Best Time to Drive from Middletown to East New York

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 East New York 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	88	125	118	116	107	100	93	90	87	83	87	88	91	88	83	81	79
Tue	87	129	131	120	109	97	93	85	85	83	83	84	88	86	86	82	80
Wed	86	132	136	119	104	97	89	82	82	83	85	83	87	86	84	82	81
Thu	88	118	120	115	105	99	95	87	85	82	83	87	92	103	85	83	82
Fri	82	106	104	90	85	86	86	84	86	85	116	96	97	91	87	84	82
Sat	76	76	77	79	82	83	84	84	84	81	82	85	88	87	85	86	85
Sun	75	76	75	77	78	82	84	90	87	86	87	89	89	90	88	90	89

About this drive

On weekdays the 51-mile drive from Middletown to East New York (via I-278 East and NY-440 North) usually takes as little as 79 minutes and up to 137 minutes, when leaving around 6:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 86 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Sundays (90 minutes).

About 27 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 24 miles surface streets (37 to 73 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Middletown to central East New York 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 East New York?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 79 minutes then, versus up to 137 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Middletown to East New York?

The 51-mile drive usually takes 79 to 137 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 86 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Middletown to East New York?

Leaving around 6:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 137 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	88	125	118	116	107	100	93	90	87	83	87	88	91	88	83	81	79
Tue	87	129	131	120	109	97	93	85	85	83	83	84	88	86	86	82	80
Wed	86	132	136	119	104	97	89	82	82	83	85	83	87	86	84	82	81
Thu	88	118	120	115	105	99	95	87	85	82	83	87	92	103	85	83	82
Fri	82	106	104	90	85	86	86	84	86	85	116	96	97	91	87	84	82
Sat	76	76	77	79	82	83	84	84	84	81	82	85	88	87	85	86	85
Sun	75	76	75	77	78	82	84	90	87	86	87	89	89	90	88	90	89

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	88	125	118	116	107	100	93	90	87	83	87	88	91	88	83	81	79
Tue	87	129	131	120	109	97	93	85	85	83	83	84	88	86	86	82	80
Wed	86	132	136	119	104	97	89	82	82	83	85	83	87	86	84	82	81
Thu	88	118	120	115	105	99	95	87	85	82	83	87	92	103	85	83	82
Fri	82	106	104	90	85	86	86	84	86	85	116	96	97	91	87	84	82
Sat	76	76	77	79	82	83	84	84	84	81	82	85	88	87	85	86	85
Sun	75	76	75	77	78	82	84	90	87	86	87	89	89	90	88	90	89

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	88	125	118	116	107	100	93	90	87	83	87	88	91	88	83	81	79
Tue	87	129	131	120	109	97	93	85	85	83	83	84	88	86	86	82	80
Wed	86	132	136	119	104	97	89	82	82	83	85	83	87	86	84	82	81
Thu	88	118	120	115	105	99	95	87	85	82	83	87	92	103	85	83	82
Fri	82	106	104	90	85	86	86	84	86	85	116	96	97	91	87	84	82
Sat	76	76	77	79	82	83	84	84	84	81	82	85	88	87	85	86	85
Sun	75	76	75	77	78	82	84	90	87	86	87	89	89	90	88	90	89