Best Time to Drive from Sheepshead Bay to Whitestone

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 Whitestone 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	36	61	83	74	68	72	76	62	84	84	94	95	78	76	73	79	83
Tue	43	63	87	77	62	75	74	68	80	77	90	85	77	70	74	74	78
Wed	39	61	83	62	60	77	66	65	58	72	100	87	76	80	76	81	81
Thu	42	60	88	73	68	78	72	62	65	70	84	95	90	92	81	70	81
Fri	43	64	79	62	65	65	66	65	80	90	100	97	93	85	84	70	68
Sat	53	49	49	52	45	55	59	66	54	68	78	66	69	69	70	69	67
Sun	42	41	44	49	52	53	47	55	61	70	79	85	80	79	77	75	86

About this drive

On weekdays the 22-mile drive from Sheepshead Bay to Whitestone (via Belt Pkwy West and I-678 North) usually takes as little as 36 minutes and up to 101 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Mondays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 71 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 9 pm on Sundays (86 minutes).

About 16 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (9 to 31 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 Whitestone 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 Whitestone?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 36 minutes then, versus up to 101 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Sheepshead Bay to Whitestone?

The 22-mile drive usually takes 36 to 101 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 71 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Sheepshead Bay to Whitestone?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Mondays is usually slowest, about 101 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	61	83	74	68	72	76	62	84	84	94	95	78	76	73	79	83
Tue	43	63	87	77	62	75	74	68	80	77	90	85	77	70	74	74	78
Wed	39	61	83	62	60	77	66	65	58	72	100	87	76	80	76	81	81
Thu	42	60	88	73	68	78	72	62	65	70	84	95	90	92	81	70	81
Fri	43	64	79	62	65	65	66	65	80	90	100	97	93	85	84	70	68
Sat	53	49	49	52	45	55	59	66	54	68	78	66	69	69	70	69	67
Sun	42	41	44	49	52	53	47	55	61	70	79	85	80	79	77	75	86

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	61	83	74	68	72	76	62	84	84	94	95	78	76	73	79	83
Tue	43	63	87	77	62	75	74	68	80	77	90	85	77	70	74	74	78
Wed	39	61	83	62	60	77	66	65	58	72	100	87	76	80	76	81	81
Thu	42	60	88	73	68	78	72	62	65	70	84	95	90	92	81	70	81
Fri	43	64	79	62	65	65	66	65	80	90	100	97	93	85	84	70	68
Sat	53	49	49	52	45	55	59	66	54	68	78	66	69	69	70	69	67
Sun	42	41	44	49	52	53	47	55	61	70	79	85	80	79	77	75	86

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	61	83	74	68	72	76	62	84	84	94	95	78	76	73	79	83
Tue	43	63	87	77	62	75	74	68	80	77	90	85	77	70	74	74	78
Wed	39	61	83	62	60	77	66	65	58	72	100	87	76	80	76	81	81
Thu	42	60	88	73	68	78	72	62	65	70	84	95	90	92	81	70	81
Fri	43	64	79	62	65	65	66	65	80	90	100	97	93	85	84	70	68
Sat	53	49	49	52	45	55	59	66	54	68	78	66	69	69	70	69	67
Sun	42	41	44	49	52	53	47	55	61	70	79	85	80	79	77	75	86