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	36	53	46	41	37	36	35	31	29	31	33	34	37	32	27	26
Tue	25	38	54	49	40	38	36	32	29	29	29	31	31	36	33	28	26
Wed	25	36	57	51	45	38	36	30	28	28	32	32	31	38	33	28	26
Thu	25	35	50	46	42	38	37	32	30	29	31	32	34	38	37	29	27
Fri	25	31	45	35	30	28	30	31	30	32	38	41	41	39	35	30	27
Sat	24	24	24	25	27	29	31	34	33	33	33	32	35	36	34	32	30
Sun	24	24	24	24	25	26	30	34	35	36	36	38	39	40	40	36	34

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 58 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 31 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6:30 pm on Sundays (41 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 58 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 58 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 31 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Elizabeth to Sheepshead Bay?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 58 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	36	53	46	41	37	36	35	31	29	31	33	34	37	32	27	26
Tue	25	38	54	49	40	38	36	32	29	29	29	31	31	36	33	28	26
Wed	25	36	57	51	45	38	36	30	28	28	32	32	31	38	33	28	26
Thu	25	35	50	46	42	38	37	32	30	29	31	32	34	38	37	29	27
Fri	25	31	45	35	30	28	30	31	30	32	38	41	41	39	35	30	27
Sat	24	24	24	25	27	29	31	34	33	33	33	32	35	36	34	32	30
Sun	24	24	24	24	25	26	30	34	35	36	36	38	39	40	40	36	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	25	36	53	46	41	37	36	35	31	29	31	33	34	37	32	27	26
Tue	25	38	54	49	40	38	36	32	29	29	29	31	31	36	33	28	26
Wed	25	36	57	51	45	38	36	30	28	28	32	32	31	38	33	28	26
Thu	25	35	50	46	42	38	37	32	30	29	31	32	34	38	37	29	27
Fri	25	31	45	35	30	28	30	31	30	32	38	41	41	39	35	30	27
Sat	24	24	24	25	27	29	31	34	33	33	33	32	35	36	34	32	30
Sun	24	24	24	24	25	26	30	34	35	36	36	38	39	40	40	36	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	25	36	53	46	41	37	36	35	31	29	31	33	34	37	32	27	26
Tue	25	38	54	49	40	38	36	32	29	29	29	31	31	36	33	28	26
Wed	25	36	57	51	45	38	36	30	28	28	32	32	31	38	33	28	26
Thu	25	35	50	46	42	38	37	32	30	29	31	32	34	38	37	29	27
Fri	25	31	45	35	30	28	30	31	30	32	38	41	41	39	35	30	27
Sat	24	24	24	25	27	29	31	34	33	33	33	32	35	36	34	32	30
Sun	24	24	24	24	25	26	30	34	35	36	36	38	39	40	40	36	34