Best Time to Drive from Sheepshead Bay to White Plains

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 White Plains 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	63	81	114	105	92	87	102	84	97	101	111	103	98	90	92	83	81
Tue	64	79	106	102	87	89	91	90	93	101	97	102	97	90	89	86	86
Wed	62	80	115	94	84	89	86	85	85	95	109	105	97	93	91	85	78
Thu	73	90	114	103	85	91	97	90	89	105	111	109	102	101	95	83	75
Fri	71	90	108	95	84	90	102	86	103	125	144	126	112	104	103	89	89
Sat	66	64	75	83	83	85	97	85	82	84	94	87	87	95	91	88	84
Sun	63	65	66	71	71	74	77	81	89	87	93	99	95	93	92	89	86

About this drive

On weekdays the 42-mile drive from Sheepshead Bay to White Plains (via I-678 North and Hutchinson River Pkwy North) usually takes as little as 62 minutes and up to 144 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 95 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Sundays (99 minutes).

About 25 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 17 miles surface streets (26 to 71 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 White Plains 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 White Plains?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 62 minutes then, versus up to 144 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Sheepshead Bay to White Plains?

The 42-mile drive usually takes 62 to 144 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 95 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Sheepshead Bay to White Plains?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 144 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	63	81	114	105	92	87	102	84	97	101	111	103	98	90	92	83	81
Tue	64	79	106	102	87	89	91	90	93	101	97	102	97	90	89	86	86
Wed	62	80	115	94	84	89	86	85	85	95	109	105	97	93	91	85	78
Thu	73	90	114	103	85	91	97	90	89	105	111	109	102	101	95	83	75
Fri	71	90	108	95	84	90	102	86	103	125	144	126	112	104	103	89	89
Sat	66	64	75	83	83	85	97	85	82	84	94	87	87	95	91	88	84
Sun	63	65	66	71	71	74	77	81	89	87	93	99	95	93	92	89	86

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	63	81	114	105	92	87	102	84	97	101	111	103	98	90	92	83	81
Tue	64	79	106	102	87	89	91	90	93	101	97	102	97	90	89	86	86
Wed	62	80	115	94	84	89	86	85	85	95	109	105	97	93	91	85	78
Thu	73	90	114	103	85	91	97	90	89	105	111	109	102	101	95	83	75
Fri	71	90	108	95	84	90	102	86	103	125	144	126	112	104	103	89	89
Sat	66	64	75	83	83	85	97	85	82	84	94	87	87	95	91	88	84
Sun	63	65	66	71	71	74	77	81	89	87	93	99	95	93	92	89	86

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	63	81	114	105	92	87	102	84	97	101	111	103	98	90	92	83	81
Tue	64	79	106	102	87	89	91	90	93	101	97	102	97	90	89	86	86
Wed	62	80	115	94	84	89	86	85	85	95	109	105	97	93	91	85	78
Thu	73	90	114	103	85	91	97	90	89	105	111	109	102	101	95	83	75
Fri	71	90	108	95	84	90	102	86	103	125	144	126	112	104	103	89	89
Sat	66	64	75	83	83	85	97	85	82	84	94	87	87	95	91	88	84
Sun	63	65	66	71	71	74	77	81	89	87	93	99	95	93	92	89	86