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	73	81	81	78	77	72	64	63	78	93	100	110	86	64	58	56
Tue	55	77	85	91	85	74	70	67	64	75	115	117	118	100	70	61	56
Wed	53	69	85	90	82	79	67	64	64	85	115	130	133	105	72	61	56
Thu	54	71	79	82	80	74	71	66	72	92	136	145	147	126	86	66	58
Fri	53	66	72	70	63	68	71	83	96	145	157	153	147	122	88	65	59
Sat	52	53	56	60	65	83	96	97	98	91	82	84	80	76	72	68	63
Sun	51	52	52	53	55	60	80	94	91	97	86	82	81	80	78	74	70

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 157 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 75 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Saturdays (99 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 157 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 157 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 75 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Sheepshead Bay to New Brunswick?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 157 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	73	81	81	78	77	72	64	63	78	93	100	110	86	64	58	56
Tue	55	77	85	91	85	74	70	67	64	75	115	117	118	100	70	61	56
Wed	53	69	85	90	82	79	67	64	64	85	115	130	133	105	72	61	56
Thu	54	71	79	82	80	74	71	66	72	92	136	145	147	126	86	66	58
Fri	53	66	72	70	63	68	71	83	96	145	157	153	147	122	88	65	59
Sat	52	53	56	60	65	83	96	97	98	91	82	84	80	76	72	68	63
Sun	51	52	52	53	55	60	80	94	91	97	86	82	81	80	78	74	70

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	73	81	81	78	77	72	64	63	78	93	100	110	86	64	58	56
Tue	55	77	85	91	85	74	70	67	64	75	115	117	118	100	70	61	56
Wed	53	69	85	90	82	79	67	64	64	85	115	130	133	105	72	61	56
Thu	54	71	79	82	80	74	71	66	72	92	136	145	147	126	86	66	58
Fri	53	66	72	70	63	68	71	83	96	145	157	153	147	122	88	65	59
Sat	52	53	56	60	65	83	96	97	98	91	82	84	80	76	72	68	63
Sun	51	52	52	53	55	60	80	94	91	97	86	82	81	80	78	74	70

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	73	81	81	78	77	72	64	63	78	93	100	110	86	64	58	56
Tue	55	77	85	91	85	74	70	67	64	75	115	117	118	100	70	61	56
Wed	53	69	85	90	82	79	67	64	64	85	115	130	133	105	72	61	56
Thu	54	71	79	82	80	74	71	66	72	92	136	145	147	126	86	66	58
Fri	53	66	72	70	63	68	71	83	96	145	157	153	147	122	88	65	59
Sat	52	53	56	60	65	83	96	97	98	91	82	84	80	76	72	68	63
Sun	51	52	52	53	55	60	80	94	91	97	86	82	81	80	78	74	70