Best Time to Drive from Financial District 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 Financial District 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	19	32	39	41	42	44	48	47	46	46	46	55	58	54	48	40	40
Tue	19	36	42	43	44	47	50	48	48	45	48	55	58	56	51	44	45
Wed	19	29	40	40	42	44	48	46	49	48	50	57	59	56	51	46	49
Thu	19	29	40	42	45	44	52	47	47	49	49	57	59	60	53	50	50
Fri	33	32	38	42	43	43	46	48	46	47	49	57	56	50	47	44	43
Sat	20	20	24	29	34	39	42	41	47	48	47	48	50	50	50	49	47
Sun	20	19	20	23	31	32	38	41	43	43	45	50	51	52	50	48	45

About this drive

On weekdays the 11-mile drive from Financial District to Sheepshead Bay (via I-478 East) usually takes as little as 19 minutes and up to 62 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Mondays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 48 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Sundays (52 minutes).

About 6 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (13 to 43 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 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 Financial District to Sheepshead Bay?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 19 minutes then, versus up to 62 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Financial District to Sheepshead Bay?

The 11-mile drive usually takes 19 to 62 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 48 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Financial District to Sheepshead Bay?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Mondays is usually slowest, about 62 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	19	32	39	41	42	44	48	47	46	46	46	55	58	54	48	40	40
Tue	19	36	42	43	44	47	50	48	48	45	48	55	58	56	51	44	45
Wed	19	29	40	40	42	44	48	46	49	48	50	57	59	56	51	46	49
Thu	19	29	40	42	45	44	52	47	47	49	49	57	59	60	53	50	50
Fri	33	32	38	42	43	43	46	48	46	47	49	57	56	50	47	44	43
Sat	20	20	24	29	34	39	42	41	47	48	47	48	50	50	50	49	47
Sun	20	19	20	23	31	32	38	41	43	43	45	50	51	52	50	48	45

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	19	32	39	41	42	44	48	47	46	46	46	55	58	54	48	40	40
Tue	19	36	42	43	44	47	50	48	48	45	48	55	58	56	51	44	45
Wed	19	29	40	40	42	44	48	46	49	48	50	57	59	56	51	46	49
Thu	19	29	40	42	45	44	52	47	47	49	49	57	59	60	53	50	50
Fri	33	32	38	42	43	43	46	48	46	47	49	57	56	50	47	44	43
Sat	20	20	24	29	34	39	42	41	47	48	47	48	50	50	50	49	47
Sun	20	19	20	23	31	32	38	41	43	43	45	50	51	52	50	48	45

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	19	32	39	41	42	44	48	47	46	46	46	55	58	54	48	40	40
Tue	19	36	42	43	44	47	50	48	48	45	48	55	58	56	51	44	45
Wed	19	29	40	40	42	44	48	46	49	48	50	57	59	56	51	46	49
Thu	19	29	40	42	45	44	52	47	47	49	49	57	59	60	53	50	50
Fri	33	32	38	42	43	43	46	48	46	47	49	57	56	50	47	44	43
Sat	20	20	24	29	34	39	42	41	47	48	47	48	50	50	50	49	47
Sun	20	19	20	23	31	32	38	41	43	43	45	50	51	52	50	48	45