Best Time to Drive from Elmont 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 Elmont 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	23	39	41	33	33	30	30	29	31	32	32	32	31	36	37	33	31
Tue	22	36	41	29	34	32	30	33	30	34	32	33	34	36	37	34	34
Wed	22	36	41	30	33	32	28	30	30	31	31	32	33	36	37	32	31
Thu	23	39	39	29	33	37	37	35	32	34	32	39	40	43	41	35	34
Fri	22	36	35	28	31	30	34	33	37	36	40	38	39	42	44	36	36
Sat	24	23	22	24	26	27	28	32	30	32	34	35	35	38	38	41	38
Sun	26	24	24	25	27	28	28	32	32	32	33	37	39	36	36	37	35

About this drive

On weekdays the 18-mile drive from Elmont to Sheepshead Bay (via Belt Pkwy West) usually takes as little as 22 minutes and up to 45 minutes, when leaving around 6:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 33 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 8:30 pm on Saturdays (42 minutes).

About 15 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 16 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Elmont 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 Elmont to Sheepshead Bay?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 22 minutes then, versus up to 45 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 18-mile drive usually takes 22 to 45 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 33 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Elmont to Sheepshead Bay?

Leaving around 6:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 45 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	23	39	41	33	33	30	30	29	31	32	32	32	31	36	37	33	31
Tue	22	36	41	29	34	32	30	33	30	34	32	33	34	36	37	34	34
Wed	22	36	41	30	33	32	28	30	30	31	31	32	33	36	37	32	31
Thu	23	39	39	29	33	37	37	35	32	34	32	39	40	43	41	35	34
Fri	22	36	35	28	31	30	34	33	37	36	40	38	39	42	44	36	36
Sat	24	23	22	24	26	27	28	32	30	32	34	35	35	38	38	41	38
Sun	26	24	24	25	27	28	28	32	32	32	33	37	39	36	36	37	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	23	39	41	33	33	30	30	29	31	32	32	32	31	36	37	33	31
Tue	22	36	41	29	34	32	30	33	30	34	32	33	34	36	37	34	34
Wed	22	36	41	30	33	32	28	30	30	31	31	32	33	36	37	32	31
Thu	23	39	39	29	33	37	37	35	32	34	32	39	40	43	41	35	34
Fri	22	36	35	28	31	30	34	33	37	36	40	38	39	42	44	36	36
Sat	24	23	22	24	26	27	28	32	30	32	34	35	35	38	38	41	38
Sun	26	24	24	25	27	28	28	32	32	32	33	37	39	36	36	37	35

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	23	39	41	33	33	30	30	29	31	32	32	32	31	36	37	33	31
Tue	22	36	41	29	34	32	30	33	30	34	32	33	34	36	37	34	34
Wed	22	36	41	30	33	32	28	30	30	31	31	32	33	36	37	32	31
Thu	23	39	39	29	33	37	37	35	32	34	32	39	40	43	41	35	34
Fri	22	36	35	28	31	30	34	33	37	36	40	38	39	42	44	36	36
Sat	24	23	22	24	26	27	28	32	30	32	34	35	35	38	38	41	38
Sun	26	24	24	25	27	28	28	32	32	32	33	37	39	36	36	37	35