Best Time to Drive from Maspeth 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 Maspeth 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	32	44	46	50	52	56	61	52	55	51	51	59	63	60	52	45	45
Tue	32	44	48	52	52	55	63	55	54	53	54	57	63	62	58	52	52
Wed	33	45	48	50	52	54	63	56	57	53	52	58	62	62	57	53	53
Thu	33	44	48	51	55	55	64	57	56	57	55	59	62	62	60	57	56
Fri	32	43	49	49	50	53	60	53	52	53	55	59	59	57	55	53	52
Sat	32	30	36	45	44	50	49	49	49	50	50	53	56	57	57	55	54
Sun	31	29	30	36	44	46	47	49	50	51	50	53	56	55	53	54	51

About this drive

On weekdays the 16-mile drive from Maspeth to Sheepshead Bay (via I-278 South) usually takes as little as 32 minutes and up to 64 minutes, when leaving around 11 am on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 55 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Saturdays (58 minutes).

About 9 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 8 miles surface streets (20 to 48 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Maspeth 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 Maspeth to Sheepshead Bay?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 32 minutes then, versus up to 64 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 16-mile drive usually takes 32 to 64 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 55 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Maspeth to Sheepshead Bay?

Leaving around 11 am on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 64 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	44	46	50	52	56	61	52	55	51	51	59	63	60	52	45	45
Tue	32	44	48	52	52	55	63	55	54	53	54	57	63	62	58	52	52
Wed	33	45	48	50	52	54	63	56	57	53	52	58	62	62	57	53	53
Thu	33	44	48	51	55	55	64	57	56	57	55	59	62	62	60	57	56
Fri	32	43	49	49	50	53	60	53	52	53	55	59	59	57	55	53	52
Sat	32	30	36	45	44	50	49	49	49	50	50	53	56	57	57	55	54
Sun	31	29	30	36	44	46	47	49	50	51	50	53	56	55	53	54	51

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	44	46	50	52	56	61	52	55	51	51	59	63	60	52	45	45
Tue	32	44	48	52	52	55	63	55	54	53	54	57	63	62	58	52	52
Wed	33	45	48	50	52	54	63	56	57	53	52	58	62	62	57	53	53
Thu	33	44	48	51	55	55	64	57	56	57	55	59	62	62	60	57	56
Fri	32	43	49	49	50	53	60	53	52	53	55	59	59	57	55	53	52
Sat	32	30	36	45	44	50	49	49	49	50	50	53	56	57	57	55	54
Sun	31	29	30	36	44	46	47	49	50	51	50	53	56	55	53	54	51

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	44	46	50	52	56	61	52	55	51	51	59	63	60	52	45	45
Tue	32	44	48	52	52	55	63	55	54	53	54	57	63	62	58	52	52
Wed	33	45	48	50	52	54	63	56	57	53	52	58	62	62	57	53	53
Thu	33	44	48	51	55	55	64	57	56	57	55	59	62	62	60	57	56
Fri	32	43	49	49	50	53	60	53	52	53	55	59	59	57	55	53	52
Sat	32	30	36	45	44	50	49	49	49	50	50	53	56	57	57	55	54
Sun	31	29	30	36	44	46	47	49	50	51	50	53	56	55	53	54	51