Traffic Predict
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
| Leave | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 48 | 65 | 78 | 67 | 64 | 67 | 61 | 57 | 66 | 66 | 73 | 81 | 78 | 76 | 65 | 62 | 62 |
| Tue | 47 | 63 | 64 | 66 | 67 | 74 | 72 | 67 | 66 | 69 | 76 | 88 | 83 | 76 | 70 | 65 | 64 |
| Wed | 48 | 63 | 68 | 65 | 62 | 70 | 65 | 62 | 62 | 68 | 85 | 99 | 90 | 77 | 73 | 65 | 60 |
| Thu | 56 | 66 | 75 | 67 | 66 | 72 | 73 | 74 | 70 | 80 | 90 | 90 | 96 | 90 | 78 | 68 | 62 |
| Fri | 54 | 64 | 71 | 64 | 64 | 62 | 70 | 67 | 71 | 78 | 97 | 97 | 96 | 94 | 83 | 79 | 65 |
| Sat | 51 | 55 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 56 | 62 | 63 | 57 | 66 | 68 | 67 | 74 | 74 | 68 | 69 | 67 |
| Sun | 50 | 49 | 51 | 51 | 55 | 53 | 54 | 56 | 61 | 67 | 73 | 75 | 81 | 83 | 79 | 78 | 68 |
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 100 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 68 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6 pm on Sundays (83 minutes).
About 22 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 9 miles surface streets (17 to 44 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 before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 47 minutes then, versus up to 100 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 100 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 68 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Mount Vernon to Sheepshead Bay?
Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 100 minutes.
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