Best Time to Drive from Middletown to Chinatown

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 Middletown to Chinatown 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	90	125	130	134	123	107	102	99	99	99	106	106	106	97	84	80	75
Tue	91	133	139	141	131	116	106	102	101	101	105	105	110	100	92	87	81
Wed	91	132	144	139	126	110	107	106	105	105	111	107	114	104	91	90	82
Thu	91	127	133	134	131	115	110	110	108	105	107	115	113	113	97	92	85
Fri	88	111	115	111	106	104	102	100	104	107	123	130	124	115	99	92	87
Sat	69	73	83	88	93	99	102	105	110	111	107	113	114	109	100	97	96
Sun	67	69	71	82	86	93	97	107	111	113	110	109	107	100	96	93	91

About this drive

On weekdays the 46-mile drive from Middletown to Chinatown (via NY-440 North and I-278 East and I-278 North) usually takes as little as 75 minutes and up to 147 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 104 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Saturdays (114 minutes).

About 27 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 19 miles surface streets (31 to 56 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Middletown to central Chinatown 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 Middletown to Chinatown?

On weekdays, leave after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 75 minutes then, versus up to 147 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Middletown to Chinatown?

The 46-mile drive usually takes 75 to 147 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 104 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Middletown to Chinatown?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 147 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	90	125	130	134	123	107	102	99	99	99	106	106	106	97	84	80	75
Tue	91	133	139	141	131	116	106	102	101	101	105	105	110	100	92	87	81
Wed	91	132	144	139	126	110	107	106	105	105	111	107	114	104	91	90	82
Thu	91	127	133	134	131	115	110	110	108	105	107	115	113	113	97	92	85
Fri	88	111	115	111	106	104	102	100	104	107	123	130	124	115	99	92	87
Sat	69	73	83	88	93	99	102	105	110	111	107	113	114	109	100	97	96
Sun	67	69	71	82	86	93	97	107	111	113	110	109	107	100	96	93	91

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	90	125	130	134	123	107	102	99	99	99	106	106	106	97	84	80	75
Tue	91	133	139	141	131	116	106	102	101	101	105	105	110	100	92	87	81
Wed	91	132	144	139	126	110	107	106	105	105	111	107	114	104	91	90	82
Thu	91	127	133	134	131	115	110	110	108	105	107	115	113	113	97	92	85
Fri	88	111	115	111	106	104	102	100	104	107	123	130	124	115	99	92	87
Sat	69	73	83	88	93	99	102	105	110	111	107	113	114	109	100	97	96
Sun	67	69	71	82	86	93	97	107	111	113	110	109	107	100	96	93	91

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	90	125	130	134	123	107	102	99	99	99	106	106	106	97	84	80	75
Tue	91	133	139	141	131	116	106	102	101	101	105	105	110	100	92	87	81
Wed	91	132	144	139	126	110	107	106	105	105	111	107	114	104	91	90	82
Thu	91	127	133	134	131	115	110	110	108	105	107	115	113	113	97	92	85
Fri	88	111	115	111	106	104	102	100	104	107	123	130	124	115	99	92	87
Sat	69	73	83	88	93	99	102	105	110	111	107	113	114	109	100	97	96
Sun	67	69	71	82	86	93	97	107	111	113	110	109	107	100	96	93	91