Best Time to Drive from Sheepshead Bay to Bloomfield

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 Bloomfield 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	55	74	82	82	74	75	72	65	64	78	95	101	110	87	65	59	56
Tue	55	78	88	92	85	74	70	68	65	75	116	117	118	100	71	61	57
Wed	54	70	86	90	83	80	68	65	65	85	115	130	133	104	73	62	57
Thu	54	72	79	83	80	75	72	67	73	94	137	145	147	127	86	67	60
Fri	53	67	74	70	64	68	71	82	97	145	157	156	148	123	85	66	59
Sat	52	54	58	60	65	83	97	98	96	91	84	84	81	77	73	69	64
Sun	52	53	53	54	56	60	82	94	92	96	85	82	81	80	78	74	70

About this drive

On weekdays the 36-mile drive from Sheepshead Bay to Bloomfield (via I-278 West) usually takes as little as 53 minutes and up to 157 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 75 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Saturdays (101 minutes).

About 20 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 15 miles surface streets (23 to 67 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 Bloomfield 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 Bloomfield?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 53 minutes then, versus up to 157 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 36-mile drive usually takes 53 to 157 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 75 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Sheepshead Bay to Bloomfield?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 157 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	74	82	82	74	75	72	65	64	78	95	101	110	87	65	59	56
Tue	55	78	88	92	85	74	70	68	65	75	116	117	118	100	71	61	57
Wed	54	70	86	90	83	80	68	65	65	85	115	130	133	104	73	62	57
Thu	54	72	79	83	80	75	72	67	73	94	137	145	147	127	86	67	60
Fri	53	67	74	70	64	68	71	82	97	145	157	156	148	123	85	66	59
Sat	52	54	58	60	65	83	97	98	96	91	84	84	81	77	73	69	64
Sun	52	53	53	54	56	60	82	94	92	96	85	82	81	80	78	74	70

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	74	82	82	74	75	72	65	64	78	95	101	110	87	65	59	56
Tue	55	78	88	92	85	74	70	68	65	75	116	117	118	100	71	61	57
Wed	54	70	86	90	83	80	68	65	65	85	115	130	133	104	73	62	57
Thu	54	72	79	83	80	75	72	67	73	94	137	145	147	127	86	67	60
Fri	53	67	74	70	64	68	71	82	97	145	157	156	148	123	85	66	59
Sat	52	54	58	60	65	83	97	98	96	91	84	84	81	77	73	69	64
Sun	52	53	53	54	56	60	82	94	92	96	85	82	81	80	78	74	70

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	74	82	82	74	75	72	65	64	78	95	101	110	87	65	59	56
Tue	55	78	88	92	85	74	70	68	65	75	116	117	118	100	71	61	57
Wed	54	70	86	90	83	80	68	65	65	85	115	130	133	104	73	62	57
Thu	54	72	79	83	80	75	72	67	73	94	137	145	147	127	86	67	60
Fri	53	67	74	70	64	68	71	82	97	145	157	156	148	123	85	66	59
Sat	52	54	58	60	65	83	97	98	96	91	84	84	81	77	73	69	64
Sun	52	53	53	54	56	60	82	94	92	96	85	82	81	80	78	74	70