Best Time to Drive from Financial District 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 Financial District 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	60	63	67	69	68	71	71	69	68	71	80	88	92	82	72	67	75
Tue	60	64	67	69	70	70	76	69	73	72	84	90	92	85	75	69	68
Wed	60	60	66	68	68	70	71	69	76	95	117	121	120	99	75	69	125
Thu	60	66	67	69	70	70	73	71	70	78	96	101	118	106	83	73	72
Fri	64	65	69	70	70	75	72	77	83	109	104	107	118	94	78	72	68
Sat	59	59	59	61	65	69	70	72	72	70	70	71	74	72	72	71	70
Sun	60	59	58	59	61	62	66	80	69	69	69	70	72	72	71	70	68

About this drive

On weekdays the 45-mile drive from Financial District to Middletown (via NY-440 South and I-278 West and I-278 South) usually takes as little as 60 minutes and up to 125 minutes, when leaving around 9 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 75 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Sundays (80 minutes).

About 33 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 12 miles surface streets (20 to 78 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Financial District 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 Financial District to Middletown?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am. The drive usually takes about 60 minutes then, versus up to 125 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Financial District to Middletown?

The 45-mile drive usually takes 60 to 125 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 75 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Financial District to Middletown?

Leaving around 9 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 125 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	60	63	67	69	68	71	71	69	68	71	80	88	92	82	72	67	75
Tue	60	64	67	69	70	70	76	69	73	72	84	90	92	85	75	69	68
Wed	60	60	66	68	68	70	71	69	76	95	117	121	120	99	75	69	125
Thu	60	66	67	69	70	70	73	71	70	78	96	101	118	106	83	73	72
Fri	64	65	69	70	70	75	72	77	83	109	104	107	118	94	78	72	68
Sat	59	59	59	61	65	69	70	72	72	70	70	71	74	72	72	71	70
Sun	60	59	58	59	61	62	66	80	69	69	69	70	72	72	71	70	68

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	60	63	67	69	68	71	71	69	68	71	80	88	92	82	72	67	75
Tue	60	64	67	69	70	70	76	69	73	72	84	90	92	85	75	69	68
Wed	60	60	66	68	68	70	71	69	76	95	117	121	120	99	75	69	125
Thu	60	66	67	69	70	70	73	71	70	78	96	101	118	106	83	73	72
Fri	64	65	69	70	70	75	72	77	83	109	104	107	118	94	78	72	68
Sat	59	59	59	61	65	69	70	72	72	70	70	71	74	72	72	71	70
Sun	60	59	58	59	61	62	66	80	69	69	69	70	72	72	71	70	68

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	60	63	67	69	68	71	71	69	68	71	80	88	92	82	72	67	75
Tue	60	64	67	69	70	70	76	69	73	72	84	90	92	85	75	69	68
Wed	60	60	66	68	68	70	71	69	76	95	117	121	120	99	75	69	125
Thu	60	66	67	69	70	70	73	71	70	78	96	101	118	106	83	73	72
Fri	64	65	69	70	70	75	72	77	83	109	104	107	118	94	78	72	68
Sat	59	59	59	61	65	69	70	72	72	70	70	71	74	72	72	71	70
Sun	60	59	58	59	61	62	66	80	69	69	69	70	72	72	71	70	68