Best Time to Drive from Jamaica to Sunset Park

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 Jamaica to Sunset Park 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	27	37	53	62	53	48	60	58	60	69	69	71	76	72	53	44	38
Tue	35	48	85	73	76	70	68	63	65	67	66	62	64	56	51	53	41
Wed	37	57	67	72	66	56	65	63	60	59	60	62	62	60	50	51	41
Thu	36	48	59	69	67	62	64	54	54	56	56	60	58	58	51	53	41
Fri	31	47	63	81	68	62	59	63	61	65	73	69	63	64	58	56	48
Sat	38	32	33	39	40	40	42	39	46	56	52	62	80	59	71	60	53
Sun	70	47	30	30	31	33	34	37	43	46	50	63	67	78	60	67	59

About this drive

On weekdays the 20-mile drive from Jamaica to Sunset Park (via I-495 West and I-678 North) usually takes as little as 27 minutes and up to 91 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 61 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Saturdays (80 minutes).

About 18 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.8 miles surface streets (4 to 10 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Jamaica to central Sunset Park 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 Jamaica to Sunset Park?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 27 minutes then, versus up to 91 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Jamaica to Sunset Park?

The 20-mile drive usually takes 27 to 91 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 61 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Jamaica to Sunset Park?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 91 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	27	37	53	62	53	48	60	58	60	69	69	71	76	72	53	44	38
Tue	35	48	85	73	76	70	68	63	65	67	66	62	64	56	51	53	41
Wed	37	57	67	72	66	56	65	63	60	59	60	62	62	60	50	51	41
Thu	36	48	59	69	67	62	64	54	54	56	56	60	58	58	51	53	41
Fri	31	47	63	81	68	62	59	63	61	65	73	69	63	64	58	56	48
Sat	38	32	33	39	40	40	42	39	46	56	52	62	80	59	71	60	53
Sun	70	47	30	30	31	33	34	37	43	46	50	63	67	78	60	67	59

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	27	37	53	62	53	48	60	58	60	69	69	71	76	72	53	44	38
Tue	35	48	85	73	76	70	68	63	65	67	66	62	64	56	51	53	41
Wed	37	57	67	72	66	56	65	63	60	59	60	62	62	60	50	51	41
Thu	36	48	59	69	67	62	64	54	54	56	56	60	58	58	51	53	41
Fri	31	47	63	81	68	62	59	63	61	65	73	69	63	64	58	56	48
Sat	38	32	33	39	40	40	42	39	46	56	52	62	80	59	71	60	53
Sun	70	47	30	30	31	33	34	37	43	46	50	63	67	78	60	67	59

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	27	37	53	62	53	48	60	58	60	69	69	71	76	72	53	44	38
Tue	35	48	85	73	76	70	68	63	65	67	66	62	64	56	51	53	41
Wed	37	57	67	72	66	56	65	63	60	59	60	62	62	60	50	51	41
Thu	36	48	59	69	67	62	64	54	54	56	56	60	58	58	51	53	41
Fri	31	47	63	81	68	62	59	63	61	65	73	69	63	64	58	56	48
Sat	38	32	33	39	40	40	42	39	46	56	52	62	80	59	71	60	53
Sun	70	47	30	30	31	33	34	37	43	46	50	63	67	78	60	67	59