Best Time to Drive from Sheepshead Bay to Newark

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 Newark 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	35	45	50	51	48	48	45	42	41	49	63	70	77	61	43	38	37
Tue	34	45	51	57	53	45	44	44	42	47	78	85	84	74	50	40	37
Wed	34	42	51	55	52	48	44	41	41	54	79	93	95	76	49	40	37
Thu	34	44	49	51	50	46	46	43	46	62	98	102	104	94	63	45	39
Fri	34	39	46	45	42	43	45	53	64	98	113	110	105	90	59	45	38
Sat	34	34	36	39	41	51	58	60	60	57	51	50	48	45	43	43	40
Sun	33	34	33	34	36	38	47	54	53	54	49	48	47	47	47	45	44

About this drive

On weekdays the 26-mile drive from Sheepshead Bay to Newark (via I-278 West) usually takes as little as 34 minutes and up to 113 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 48 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (60 minutes).

About 20 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (12 to 32 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 Newark 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 Newark?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am. The drive usually takes about 34 minutes then, versus up to 113 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 26-mile drive usually takes 34 to 113 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 48 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Sheepshead Bay to Newark?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 113 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	45	50	51	48	48	45	42	41	49	63	70	77	61	43	38	37
Tue	34	45	51	57	53	45	44	44	42	47	78	85	84	74	50	40	37
Wed	34	42	51	55	52	48	44	41	41	54	79	93	95	76	49	40	37
Thu	34	44	49	51	50	46	46	43	46	62	98	102	104	94	63	45	39
Fri	34	39	46	45	42	43	45	53	64	98	113	110	105	90	59	45	38
Sat	34	34	36	39	41	51	58	60	60	57	51	50	48	45	43	43	40
Sun	33	34	33	34	36	38	47	54	53	54	49	48	47	47	47	45	44

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	45	50	51	48	48	45	42	41	49	63	70	77	61	43	38	37
Tue	34	45	51	57	53	45	44	44	42	47	78	85	84	74	50	40	37
Wed	34	42	51	55	52	48	44	41	41	54	79	93	95	76	49	40	37
Thu	34	44	49	51	50	46	46	43	46	62	98	102	104	94	63	45	39
Fri	34	39	46	45	42	43	45	53	64	98	113	110	105	90	59	45	38
Sat	34	34	36	39	41	51	58	60	60	57	51	50	48	45	43	43	40
Sun	33	34	33	34	36	38	47	54	53	54	49	48	47	47	47	45	44

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	45	50	51	48	48	45	42	41	49	63	70	77	61	43	38	37
Tue	34	45	51	57	53	45	44	44	42	47	78	85	84	74	50	40	37
Wed	34	42	51	55	52	48	44	41	41	54	79	93	95	76	49	40	37
Thu	34	44	49	51	50	46	46	43	46	62	98	102	104	94	63	45	39
Fri	34	39	46	45	42	43	45	53	64	98	113	110	105	90	59	45	38
Sat	34	34	36	39	41	51	58	60	60	57	51	50	48	45	43	43	40
Sun	33	34	33	34	36	38	47	54	53	54	49	48	47	47	47	45	44