Best Time to Drive from Sheepshead Bay to Hempstead

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 Hempstead 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	43	65	76	77	54	50	50	50	48	41	76	80	78	72	82	49	45
Tue	35	56	89	86	70	69	75	47	89	74	116	116	120	114	118	115	120
Wed	33	83	114	109	113	110	86	46	45	41	99	113	116	115	117	113	119
Thu	40	95	101	67	48	46	50	56	51	87	83	71	66	76	63	51	48
Fri	36	49	61	45	45	104	114	125	121	106	51	45	44	47	48	42	41
Sat	39	39	41	41	44	46	43	108	107	119	121	121	120	122	115	122	111
Sun	37	38	38	35	52	45	59	68	65	79	72	75	66	65	62	55	52

About this drive

On weekdays the 23-mile drive from Sheepshead Bay to Hempstead (via Belt Pkwy East) usually takes as little as 33 minutes and up to 130 minutes, when leaving around 1:30 pm on Fridays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 70 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 8:30 pm on Saturdays (123 minutes).

About 13 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 10 miles surface streets (13 to 37 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 Hempstead 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 Hempstead?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 33 minutes then, versus up to 130 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 23-mile drive usually takes 33 to 130 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 70 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Sheepshead Bay to Hempstead?

Leaving around 1:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 130 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	65	76	77	54	50	50	50	48	41	76	80	78	72	82	49	45
Tue	35	56	89	86	70	69	75	47	89	74	116	116	120	114	118	115	120
Wed	33	83	114	109	113	110	86	46	45	41	99	113	116	115	117	113	119
Thu	40	95	101	67	48	46	50	56	51	87	83	71	66	76	63	51	48
Fri	36	49	61	45	45	104	114	125	121	106	51	45	44	47	48	42	41
Sat	39	39	41	41	44	46	43	108	107	119	121	121	120	122	115	122	111
Sun	37	38	38	35	52	45	59	68	65	79	72	75	66	65	62	55	52

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	65	76	77	54	50	50	50	48	41	76	80	78	72	82	49	45
Tue	35	56	89	86	70	69	75	47	89	74	116	116	120	114	118	115	120
Wed	33	83	114	109	113	110	86	46	45	41	99	113	116	115	117	113	119
Thu	40	95	101	67	48	46	50	56	51	87	83	71	66	76	63	51	48
Fri	36	49	61	45	45	104	114	125	121	106	51	45	44	47	48	42	41
Sat	39	39	41	41	44	46	43	108	107	119	121	121	120	122	115	122	111
Sun	37	38	38	35	52	45	59	68	65	79	72	75	66	65	62	55	52

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	65	76	77	54	50	50	50	48	41	76	80	78	72	82	49	45
Tue	35	56	89	86	70	69	75	47	89	74	116	116	120	114	118	115	120
Wed	33	83	114	109	113	110	86	46	45	41	99	113	116	115	117	113	119
Thu	40	95	101	67	48	46	50	56	51	87	83	71	66	76	63	51	48
Fri	36	49	61	45	45	104	114	125	121	106	51	45	44	47	48	42	41
Sat	39	39	41	41	44	46	43	108	107	119	121	121	120	122	115	122	111
Sun	37	38	38	35	52	45	59	68	65	79	72	75	66	65	62	55	52