Best Time to Drive from Sheepshead Bay to Irvington

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 Irvington 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	41	56	63	66	60	59	52	49	48	57	73	83	91	74	50	45	43
Tue	41	55	63	66	63	54	53	52	49	55	84	92	93	82	57	46	43
Wed	40	52	63	67	63	57	52	48	48	65	90	108	109	85	57	47	43
Thu	41	54	61	62	61	55	54	51	54	71	111	117	120	102	71	51	45
Fri	40	50	55	53	48	51	52	61	76	119	129	124	119	97	68	52	45
Sat	39	40	43	45	48	59	67	70	72	67	60	60	58	55	52	51	48
Sun	39	39	39	40	42	45	56	64	63	65	59	59	58	58	57	54	51

About this drive

On weekdays the 29-mile drive from Sheepshead Bay to Irvington (via I-278 West) usually takes as little as 40 minutes and up to 129 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 57 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Saturdays (72 minutes).

About 20 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 9 miles surface streets (16 to 45 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 Irvington 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 Irvington?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 40 minutes then, versus up to 129 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 29-mile drive usually takes 40 to 129 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 57 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Sheepshead Bay to Irvington?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 129 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	56	63	66	60	59	52	49	48	57	73	83	91	74	50	45	43
Tue	41	55	63	66	63	54	53	52	49	55	84	92	93	82	57	46	43
Wed	40	52	63	67	63	57	52	48	48	65	90	108	109	85	57	47	43
Thu	41	54	61	62	61	55	54	51	54	71	111	117	120	102	71	51	45
Fri	40	50	55	53	48	51	52	61	76	119	129	124	119	97	68	52	45
Sat	39	40	43	45	48	59	67	70	72	67	60	60	58	55	52	51	48
Sun	39	39	39	40	42	45	56	64	63	65	59	59	58	58	57	54	51

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	56	63	66	60	59	52	49	48	57	73	83	91	74	50	45	43
Tue	41	55	63	66	63	54	53	52	49	55	84	92	93	82	57	46	43
Wed	40	52	63	67	63	57	52	48	48	65	90	108	109	85	57	47	43
Thu	41	54	61	62	61	55	54	51	54	71	111	117	120	102	71	51	45
Fri	40	50	55	53	48	51	52	61	76	119	129	124	119	97	68	52	45
Sat	39	40	43	45	48	59	67	70	72	67	60	60	58	55	52	51	48
Sun	39	39	39	40	42	45	56	64	63	65	59	59	58	58	57	54	51

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	56	63	66	60	59	52	49	48	57	73	83	91	74	50	45	43
Tue	41	55	63	66	63	54	53	52	49	55	84	92	93	82	57	46	43
Wed	40	52	63	67	63	57	52	48	48	65	90	108	109	85	57	47	43
Thu	41	54	61	62	61	55	54	51	54	71	111	117	120	102	71	51	45
Fri	40	50	55	53	48	51	52	61	76	119	129	124	119	97	68	52	45
Sat	39	40	43	45	48	59	67	70	72	67	60	60	58	55	52	51	48
Sun	39	39	39	40	42	45	56	64	63	65	59	59	58	58	57	54	51