Best Time to Drive from Sheepshead Bay to Bayonne

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 Sheepshead Bay to Bayonne 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	28	32	36	37	36	33	36	34	33	36	42	51	53	44	34	31	30
Tue	28	31	38	42	40	36	35	34	32	35	62	63	60	52	37	32	30
Wed	28	31	38	39	38	37	35	33	31	35	58	69	68	53	37	33	30
Thu	28	31	36	38	37	36	35	35	37	43	77	77	76	68	48	35	31
Fri	28	30	35	35	33	33	36	42	50	77	86	83	81	67	45	36	31
Sat	28	27	28	29	32	38	39	42	41	40	38	35	33	33	32	32	32
Sun	27	28	27	28	28	30	34	38	39	39	36	34	34	33	34	33	34

About this drive

On weekdays the 18-mile drive from Sheepshead Bay to Bayonne (via I-278 West) usually takes as little as 28 minutes and up to 86 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 37 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (43 minutes).

About 12 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (12 to 26 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Sheepshead Bay to central Bayonne 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 Sheepshead Bay to Bayonne?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 28 minutes then, versus up to 86 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 18-mile drive usually takes 28 to 86 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 37 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Sheepshead Bay to Bayonne?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 86 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	28	32	36	37	36	33	36	34	33	36	42	51	53	44	34	31	30
Tue	28	31	38	42	40	36	35	34	32	35	62	63	60	52	37	32	30
Wed	28	31	38	39	38	37	35	33	31	35	58	69	68	53	37	33	30
Thu	28	31	36	38	37	36	35	35	37	43	77	77	76	68	48	35	31
Fri	28	30	35	35	33	33	36	42	50	77	86	83	81	67	45	36	31
Sat	28	27	28	29	32	38	39	42	41	40	38	35	33	33	32	32	32
Sun	27	28	27	28	28	30	34	38	39	39	36	34	34	33	34	33	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	28	32	36	37	36	33	36	34	33	36	42	51	53	44	34	31	30
Tue	28	31	38	42	40	36	35	34	32	35	62	63	60	52	37	32	30
Wed	28	31	38	39	38	37	35	33	31	35	58	69	68	53	37	33	30
Thu	28	31	36	38	37	36	35	35	37	43	77	77	76	68	48	35	31
Fri	28	30	35	35	33	33	36	42	50	77	86	83	81	67	45	36	31
Sat	28	27	28	29	32	38	39	42	41	40	38	35	33	33	32	32	32
Sun	27	28	27	28	28	30	34	38	39	39	36	34	34	33	34	33	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	28	32	36	37	36	33	36	34	33	36	42	51	53	44	34	31	30
Tue	28	31	38	42	40	36	35	34	32	35	62	63	60	52	37	32	30
Wed	28	31	38	39	38	37	35	33	31	35	58	69	68	53	37	33	30
Thu	28	31	36	38	37	36	35	35	37	43	77	77	76	68	48	35	31
Fri	28	30	35	35	33	33	36	42	50	77	86	83	81	67	45	36	31
Sat	28	27	28	29	32	38	39	42	41	40	38	35	33	33	32	32	32
Sun	27	28	27	28	28	30	34	38	39	39	36	34	34	33	34	33	34