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	78	88	88	79	76	71	64	63	78	96	106	113	91	65	59	56
Tue	55	78	89	90	86	73	70	67	65	76	109	116	118	99	71	61	57
Wed	54	72	87	94	85	77	67	64	64	85	115	139	136	106	71	61	57
Thu	54	75	83	84	80	75	71	67	71	94	137	146	147	127	83	66	60
Fri	54	69	72	70	64	67	69	80	97	147	157	154	146	120	86	66	59
Sat	52	54	57	60	63	78	89	92	95	87	81	83	81	75	70	69	64
Sun	52	53	53	53	55	60	76	88	85	88	82	82	81	81	78	74	69

About this drive

On weekdays the 36-mile drive from Sheepshead Bay to Bloomfield (via I-278 West) usually takes as little as 54 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 (95 minutes).

About 20 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 15 miles surface streets (24 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 54 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 54 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	78	88	88	79	76	71	64	63	78	96	106	113	91	65	59	56
Tue	55	78	89	90	86	73	70	67	65	76	109	116	118	99	71	61	57
Wed	54	72	87	94	85	77	67	64	64	85	115	139	136	106	71	61	57
Thu	54	75	83	84	80	75	71	67	71	94	137	146	147	127	83	66	60
Fri	54	69	72	70	64	67	69	80	97	147	157	154	146	120	86	66	59
Sat	52	54	57	60	63	78	89	92	95	87	81	83	81	75	70	69	64
Sun	52	53	53	53	55	60	76	88	85	88	82	82	81	81	78	74	69

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	78	88	88	79	76	71	64	63	78	96	106	113	91	65	59	56
Tue	55	78	89	90	86	73	70	67	65	76	109	116	118	99	71	61	57
Wed	54	72	87	94	85	77	67	64	64	85	115	139	136	106	71	61	57
Thu	54	75	83	84	80	75	71	67	71	94	137	146	147	127	83	66	60
Fri	54	69	72	70	64	67	69	80	97	147	157	154	146	120	86	66	59
Sat	52	54	57	60	63	78	89	92	95	87	81	83	81	75	70	69	64
Sun	52	53	53	53	55	60	76	88	85	88	82	82	81	81	78	74	69

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	78	88	88	79	76	71	64	63	78	96	106	113	91	65	59	56
Tue	55	78	89	90	86	73	70	67	65	76	109	116	118	99	71	61	57
Wed	54	72	87	94	85	77	67	64	64	85	115	139	136	106	71	61	57
Thu	54	75	83	84	80	75	71	67	71	94	137	146	147	127	83	66	60
Fri	54	69	72	70	64	67	69	80	97	147	157	154	146	120	86	66	59
Sat	52	54	57	60	63	78	89	92	95	87	81	83	81	75	70	69	64
Sun	52	53	53	53	55	60	76	88	85	88	82	82	81	81	78	74	69