Best Time to Drive from Sheepshead Bay to New Brunswick

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 New Brunswick 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	54	77	87	88	79	75	69	64	63	78	93	105	113	92	64	58	56
Tue	54	77	89	89	85	71	70	69	65	75	108	116	117	99	71	60	56
Wed	54	71	87	92	84	77	66	64	63	85	115	133	135	105	71	61	56
Thu	54	74	83	83	80	73	71	66	71	91	137	145	148	126	83	65	59
Fri	53	69	74	69	63	66	69	79	96	147	158	153	146	119	85	65	58
Sat	52	53	57	59	62	77	89	91	94	87	81	82	81	75	70	68	63
Sun	51	52	52	53	55	59	75	87	84	88	82	81	81	80	78	73	68

About this drive

On weekdays the 37-mile drive from Sheepshead Bay to New Brunswick (via I-278 West) usually takes as little as 53 minutes and up to 158 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 74 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Saturdays (94 minutes).

About 20 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 16 miles surface streets (24 to 68 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 New Brunswick 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 New Brunswick?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 53 minutes then, versus up to 158 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Sheepshead Bay to New Brunswick?

The 37-mile drive usually takes 53 to 158 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 74 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Sheepshead Bay to New Brunswick?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 158 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	77	87	88	79	75	69	64	63	78	93	105	113	92	64	58	56
Tue	54	77	89	89	85	71	70	69	65	75	108	116	117	99	71	60	56
Wed	54	71	87	92	84	77	66	64	63	85	115	133	135	105	71	61	56
Thu	54	74	83	83	80	73	71	66	71	91	137	145	148	126	83	65	59
Fri	53	69	74	69	63	66	69	79	96	147	158	153	146	119	85	65	58
Sat	52	53	57	59	62	77	89	91	94	87	81	82	81	75	70	68	63
Sun	51	52	52	53	55	59	75	87	84	88	82	81	81	80	78	73	68

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	77	87	88	79	75	69	64	63	78	93	105	113	92	64	58	56
Tue	54	77	89	89	85	71	70	69	65	75	108	116	117	99	71	60	56
Wed	54	71	87	92	84	77	66	64	63	85	115	133	135	105	71	61	56
Thu	54	74	83	83	80	73	71	66	71	91	137	145	148	126	83	65	59
Fri	53	69	74	69	63	66	69	79	96	147	158	153	146	119	85	65	58
Sat	52	53	57	59	62	77	89	91	94	87	81	82	81	75	70	68	63
Sun	51	52	52	53	55	59	75	87	84	88	82	81	81	80	78	73	68

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	77	87	88	79	75	69	64	63	78	93	105	113	92	64	58	56
Tue	54	77	89	89	85	71	70	69	65	75	108	116	117	99	71	60	56
Wed	54	71	87	92	84	77	66	64	63	85	115	133	135	105	71	61	56
Thu	54	74	83	83	80	73	71	66	71	91	137	145	148	126	83	65	59
Fri	53	69	74	69	63	66	69	79	96	147	158	153	146	119	85	65	58
Sat	52	53	57	59	62	77	89	91	94	87	81	82	81	75	70	68	63
Sun	51	52	52	53	55	59	75	87	84	88	82	81	81	80	78	73	68