Best Time to Drive from Sheepshead Bay to Middletown

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 Middletown 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	61	64	71	74	72	70	71	69	70	83	97	106	104	86	69	66	63
Tue	59	64	75	80	78	71	69	69	70	85	124	124	113	97	75	67	64
Wed	59	63	72	77	74	75	72	69	73	88	119	130	123	99	78	68	63
Thu	60	64	73	76	74	72	71	72	81	101	138	136	135	120	92	72	65
Fri	60	63	71	72	70	72	77	86	104	135	141	138	136	117	89	73	66
Sat	60	60	62	65	75	83	87	88	88	86	77	71	66	66	68	67	66
Sun	59	59	59	60	62	67	75	81	81	81	74	69	67	65	66	68	68

About this drive

On weekdays the 43-mile drive from Sheepshead Bay to Middletown (via NY-440 South and I-278 West) usually takes as little as 59 minutes and up to 142 minutes, when leaving around 2:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 79 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (90 minutes).

About 27 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 16 miles surface streets (26 to 61 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 Middletown 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 Middletown?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 59 minutes then, versus up to 142 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 43-mile drive usually takes 59 to 142 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 79 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Sheepshead Bay to Middletown?

Leaving around 2:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 142 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	61	64	71	74	72	70	71	69	70	83	97	106	104	86	69	66	63
Tue	59	64	75	80	78	71	69	69	70	85	124	124	113	97	75	67	64
Wed	59	63	72	77	74	75	72	69	73	88	119	130	123	99	78	68	63
Thu	60	64	73	76	74	72	71	72	81	101	138	136	135	120	92	72	65
Fri	60	63	71	72	70	72	77	86	104	135	141	138	136	117	89	73	66
Sat	60	60	62	65	75	83	87	88	88	86	77	71	66	66	68	67	66
Sun	59	59	59	60	62	67	75	81	81	81	74	69	67	65	66	68	68

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	61	64	71	74	72	70	71	69	70	83	97	106	104	86	69	66	63
Tue	59	64	75	80	78	71	69	69	70	85	124	124	113	97	75	67	64
Wed	59	63	72	77	74	75	72	69	73	88	119	130	123	99	78	68	63
Thu	60	64	73	76	74	72	71	72	81	101	138	136	135	120	92	72	65
Fri	60	63	71	72	70	72	77	86	104	135	141	138	136	117	89	73	66
Sat	60	60	62	65	75	83	87	88	88	86	77	71	66	66	68	67	66
Sun	59	59	59	60	62	67	75	81	81	81	74	69	67	65	66	68	68

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	61	64	71	74	72	70	71	69	70	83	97	106	104	86	69	66	63
Tue	59	64	75	80	78	71	69	69	70	85	124	124	113	97	75	67	64
Wed	59	63	72	77	74	75	72	69	73	88	119	130	123	99	78	68	63
Thu	60	64	73	76	74	72	71	72	81	101	138	136	135	120	92	72	65
Fri	60	63	71	72	70	72	77	86	104	135	141	138	136	117	89	73	66
Sat	60	60	62	65	75	83	87	88	88	86	77	71	66	66	68	67	66
Sun	59	59	59	60	62	67	75	81	81	81	74	69	67	65	66	68	68