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	66	73	77	73	71	72	69	69	83	99	113	110	89	70	66	63
Tue	60	64	76	80	77	71	70	70	70	84	118	123	114	96	75	67	64
Wed	61	63	72	74	72	71	69	66	71	89	124	133	125	99	71	66	113
Thu	60	71	71	73	72	72	70	69	68	76	114	113	136	102	80	70	69
Fri	61	65	72	71	68	71	67	76	84	137	119	119	116	104	88	71	66
Sat	59	59	60	62	64	67	70	86	86	83	76	70	67	67	68	68	66
Sun	60	60	59	60	62	66	74	79	79	78	71	68	68	66	67	67	67

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 60 minutes and up to 138 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 75 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (87 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 78 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 am. The drive usually takes about 60 minutes then, versus up to 138 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 43-mile drive usually takes 60 to 138 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 75 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Sheepshead Bay to Middletown?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 138 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	66	73	77	73	71	72	69	69	83	99	113	110	89	70	66	63
Tue	60	64	76	80	77	71	70	70	70	84	118	123	114	96	75	67	64
Wed	61	63	72	74	72	71	69	66	71	89	124	133	125	99	71	66	113
Thu	60	71	71	73	72	72	70	69	68	76	114	113	136	102	80	70	69
Fri	61	65	72	71	68	71	67	76	84	137	119	119	116	104	88	71	66
Sat	59	59	60	62	64	67	70	86	86	83	76	70	67	67	68	68	66
Sun	60	60	59	60	62	66	74	79	79	78	71	68	68	66	67	67	67

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	61	66	73	77	73	71	72	69	69	83	99	113	110	89	70	66	63
Tue	60	64	76	80	77	71	70	70	70	84	118	123	114	96	75	67	64
Wed	61	63	72	74	72	71	69	66	71	89	124	133	125	99	71	66	113
Thu	60	71	71	73	72	72	70	69	68	76	114	113	136	102	80	70	69
Fri	61	65	72	71	68	71	67	76	84	137	119	119	116	104	88	71	66
Sat	59	59	60	62	64	67	70	86	86	83	76	70	67	67	68	68	66
Sun	60	60	59	60	62	66	74	79	79	78	71	68	68	66	67	67	67

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	61	66	73	77	73	71	72	69	69	83	99	113	110	89	70	66	63
Tue	60	64	76	80	77	71	70	70	70	84	118	123	114	96	75	67	64
Wed	61	63	72	74	72	71	69	66	71	89	124	133	125	99	71	66	113
Thu	60	71	71	73	72	72	70	69	68	76	114	113	136	102	80	70	69
Fri	61	65	72	71	68	71	67	76	84	137	119	119	116	104	88	71	66
Sat	59	59	60	62	64	67	70	86	86	83	76	70	67	67	68	68	66
Sun	60	60	59	60	62	66	74	79	79	78	71	68	68	66	67	67	67