Best Time to Drive from Hempstead 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 Hempstead 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	37	54	50	45	43	40	41	42	43	43	44	47	45	48	53	43	42
Tue	29	49	49	44	45	43	44	49	45	52	49	48	51	52	53	55	49
Wed	29	53	55	47	47	46	43	39	41	43	42	48	50	52	51	47	47
Thu	35	58	50	44	42	48	50	44	44	50	49	52	51	55	52	45	44
Fri	29	47	44	39	41	44	48	47	54	52	54	49	51	53	53	46	46
Sat	32	31	30	32	36	37	38	45	45	49	50	50	50	52	51	57	55
Sun	34	31	31	34	35	37	38	44	45	46	48	52	56	46	50	54	50

About this drive

On weekdays the 23-mile drive from Hempstead to Sheepshead Bay (via Belt Pkwy West and Laurelton Pkwy South) usually takes as little as 29 minutes and up to 58 minutes, when leaving around 6:30 pm on Fridays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 46 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 8:30 pm on Saturdays (58 minutes).

About 19 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (7 to 18 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Hempstead 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 Hempstead to Sheepshead Bay?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 29 minutes then, versus up to 58 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 23-mile drive usually takes 29 to 58 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 46 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Hempstead to Sheepshead Bay?

Leaving around 6:30 pm on Fridays 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	37	54	50	45	43	40	41	42	43	43	44	47	45	48	53	43	42
Tue	29	49	49	44	45	43	44	49	45	52	49	48	51	52	53	55	49
Wed	29	53	55	47	47	46	43	39	41	43	42	48	50	52	51	47	47
Thu	35	58	50	44	42	48	50	44	44	50	49	52	51	55	52	45	44
Fri	29	47	44	39	41	44	48	47	54	52	54	49	51	53	53	46	46
Sat	32	31	30	32	36	37	38	45	45	49	50	50	50	52	51	57	55
Sun	34	31	31	34	35	37	38	44	45	46	48	52	56	46	50	54	50

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	54	50	45	43	40	41	42	43	43	44	47	45	48	53	43	42
Tue	29	49	49	44	45	43	44	49	45	52	49	48	51	52	53	55	49
Wed	29	53	55	47	47	46	43	39	41	43	42	48	50	52	51	47	47
Thu	35	58	50	44	42	48	50	44	44	50	49	52	51	55	52	45	44
Fri	29	47	44	39	41	44	48	47	54	52	54	49	51	53	53	46	46
Sat	32	31	30	32	36	37	38	45	45	49	50	50	50	52	51	57	55
Sun	34	31	31	34	35	37	38	44	45	46	48	52	56	46	50	54	50

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	54	50	45	43	40	41	42	43	43	44	47	45	48	53	43	42
Tue	29	49	49	44	45	43	44	49	45	52	49	48	51	52	53	55	49
Wed	29	53	55	47	47	46	43	39	41	43	42	48	50	52	51	47	47
Thu	35	58	50	44	42	48	50	44	44	50	49	52	51	55	52	45	44
Fri	29	47	44	39	41	44	48	47	54	52	54	49	51	53	53	46	46
Sat	32	31	30	32	36	37	38	45	45	49	50	50	50	52	51	57	55
Sun	34	31	31	34	35	37	38	44	45	46	48	52	56	46	50	54	50