Best Time to Drive from Newark 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 Newark 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	38	51	64	56	56	52	52	54	46	44	51	54	57	57	46	41	39
Tue	39	56	78	69	61	53	54	52	44	44	46	49	51	56	48	42	39
Wed	37	52	67	65	62	56	56	45	43	43	51	51	55	60	50	42	40
Thu	38	52	65	58	57	54	53	49	46	46	49	52	57	61	57	45	41
Fri	37	47	58	48	45	43	49	49	47	51	62	65	66	63	56	45	41
Sat	36	36	36	38	42	47	52	57	54	55	53	52	57	55	53	50	47
Sun	36	36	36	36	38	41	46	59	58	59	61	62	61	65	60	55	53

About this drive

On weekdays the 26-mile drive from Newark to Sheepshead Bay (via I-278 East) usually takes as little as 37 minutes and up to 78 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 48 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6 pm on Sundays (65 minutes).

About 18 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 8 miles surface streets (16 to 32 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Newark 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 Newark to Sheepshead Bay?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 37 minutes then, versus up to 78 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Newark to Sheepshead Bay?

The 26-mile drive usually takes 37 to 78 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 48 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Newark to Sheepshead Bay?

Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 78 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	51	64	56	56	52	52	54	46	44	51	54	57	57	46	41	39
Tue	39	56	78	69	61	53	54	52	44	44	46	49	51	56	48	42	39
Wed	37	52	67	65	62	56	56	45	43	43	51	51	55	60	50	42	40
Thu	38	52	65	58	57	54	53	49	46	46	49	52	57	61	57	45	41
Fri	37	47	58	48	45	43	49	49	47	51	62	65	66	63	56	45	41
Sat	36	36	36	38	42	47	52	57	54	55	53	52	57	55	53	50	47
Sun	36	36	36	36	38	41	46	59	58	59	61	62	61	65	60	55	53

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	51	64	56	56	52	52	54	46	44	51	54	57	57	46	41	39
Tue	39	56	78	69	61	53	54	52	44	44	46	49	51	56	48	42	39
Wed	37	52	67	65	62	56	56	45	43	43	51	51	55	60	50	42	40
Thu	38	52	65	58	57	54	53	49	46	46	49	52	57	61	57	45	41
Fri	37	47	58	48	45	43	49	49	47	51	62	65	66	63	56	45	41
Sat	36	36	36	38	42	47	52	57	54	55	53	52	57	55	53	50	47
Sun	36	36	36	36	38	41	46	59	58	59	61	62	61	65	60	55	53

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	51	64	56	56	52	52	54	46	44	51	54	57	57	46	41	39
Tue	39	56	78	69	61	53	54	52	44	44	46	49	51	56	48	42	39
Wed	37	52	67	65	62	56	56	45	43	43	51	51	55	60	50	42	40
Thu	38	52	65	58	57	54	53	49	46	46	49	52	57	61	57	45	41
Fri	37	47	58	48	45	43	49	49	47	51	62	65	66	63	56	45	41
Sat	36	36	36	38	42	47	52	57	54	55	53	52	57	55	53	50	47
Sun	36	36	36	36	38	41	46	59	58	59	61	62	61	65	60	55	53