Best Time to Drive from Sheepshead Bay to North 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 North 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	59	84	94	93	82	84	77	69	68	85	103	110	119	98	69	63	60
Tue	59	87	99	106	95	81	76	74	70	83	126	129	128	109	76	66	61
Wed	58	77	96	103	91	88	73	70	70	93	124	141	145	113	78	66	61
Thu	58	79	88	91	89	82	78	72	79	102	147	157	159	137	92	71	64
Fri	57	74	81	76	69	73	77	89	105	157	170	169	160	132	90	71	63
Sat	56	58	62	64	70	90	106	107	104	100	92	93	90	85	81	76	70
Sun	55	56	56	57	59	65	91	105	102	106	95	91	90	90	89	83	79

About this drive

On weekdays the 40-mile drive from Sheepshead Bay to North Brunswick (via I-278 West) usually takes as little as 57 minutes and up to 170 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 81 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Saturdays (112 minutes).

About 20 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 19 miles surface streets (28 to 81 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 North 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 North Brunswick?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 57 minutes then, versus up to 170 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 40-mile drive usually takes 57 to 170 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 81 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Sheepshead Bay to North Brunswick?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 170 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	59	84	94	93	82	84	77	69	68	85	103	110	119	98	69	63	60
Tue	59	87	99	106	95	81	76	74	70	83	126	129	128	109	76	66	61
Wed	58	77	96	103	91	88	73	70	70	93	124	141	145	113	78	66	61
Thu	58	79	88	91	89	82	78	72	79	102	147	157	159	137	92	71	64
Fri	57	74	81	76	69	73	77	89	105	157	170	169	160	132	90	71	63
Sat	56	58	62	64	70	90	106	107	104	100	92	93	90	85	81	76	70
Sun	55	56	56	57	59	65	91	105	102	106	95	91	90	90	89	83	79

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	59	84	94	93	82	84	77	69	68	85	103	110	119	98	69	63	60
Tue	59	87	99	106	95	81	76	74	70	83	126	129	128	109	76	66	61
Wed	58	77	96	103	91	88	73	70	70	93	124	141	145	113	78	66	61
Thu	58	79	88	91	89	82	78	72	79	102	147	157	159	137	92	71	64
Fri	57	74	81	76	69	73	77	89	105	157	170	169	160	132	90	71	63
Sat	56	58	62	64	70	90	106	107	104	100	92	93	90	85	81	76	70
Sun	55	56	56	57	59	65	91	105	102	106	95	91	90	90	89	83	79

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	59	84	94	93	82	84	77	69	68	85	103	110	119	98	69	63	60
Tue	59	87	99	106	95	81	76	74	70	83	126	129	128	109	76	66	61
Wed	58	77	96	103	91	88	73	70	70	93	124	141	145	113	78	66	61
Thu	58	79	88	91	89	82	78	72	79	102	147	157	159	137	92	71	64
Fri	57	74	81	76	69	73	77	89	105	157	170	169	160	132	90	71	63
Sat	56	58	62	64	70	90	106	107	104	100	92	93	90	85	81	76	70
Sun	55	56	56	57	59	65	91	105	102	106	95	91	90	90	89	83	79