Best Time to Drive from Sheepshead Bay to Hillsborough

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 Hillsborough 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	69	73	77	79	77	76	77	75	74	78	85	95	97	86	76	73	71
Tue	68	72	79	83	82	77	75	75	74	76	105	108	104	96	79	74	71
Wed	68	72	79	82	80	78	77	74	73	78	103	114	110	94	78	74	71
Thu	69	73	78	81	80	77	77	76	77	87	120	119	118	110	89	78	73
Fri	69	71	77	77	74	74	75	81	90	119	126	123	121	109	86	78	73
Sat	68	68	69	71	72	76	78	80	80	79	77	74	72	73	73	73	73
Sun	68	68	68	68	70	71	74	77	78	78	74	73	73	73	72	74	74

About this drive

On weekdays the 49-mile drive from Sheepshead Bay to Hillsborough (via NY-440 South and I-278 West) usually takes as little as 68 minutes and up to 126 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 78 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (81 minutes).

About 27 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 22 miles surface streets (33 to 43 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 Hillsborough 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 Hillsborough?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 68 minutes then, versus up to 126 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 49-mile drive usually takes 68 to 126 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 78 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Sheepshead Bay to Hillsborough?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 126 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	69	73	77	79	77	76	77	75	74	78	85	95	97	86	76	73	71
Tue	68	72	79	83	82	77	75	75	74	76	105	108	104	96	79	74	71
Wed	68	72	79	82	80	78	77	74	73	78	103	114	110	94	78	74	71
Thu	69	73	78	81	80	77	77	76	77	87	120	119	118	110	89	78	73
Fri	69	71	77	77	74	74	75	81	90	119	126	123	121	109	86	78	73
Sat	68	68	69	71	72	76	78	80	80	79	77	74	72	73	73	73	73
Sun	68	68	68	68	70	71	74	77	78	78	74	73	73	73	72	74	74

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	69	73	77	79	77	76	77	75	74	78	85	95	97	86	76	73	71
Tue	68	72	79	83	82	77	75	75	74	76	105	108	104	96	79	74	71
Wed	68	72	79	82	80	78	77	74	73	78	103	114	110	94	78	74	71
Thu	69	73	78	81	80	77	77	76	77	87	120	119	118	110	89	78	73
Fri	69	71	77	77	74	74	75	81	90	119	126	123	121	109	86	78	73
Sat	68	68	69	71	72	76	78	80	80	79	77	74	72	73	73	73	73
Sun	68	68	68	68	70	71	74	77	78	78	74	73	73	73	72	74	74

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	69	73	77	79	77	76	77	75	74	78	85	95	97	86	76	73	71
Tue	68	72	79	83	82	77	75	75	74	76	105	108	104	96	79	74	71
Wed	68	72	79	82	80	78	77	74	73	78	103	114	110	94	78	74	71
Thu	69	73	78	81	80	77	77	76	77	87	120	119	118	110	89	78	73
Fri	69	71	77	77	74	74	75	81	90	119	126	123	121	109	86	78	73
Sat	68	68	69	71	72	76	78	80	80	79	77	74	72	73	73	73	73
Sun	68	68	68	68	70	71	74	77	78	78	74	73	73	73	72	74	74