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6:30 pm on Sundays (40 minutes).

About 15 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (9 to 19 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Elizabeth 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 Elizabeth to Sheepshead Bay?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 25 minutes then, versus up to 54 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 20-mile drive usually takes 25 to 54 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 32 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Elizabeth to Sheepshead Bay?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 54 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	25	33	44	38	37	34	36	38	33	30	31	34	34	37	31	27	26
Tue	25	36	52	48	41	37	36	34	30	29	29	31	31	35	33	28	26
Wed	25	33	49	47	43	37	38	30	28	28	32	32	31	37	33	28	26
Thu	25	34	46	42	40	36	34	32	31	29	31	32	33	37	37	29	27
Fri	25	30	40	33	30	28	31	31	30	31	37	40	41	39	35	30	27
Sat	24	24	24	25	27	30	32	35	35	35	33	32	35	34	34	32	31
Sun	24	24	24	24	25	27	31	37	36	37	38	39	38	40	39	36	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	25	33	44	38	37	34	36	38	33	30	31	34	34	37	31	27	26
Tue	25	36	52	48	41	37	36	34	30	29	29	31	31	35	33	28	26
Wed	25	33	49	47	43	37	38	30	28	28	32	32	31	37	33	28	26
Thu	25	34	46	42	40	36	34	32	31	29	31	32	33	37	37	29	27
Fri	25	30	40	33	30	28	31	31	30	31	37	40	41	39	35	30	27
Sat	24	24	24	25	27	30	32	35	35	35	33	32	35	34	34	32	31
Sun	24	24	24	24	25	27	31	37	36	37	38	39	38	40	39	36	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	25	33	44	38	37	34	36	38	33	30	31	34	34	37	31	27	26
Tue	25	36	52	48	41	37	36	34	30	29	29	31	31	35	33	28	26
Wed	25	33	49	47	43	37	38	30	28	28	32	32	31	37	33	28	26
Thu	25	34	46	42	40	36	34	32	31	29	31	32	33	37	37	29	27
Fri	25	30	40	33	30	28	31	31	30	31	37	40	41	39	35	30	27
Sat	24	24	24	25	27	30	32	35	35	35	33	32	35	34	34	32	31
Sun	24	24	24	24	25	27	31	37	36	37	38	39	38	40	39	36	35