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	44	58	74	88	72	68	56	54	56	57	71	82	82	77	75	62	59
Tue	36	52	87	95	73	72	77	43	62	72	119	116	124	123	96	83	80
Wed	40	55	84	89	65	61	69	52	46	67	93	91	93	87	96	90	89
Thu	46	71	111	76	53	50	54	65	56	81	70	71	67	68	85	61	52
Fri	46	53	70	75	74	89	101	96	109	113	105	107	114	117	128	117	126
Sat	40	37	45	52	67	64	63	78	110	107	77	88	111	95	96	105	99
Sun	46	55	49	83	73	78	94	103	102	111	109	111	105	103	81	60	60

About this drive

On weekdays the 23-mile drive from Sheepshead Bay to Hempstead (via Belt Pkwy East) usually takes as little as 36 minutes and up to 128 minutes, when leaving around 7 pm on Fridays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 68 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Sundays (111 minutes).

About 13 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 10 miles surface streets (14 to 42 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 36 minutes then, versus up to 128 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 23-mile drive usually takes 36 to 128 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 68 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Sheepshead Bay to Hempstead?

Leaving around 7 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 128 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	58	74	88	72	68	56	54	56	57	71	82	82	77	75	62	59
Tue	36	52	87	95	73	72	77	43	62	72	119	116	124	123	96	83	80
Wed	40	55	84	89	65	61	69	52	46	67	93	91	93	87	96	90	89
Thu	46	71	111	76	53	50	54	65	56	81	70	71	67	68	85	61	52
Fri	46	53	70	75	74	89	101	96	109	113	105	107	114	117	128	117	126
Sat	40	37	45	52	67	64	63	78	110	107	77	88	111	95	96	105	99
Sun	46	55	49	83	73	78	94	103	102	111	109	111	105	103	81	60	60

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	58	74	88	72	68	56	54	56	57	71	82	82	77	75	62	59
Tue	36	52	87	95	73	72	77	43	62	72	119	116	124	123	96	83	80
Wed	40	55	84	89	65	61	69	52	46	67	93	91	93	87	96	90	89
Thu	46	71	111	76	53	50	54	65	56	81	70	71	67	68	85	61	52
Fri	46	53	70	75	74	89	101	96	109	113	105	107	114	117	128	117	126
Sat	40	37	45	52	67	64	63	78	110	107	77	88	111	95	96	105	99
Sun	46	55	49	83	73	78	94	103	102	111	109	111	105	103	81	60	60

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	58	74	88	72	68	56	54	56	57	71	82	82	77	75	62	59
Tue	36	52	87	95	73	72	77	43	62	72	119	116	124	123	96	83	80
Wed	40	55	84	89	65	61	69	52	46	67	93	91	93	87	96	90	89
Thu	46	71	111	76	53	50	54	65	56	81	70	71	67	68	85	61	52
Fri	46	53	70	75	74	89	101	96	109	113	105	107	114	117	128	117	126
Sat	40	37	45	52	67	64	63	78	110	107	77	88	111	95	96	105	99
Sun	46	55	49	83	73	78	94	103	102	111	109	111	105	103	81	60	60