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	80	90	91	82	78	73	67	66	81	98	108	116	93	67	61	59
Tue	57	80	92	92	88	75	72	69	68	78	107	118	120	101	73	63	59
Wed	57	74	89	95	87	80	69	66	68	88	113	142	138	110	74	64	59
Thu	57	77	85	86	82	77	73	69	74	97	140	148	150	129	87	68	62
Fri	56	72	74	72	67	69	72	82	99	150	159	156	149	122	85	68	61
Sat	55	56	60	62	65	80	92	94	96	90	83	86	84	78	73	71	66
Sun	54	55	55	56	58	62	80	90	87	90	86	84	84	83	81	76	71

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 160 minutes, when leaving around 2:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 77 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Saturdays (97 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 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 56 minutes then, versus up to 160 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 160 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 2:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 160 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	80	90	91	82	78	73	67	66	81	98	108	116	93	67	61	59
Tue	57	80	92	92	88	75	72	69	68	78	107	118	120	101	73	63	59
Wed	57	74	89	95	87	80	69	66	68	88	113	142	138	110	74	64	59
Thu	57	77	85	86	82	77	73	69	74	97	140	148	150	129	87	68	62
Fri	56	72	74	72	67	69	72	82	99	150	159	156	149	122	85	68	61
Sat	55	56	60	62	65	80	92	94	96	90	83	86	84	78	73	71	66
Sun	54	55	55	56	58	62	80	90	87	90	86	84	84	83	81	76	71

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	80	90	91	82	78	73	67	66	81	98	108	116	93	67	61	59
Tue	57	80	92	92	88	75	72	69	68	78	107	118	120	101	73	63	59
Wed	57	74	89	95	87	80	69	66	68	88	113	142	138	110	74	64	59
Thu	57	77	85	86	82	77	73	69	74	97	140	148	150	129	87	68	62
Fri	56	72	74	72	67	69	72	82	99	150	159	156	149	122	85	68	61
Sat	55	56	60	62	65	80	92	94	96	90	83	86	84	78	73	71	66
Sun	54	55	55	56	58	62	80	90	87	90	86	84	84	83	81	76	71

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	80	90	91	82	78	73	67	66	81	98	108	116	93	67	61	59
Tue	57	80	92	92	88	75	72	69	68	78	107	118	120	101	73	63	59
Wed	57	74	89	95	87	80	69	66	68	88	113	142	138	110	74	64	59
Thu	57	77	85	86	82	77	73	69	74	97	140	148	150	129	87	68	62
Fri	56	72	74	72	67	69	72	82	99	150	159	156	149	122	85	68	61
Sat	55	56	60	62	65	80	92	94	96	90	83	86	84	78	73	71	66
Sun	54	55	55	56	58	62	80	90	87	90	86	84	84	83	81	76	71