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	53	59	60	58	58	54	49	48	57	73	80	86	68	50	45	43
Tue	41	55	61	66	62	55	53	51	49	55	90	93	94	84	57	47	43
Wed	40	50	62	66	61	59	53	49	49	65	88	106	107	87	60	47	43
Thu	41	52	57	59	58	54	55	51	56	73	111	115	119	102	74	52	44
Fri	40	48	53	53	49	52	54	64	76	116	128	124	120	99	70	52	45
Sat	39	40	43	46	50	62	73	74	76	70	63	61	58	55	53	51	47
Sun	39	39	39	40	42	45	59	69	67	72	62	60	58	57	56	54	52

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 128 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 (77 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 44 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 128 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 128 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 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	41	53	59	60	58	58	54	49	48	57	73	80	86	68	50	45	43
Tue	41	55	61	66	62	55	53	51	49	55	90	93	94	84	57	47	43
Wed	40	50	62	66	61	59	53	49	49	65	88	106	107	87	60	47	43
Thu	41	52	57	59	58	54	55	51	56	73	111	115	119	102	74	52	44
Fri	40	48	53	53	49	52	54	64	76	116	128	124	120	99	70	52	45
Sat	39	40	43	46	50	62	73	74	76	70	63	61	58	55	53	51	47
Sun	39	39	39	40	42	45	59	69	67	72	62	60	58	57	56	54	52

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	53	59	60	58	58	54	49	48	57	73	80	86	68	50	45	43
Tue	41	55	61	66	62	55	53	51	49	55	90	93	94	84	57	47	43
Wed	40	50	62	66	61	59	53	49	49	65	88	106	107	87	60	47	43
Thu	41	52	57	59	58	54	55	51	56	73	111	115	119	102	74	52	44
Fri	40	48	53	53	49	52	54	64	76	116	128	124	120	99	70	52	45
Sat	39	40	43	46	50	62	73	74	76	70	63	61	58	55	53	51	47
Sun	39	39	39	40	42	45	59	69	67	72	62	60	58	57	56	54	52

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	53	59	60	58	58	54	49	48	57	73	80	86	68	50	45	43
Tue	41	55	61	66	62	55	53	51	49	55	90	93	94	84	57	47	43
Wed	40	50	62	66	61	59	53	49	49	65	88	106	107	87	60	47	43
Thu	41	52	57	59	58	54	55	51	56	73	111	115	119	102	74	52	44
Fri	40	48	53	53	49	52	54	64	76	116	128	124	120	99	70	52	45
Sat	39	40	43	46	50	62	73	74	76	70	63	61	58	55	53	51	47
Sun	39	39	39	40	42	45	59	69	67	72	62	60	58	57	56	54	52