Best Time to Drive from Sheepshead Bay to Clifton

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 Clifton 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	53	64	77	92	89	91	88	100	93	87	108	136	126	107	81	74	74
Tue	52	65	78	98	96	95	91	101	92	91	113	139	139	118	92	82	80
Wed	52	65	80	97	98	94	91	99	91	93	111	146	141	116	91	82	85
Thu	53	64	80	105	106	94	104	109	98	106	125	157	148	124	101	92	87
Fri	53	65	77	87	87	96	104	113	110	129	159	164	139	118	96	83	79
Sat	59	54	60	72	77	90	99	100	98	98	92	102	101	97	92	89	88
Sun	56	54	57	62	69	77	86	100	89	102	98	107	101	90	84	83	80

About this drive

On weekdays the 28-mile drive from Sheepshead Bay to Clifton (via NJ-495 West and I-478 West) usually takes as little as 52 minutes and up to 164 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 100 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Saturdays (110 minutes).

About 15 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 12 miles surface streets (31 to 97 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 Clifton 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 Clifton?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 52 minutes then, versus up to 164 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 28-mile drive usually takes 52 to 164 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 100 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Sheepshead Bay to Clifton?

Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 164 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	64	77	92	89	91	88	100	93	87	108	136	126	107	81	74	74
Tue	52	65	78	98	96	95	91	101	92	91	113	139	139	118	92	82	80
Wed	52	65	80	97	98	94	91	99	91	93	111	146	141	116	91	82	85
Thu	53	64	80	105	106	94	104	109	98	106	125	157	148	124	101	92	87
Fri	53	65	77	87	87	96	104	113	110	129	159	164	139	118	96	83	79
Sat	59	54	60	72	77	90	99	100	98	98	92	102	101	97	92	89	88
Sun	56	54	57	62	69	77	86	100	89	102	98	107	101	90	84	83	80

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	64	77	92	89	91	88	100	93	87	108	136	126	107	81	74	74
Tue	52	65	78	98	96	95	91	101	92	91	113	139	139	118	92	82	80
Wed	52	65	80	97	98	94	91	99	91	93	111	146	141	116	91	82	85
Thu	53	64	80	105	106	94	104	109	98	106	125	157	148	124	101	92	87
Fri	53	65	77	87	87	96	104	113	110	129	159	164	139	118	96	83	79
Sat	59	54	60	72	77	90	99	100	98	98	92	102	101	97	92	89	88
Sun	56	54	57	62	69	77	86	100	89	102	98	107	101	90	84	83	80

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	64	77	92	89	91	88	100	93	87	108	136	126	107	81	74	74
Tue	52	65	78	98	96	95	91	101	92	91	113	139	139	118	92	82	80
Wed	52	65	80	97	98	94	91	99	91	93	111	146	141	116	91	82	85
Thu	53	64	80	105	106	94	104	109	98	106	125	157	148	124	101	92	87
Fri	53	65	77	87	87	96	104	113	110	129	159	164	139	118	96	83	79
Sat	59	54	60	72	77	90	99	100	98	98	92	102	101	97	92	89	88
Sun	56	54	57	62	69	77	86	100	89	102	98	107	101	90	84	83	80