Best Time to Drive from Irvington 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 Irvington 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	48	73	88	78	74	69	62	60	54	53	64	68	75	70	58	50	48
Tue	49	76	90	81	72	65	64	58	52	54	59	65	69	73	61	53	49
Wed	47	74	94	86	78	70	62	54	53	54	65	67	73	76	62	52	49
Thu	48	71	88	81	74	68	65	57	55	57	65	70	77	79	69	55	50
Fri	47	66	75	60	54	53	58	59	59	68	82	85	84	79	67	55	51
Sat	45	45	46	48	52	57	64	68	66	66	65	65	71	68	63	60	56
Sun	45	45	44	45	47	50	58	67	69	71	73	75	77	79	74	68	63

About this drive

On weekdays the 29-mile drive from Irvington to Sheepshead Bay (via I-278 East) usually takes as little as 47 minutes and up to 94 minutes, when leaving around 6:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 58 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6 pm on Sundays (79 minutes).

About 18 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 11 miles surface streets (21 to 47 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Irvington 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 Irvington to Sheepshead Bay?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 47 minutes then, versus up to 94 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 29-mile drive usually takes 47 to 94 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 58 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Irvington to Sheepshead Bay?

Leaving around 6:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 94 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	48	73	88	78	74	69	62	60	54	53	64	68	75	70	58	50	48
Tue	49	76	90	81	72	65	64	58	52	54	59	65	69	73	61	53	49
Wed	47	74	94	86	78	70	62	54	53	54	65	67	73	76	62	52	49
Thu	48	71	88	81	74	68	65	57	55	57	65	70	77	79	69	55	50
Fri	47	66	75	60	54	53	58	59	59	68	82	85	84	79	67	55	51
Sat	45	45	46	48	52	57	64	68	66	66	65	65	71	68	63	60	56
Sun	45	45	44	45	47	50	58	67	69	71	73	75	77	79	74	68	63

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	48	73	88	78	74	69	62	60	54	53	64	68	75	70	58	50	48
Tue	49	76	90	81	72	65	64	58	52	54	59	65	69	73	61	53	49
Wed	47	74	94	86	78	70	62	54	53	54	65	67	73	76	62	52	49
Thu	48	71	88	81	74	68	65	57	55	57	65	70	77	79	69	55	50
Fri	47	66	75	60	54	53	58	59	59	68	82	85	84	79	67	55	51
Sat	45	45	46	48	52	57	64	68	66	66	65	65	71	68	63	60	56
Sun	45	45	44	45	47	50	58	67	69	71	73	75	77	79	74	68	63

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	48	73	88	78	74	69	62	60	54	53	64	68	75	70	58	50	48
Tue	49	76	90	81	72	65	64	58	52	54	59	65	69	73	61	53	49
Wed	47	74	94	86	78	70	62	54	53	54	65	67	73	76	62	52	49
Thu	48	71	88	81	74	68	65	57	55	57	65	70	77	79	69	55	50
Fri	47	66	75	60	54	53	58	59	59	68	82	85	84	79	67	55	51
Sat	45	45	46	48	52	57	64	68	66	66	65	65	71	68	63	60	56
Sun	45	45	44	45	47	50	58	67	69	71	73	75	77	79	74	68	63