Best Time to Drive from Sheepshead Bay to West Orange

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 West Orange 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	57	76	84	84	76	78	74	67	67	80	98	101	111	90	67	61	59
Tue	58	80	91	94	87	76	72	68	68	78	117	120	121	103	73	63	59
Wed	56	72	88	93	85	82	70	66	69	87	114	133	135	108	75	63	59
Thu	57	74	82	85	83	77	74	69	75	96	139	147	149	130	91	69	62
Fri	56	70	75	72	68	70	73	84	99	148	159	158	150	125	87	69	61
Sat	55	56	60	62	69	85	99	100	98	94	86	87	84	79	76	72	67
Sun	54	55	55	56	58	62	84	97	95	98	88	84	84	83	81	77	72

About this drive

On weekdays the 38-mile drive from Sheepshead Bay to West Orange (via I-278 West) usually takes as little as 56 minutes and up to 159 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 77 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Saturdays (102 minutes).

About 20 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 17 miles surface streets (23 to 67 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 West Orange 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 West Orange?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 56 minutes then, versus up to 159 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Sheepshead Bay to West Orange?

The 38-mile drive usually takes 56 to 159 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 77 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Sheepshead Bay to West Orange?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 159 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	76	84	84	76	78	74	67	67	80	98	101	111	90	67	61	59
Tue	58	80	91	94	87	76	72	68	68	78	117	120	121	103	73	63	59
Wed	56	72	88	93	85	82	70	66	69	87	114	133	135	108	75	63	59
Thu	57	74	82	85	83	77	74	69	75	96	139	147	149	130	91	69	62
Fri	56	70	75	72	68	70	73	84	99	148	159	158	150	125	87	69	61
Sat	55	56	60	62	69	85	99	100	98	94	86	87	84	79	76	72	67
Sun	54	55	55	56	58	62	84	97	95	98	88	84	84	83	81	77	72

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	76	84	84	76	78	74	67	67	80	98	101	111	90	67	61	59
Tue	58	80	91	94	87	76	72	68	68	78	117	120	121	103	73	63	59
Wed	56	72	88	93	85	82	70	66	69	87	114	133	135	108	75	63	59
Thu	57	74	82	85	83	77	74	69	75	96	139	147	149	130	91	69	62
Fri	56	70	75	72	68	70	73	84	99	148	159	158	150	125	87	69	61
Sat	55	56	60	62	69	85	99	100	98	94	86	87	84	79	76	72	67
Sun	54	55	55	56	58	62	84	97	95	98	88	84	84	83	81	77	72

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	76	84	84	76	78	74	67	67	80	98	101	111	90	67	61	59
Tue	58	80	91	94	87	76	72	68	68	78	117	120	121	103	73	63	59
Wed	56	72	88	93	85	82	70	66	69	87	114	133	135	108	75	63	59
Thu	57	74	82	85	83	77	74	69	75	96	139	147	149	130	91	69	62
Fri	56	70	75	72	68	70	73	84	99	148	159	158	150	125	87	69	61
Sat	55	56	60	62	69	85	99	100	98	94	86	87	84	79	76	72	67
Sun	54	55	55	56	58	62	84	97	95	98	88	84	84	83	81	77	72