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	91	132	130	137	124	107	100	98	100	98	105	105	105	99	84	79	75
Tue	91	135	141	143	130	117	104	101	100	101	105	105	106	100	91	86	80
Wed	92	134	151	135	122	109	109	104	103	105	111	108	115	104	89	89	82
Thu	92	125	132	132	123	113	110	106	105	102	107	112	114	124	95	89	84
Fri	89	112	114	112	104	101	100	100	108	109	146	126	122	113	102	93	86
Sat	69	73	83	89	93	98	101	103	104	110	106	108	112	105	99	97	96
Sun	67	69	71	79	83	88	91	103	105	107	107	108	106	100	94	91	90

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 151 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 103 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Saturdays (112 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 65 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 151 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 46-mile drive usually takes 75 to 151 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 103 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Middletown to Chinatown?

Leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 151 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	91	132	130	137	124	107	100	98	100	98	105	105	105	99	84	79	75
Tue	91	135	141	143	130	117	104	101	100	101	105	105	106	100	91	86	80
Wed	92	134	151	135	122	109	109	104	103	105	111	108	115	104	89	89	82
Thu	92	125	132	132	123	113	110	106	105	102	107	112	114	124	95	89	84
Fri	89	112	114	112	104	101	100	100	108	109	146	126	122	113	102	93	86
Sat	69	73	83	89	93	98	101	103	104	110	106	108	112	105	99	97	96
Sun	67	69	71	79	83	88	91	103	105	107	107	108	106	100	94	91	90

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	91	132	130	137	124	107	100	98	100	98	105	105	105	99	84	79	75
Tue	91	135	141	143	130	117	104	101	100	101	105	105	106	100	91	86	80
Wed	92	134	151	135	122	109	109	104	103	105	111	108	115	104	89	89	82
Thu	92	125	132	132	123	113	110	106	105	102	107	112	114	124	95	89	84
Fri	89	112	114	112	104	101	100	100	108	109	146	126	122	113	102	93	86
Sat	69	73	83	89	93	98	101	103	104	110	106	108	112	105	99	97	96
Sun	67	69	71	79	83	88	91	103	105	107	107	108	106	100	94	91	90

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	91	132	130	137	124	107	100	98	100	98	105	105	105	99	84	79	75
Tue	91	135	141	143	130	117	104	101	100	101	105	105	106	100	91	86	80
Wed	92	134	151	135	122	109	109	104	103	105	111	108	115	104	89	89	82
Thu	92	125	132	132	123	113	110	106	105	102	107	112	114	124	95	89	84
Fri	89	112	114	112	104	101	100	100	108	109	146	126	122	113	102	93	86
Sat	69	73	83	89	93	98	101	103	104	110	106	108	112	105	99	97	96
Sun	67	69	71	79	83	88	91	103	105	107	107	108	106	100	94	91	90