Best Time to Drive from Mount Vernon 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 Mount Vernon 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	48	64	68	70	71	72	67	66	68	66	71	82	81	74	66	55	56
Tue	47	62	65	71	69	74	77	75	68	68	77	90	82	73	67	59	56
Wed	50	63	66	70	59	71	69	61	71	71	82	110	92	82	70	61	54
Thu	60	60	70	73	62	74	78	74	71	77	92	98	97	91	81	67	57
Fri	62	63	65	69	70	64	71	75	74	80	92	98	96	90	88	82	64
Sat	49	46	53	54	57	57	62	61	62	68	73	72	76	76	72	72	66
Sun	47	45	48	49	51	52	52	57	63	69	73	75	85	89	78	79	63

About this drive

On weekdays the 32-mile drive from Mount Vernon to Sheepshead Bay (via I-678 South and Hutchinson River Pkwy South) usually takes as little as 47 minutes and up to 110 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Wednesdays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 72 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6 pm on Sundays (89 minutes).

About 22 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 9 miles surface streets (16 to 43 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Mount Vernon 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 Mount Vernon to Sheepshead Bay?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 47 minutes then, versus up to 110 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Mount Vernon to Sheepshead Bay?

The 32-mile drive usually takes 47 to 110 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 72 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Mount Vernon to Sheepshead Bay?

Leaving around 4 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 110 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	48	64	68	70	71	72	67	66	68	66	71	82	81	74	66	55	56
Tue	47	62	65	71	69	74	77	75	68	68	77	90	82	73	67	59	56
Wed	50	63	66	70	59	71	69	61	71	71	82	110	92	82	70	61	54
Thu	60	60	70	73	62	74	78	74	71	77	92	98	97	91	81	67	57
Fri	62	63	65	69	70	64	71	75	74	80	92	98	96	90	88	82	64
Sat	49	46	53	54	57	57	62	61	62	68	73	72	76	76	72	72	66
Sun	47	45	48	49	51	52	52	57	63	69	73	75	85	89	78	79	63

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	48	64	68	70	71	72	67	66	68	66	71	82	81	74	66	55	56
Tue	47	62	65	71	69	74	77	75	68	68	77	90	82	73	67	59	56
Wed	50	63	66	70	59	71	69	61	71	71	82	110	92	82	70	61	54
Thu	60	60	70	73	62	74	78	74	71	77	92	98	97	91	81	67	57
Fri	62	63	65	69	70	64	71	75	74	80	92	98	96	90	88	82	64
Sat	49	46	53	54	57	57	62	61	62	68	73	72	76	76	72	72	66
Sun	47	45	48	49	51	52	52	57	63	69	73	75	85	89	78	79	63

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	48	64	68	70	71	72	67	66	68	66	71	82	81	74	66	55	56
Tue	47	62	65	71	69	74	77	75	68	68	77	90	82	73	67	59	56
Wed	50	63	66	70	59	71	69	61	71	71	82	110	92	82	70	61	54
Thu	60	60	70	73	62	74	78	74	71	77	92	98	97	91	81	67	57
Fri	62	63	65	69	70	64	71	75	74	80	92	98	96	90	88	82	64
Sat	49	46	53	54	57	57	62	61	62	68	73	72	76	76	72	72	66
Sun	47	45	48	49	51	52	52	57	63	69	73	75	85	89	78	79	63