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	84	108	108	107	104	103	96	92	89	84	89	89	94	89	83	81	79
Tue	86	120	127	119	112	97	94	86	84	83	83	83	87	84	85	82	80
Wed	85	122	125	122	105	98	91	83	82	83	84	83	86	86	84	82	81
Thu	87	116	115	109	104	100	95	88	84	83	83	86	92	91	85	85	82
Fri	81	102	100	89	85	87	87	84	83	83	95	99	102	92	85	83	83
Sat	76	75	77	79	80	83	83	84	83	81	82	84	88	87	85	86	84
Sun	75	76	75	76	78	83	85	89	87	89	89	90	90	88	86	91	91

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 133 minutes, when leaving around 6:30 am on Tuesdays. 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 3:30 pm on Sundays (91 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 71 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 133 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 133 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 Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 133 minutes.

More drives

East New York to Middletown (return trip) · Middletown to Brooklyn · Middletown to Queens · Middletown to Boston

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	84	108	108	107	104	103	96	92	89	84	89	89	94	89	83	81	79
Tue	86	120	127	119	112	97	94	86	84	83	83	83	87	84	85	82	80
Wed	85	122	125	122	105	98	91	83	82	83	84	83	86	86	84	82	81
Thu	87	116	115	109	104	100	95	88	84	83	83	86	92	91	85	85	82
Fri	81	102	100	89	85	87	87	84	83	83	95	99	102	92	85	83	83
Sat	76	75	77	79	80	83	83	84	83	81	82	84	88	87	85	86	84
Sun	75	76	75	76	78	83	85	89	87	89	89	90	90	88	86	91	91

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	84	108	108	107	104	103	96	92	89	84	89	89	94	89	83	81	79
Tue	86	120	127	119	112	97	94	86	84	83	83	83	87	84	85	82	80
Wed	85	122	125	122	105	98	91	83	82	83	84	83	86	86	84	82	81
Thu	87	116	115	109	104	100	95	88	84	83	83	86	92	91	85	85	82
Fri	81	102	100	89	85	87	87	84	83	83	95	99	102	92	85	83	83
Sat	76	75	77	79	80	83	83	84	83	81	82	84	88	87	85	86	84
Sun	75	76	75	76	78	83	85	89	87	89	89	90	90	88	86	91	91

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	84	108	108	107	104	103	96	92	89	84	89	89	94	89	83	81	79
Tue	86	120	127	119	112	97	94	86	84	83	83	83	87	84	85	82	80
Wed	85	122	125	122	105	98	91	83	82	83	84	83	86	86	84	82	81
Thu	87	116	115	109	104	100	95	88	84	83	83	86	92	91	85	85	82
Fri	81	102	100	89	85	87	87	84	83	83	95	99	102	92	85	83	83
Sat	76	75	77	79	80	83	83	84	83	81	82	84	88	87	85	86	84
Sun	75	76	75	76	78	83	85	89	87	89	89	90	90	88	86	91	91