Best Time to Drive from Sheepshead Bay to Elizabeth

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 Elizabeth 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	27	32	37	38	37	36	36	35	33	38	46	52	55	44	34	30	29
Tue	27	32	39	44	41	36	35	35	32	35	65	66	64	55	37	32	29
Wed	27	32	39	42	40	39	36	33	32	38	61	73	73	57	38	32	29
Thu	27	33	38	40	38	36	36	34	37	45	81	81	82	70	49	34	31
Fri	27	30	35	35	33	33	35	43	53	82	91	91	85	71	46	36	31
Sat	27	27	28	30	32	38	43	47	48	45	39	37	34	34	34	33	32
Sun	26	27	27	27	28	30	35	40	39	42	37	36	35	34	34	34	34

About this drive

On weekdays the 19-mile drive from Sheepshead Bay to Elizabeth (via I-278 West) usually takes as little as 27 minutes and up to 91 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 38 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (48 minutes).

About 13 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (12 to 27 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 Elizabeth 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 Elizabeth?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am. The drive usually takes about 27 minutes then, versus up to 91 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 19-mile drive usually takes 27 to 91 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 38 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Sheepshead Bay to Elizabeth?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 91 minutes.

More drives

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	27	32	37	38	37	36	36	35	33	38	46	52	55	44	34	30	29
Tue	27	32	39	44	41	36	35	35	32	35	65	66	64	55	37	32	29
Wed	27	32	39	42	40	39	36	33	32	38	61	73	73	57	38	32	29
Thu	27	33	38	40	38	36	36	34	37	45	81	81	82	70	49	34	31
Fri	27	30	35	35	33	33	35	43	53	82	91	91	85	71	46	36	31
Sat	27	27	28	30	32	38	43	47	48	45	39	37	34	34	34	33	32
Sun	26	27	27	27	28	30	35	40	39	42	37	36	35	34	34	34	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	27	32	37	38	37	36	36	35	33	38	46	52	55	44	34	30	29
Tue	27	32	39	44	41	36	35	35	32	35	65	66	64	55	37	32	29
Wed	27	32	39	42	40	39	36	33	32	38	61	73	73	57	38	32	29
Thu	27	33	38	40	38	36	36	34	37	45	81	81	82	70	49	34	31
Fri	27	30	35	35	33	33	35	43	53	82	91	91	85	71	46	36	31
Sat	27	27	28	30	32	38	43	47	48	45	39	37	34	34	34	33	32
Sun	26	27	27	27	28	30	35	40	39	42	37	36	35	34	34	34	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	27	32	37	38	37	36	36	35	33	38	46	52	55	44	34	30	29
Tue	27	32	39	44	41	36	35	35	32	35	65	66	64	55	37	32	29
Wed	27	32	39	42	40	39	36	33	32	38	61	73	73	57	38	32	29
Thu	27	33	38	40	38	36	36	34	37	45	81	81	82	70	49	34	31
Fri	27	30	35	35	33	33	35	43	53	82	91	91	85	71	46	36	31
Sat	27	27	28	30	32	38	43	47	48	45	39	37	34	34	34	33	32
Sun	26	27	27	27	28	30	35	40	39	42	37	36	35	34	34	34	34