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	54	63	76	93	88	93	90	106	95	88	106	131	124	105	82	74	74
Tue	52	63	78	100	95	95	92	102	94	95	121	142	146	120	91	83	80
Wed	52	65	79	95	99	96	93	100	92	93	112	140	137	116	90	81	85
Thu	52	65	79	106	104	97	104	114	97	108	127	155	152	122	101	91	86
Fri	55	64	78	88	87	96	108	115	114	129	164	162	143	121	96	85	79
Sat	56	55	61	74	80	93	109	104	101	102	95	101	103	103	94	91	88
Sun	56	53	57	61	69	77	85	100	88	100	101	112	102	88	83	84	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 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 102 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Sundays (112 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 6 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 102 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Sheepshead Bay to Clifton?

Leaving around 3 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	54	63	76	93	88	93	90	106	95	88	106	131	124	105	82	74	74
Tue	52	63	78	100	95	95	92	102	94	95	121	142	146	120	91	83	80
Wed	52	65	79	95	99	96	93	100	92	93	112	140	137	116	90	81	85
Thu	52	65	79	106	104	97	104	114	97	108	127	155	152	122	101	91	86
Fri	55	64	78	88	87	96	108	115	114	129	164	162	143	121	96	85	79
Sat	56	55	61	74	80	93	109	104	101	102	95	101	103	103	94	91	88
Sun	56	53	57	61	69	77	85	100	88	100	101	112	102	88	83	84	80

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	63	76	93	88	93	90	106	95	88	106	131	124	105	82	74	74
Tue	52	63	78	100	95	95	92	102	94	95	121	142	146	120	91	83	80
Wed	52	65	79	95	99	96	93	100	92	93	112	140	137	116	90	81	85
Thu	52	65	79	106	104	97	104	114	97	108	127	155	152	122	101	91	86
Fri	55	64	78	88	87	96	108	115	114	129	164	162	143	121	96	85	79
Sat	56	55	61	74	80	93	109	104	101	102	95	101	103	103	94	91	88
Sun	56	53	57	61	69	77	85	100	88	100	101	112	102	88	83	84	80

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	63	76	93	88	93	90	106	95	88	106	131	124	105	82	74	74
Tue	52	63	78	100	95	95	92	102	94	95	121	142	146	120	91	83	80
Wed	52	65	79	95	99	96	93	100	92	93	112	140	137	116	90	81	85
Thu	52	65	79	106	104	97	104	114	97	108	127	155	152	122	101	91	86
Fri	55	64	78	88	87	96	108	115	114	129	164	162	143	121	96	85	79
Sat	56	55	61	74	80	93	109	104	101	102	95	101	103	103	94	91	88
Sun	56	53	57	61	69	77	85	100	88	100	101	112	102	88	83	84	80