Best Time to Drive from Sheepshead Bay to Washington Heights

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 Washington Heights 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	40	55	66	87	78	69	68	71	70	66	83	90	101	92	59	54	55
Tue	38	54	74	96	88	84	78	78	78	72	80	120	127	112	63	58	68
Wed	38	54	76	91	92	81	73	80	74	77	80	117	116	100	70	63	62
Thu	47	58	70	91	99	86	96	86	77	79	96	124	129	110	84	64	66
Fri	39	54	64	73	70	77	82	80	83	101	126	130	123	113	89	77	60
Sat	38	40	45	55	58	74	87	85	95	93	91	85	90	87	78	76	75
Sun	36	37	44	43	49	62	62	76	81	88	80	82	85	71	70	72	70

About this drive

On weekdays the 21-mile drive from Sheepshead Bay to Washington Heights (via I-478 West) usually takes as little as 38 minutes and up to 132 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 78 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (95 minutes).

About 11 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 10 miles surface streets (23 to 74 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 Washington Heights 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 Washington Heights?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 38 minutes then, versus up to 132 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Sheepshead Bay to Washington Heights?

The 21-mile drive usually takes 38 to 132 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 78 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Sheepshead Bay to Washington Heights?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 132 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	40	55	66	87	78	69	68	71	70	66	83	90	101	92	59	54	55
Tue	38	54	74	96	88	84	78	78	78	72	80	120	127	112	63	58	68
Wed	38	54	76	91	92	81	73	80	74	77	80	117	116	100	70	63	62
Thu	47	58	70	91	99	86	96	86	77	79	96	124	129	110	84	64	66
Fri	39	54	64	73	70	77	82	80	83	101	126	130	123	113	89	77	60
Sat	38	40	45	55	58	74	87	85	95	93	91	85	90	87	78	76	75
Sun	36	37	44	43	49	62	62	76	81	88	80	82	85	71	70	72	70

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	40	55	66	87	78	69	68	71	70	66	83	90	101	92	59	54	55
Tue	38	54	74	96	88	84	78	78	78	72	80	120	127	112	63	58	68
Wed	38	54	76	91	92	81	73	80	74	77	80	117	116	100	70	63	62
Thu	47	58	70	91	99	86	96	86	77	79	96	124	129	110	84	64	66
Fri	39	54	64	73	70	77	82	80	83	101	126	130	123	113	89	77	60
Sat	38	40	45	55	58	74	87	85	95	93	91	85	90	87	78	76	75
Sun	36	37	44	43	49	62	62	76	81	88	80	82	85	71	70	72	70

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	40	55	66	87	78	69	68	71	70	66	83	90	101	92	59	54	55
Tue	38	54	74	96	88	84	78	78	78	72	80	120	127	112	63	58	68
Wed	38	54	76	91	92	81	73	80	74	77	80	117	116	100	70	63	62
Thu	47	58	70	91	99	86	96	86	77	79	96	124	129	110	84	64	66
Fri	39	54	64	73	70	77	82	80	83	101	126	130	123	113	89	77	60
Sat	38	40	45	55	58	74	87	85	95	93	91	85	90	87	78	76	75
Sun	36	37	44	43	49	62	62	76	81	88	80	82	85	71	70	72	70