Best Time to Drive from Sunset Park to Lakewood

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 Sunset Park to Lakewood 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	71	76	84	93	88	88	84	83	85	109	136	149	148	119	88	79	75
Tue	70	74	83	94	91	85	87	87	86	105	154	155	151	130	94	81	76
Wed	71	72	76	81	80	81	80	79	90	122	156	161	161	129	84	78	195
Thu	70	73	75	79	80	82	82	81	81	87	100	162	116	161	149	81	78
Fri	71	77	85	86	85	81	80	87	90	171	113	115	115	147	93	84	78
Sat	70	70	73	72	90	108	113	118	117	111	100	92	84	84	82	83	80
Sun	70	70	70	71	73	80	96	103	101	102	92	86	84	81	80	81	81

About this drive

On weekdays the 54-mile drive from Sunset Park to Lakewood (via NY-440 South and I-278 West and I-278 South) usually takes as little as 70 minutes and up to 195 minutes, when leaving around 9 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 91 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Saturdays (118 minutes).

About 27 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 27 miles surface streets (43 to 166 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Sunset Park to central Lakewood 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 Sunset Park to Lakewood?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am. The drive usually takes about 70 minutes then, versus up to 195 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Sunset Park to Lakewood?

The 54-mile drive usually takes 70 to 195 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 91 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Sunset Park to Lakewood?

Leaving around 9 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 195 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	71	76	84	93	88	88	84	83	85	109	136	149	148	119	88	79	75
Tue	70	74	83	94	91	85	87	87	86	105	154	155	151	130	94	81	76
Wed	71	72	76	81	80	81	80	79	90	122	156	161	161	129	84	78	195
Thu	70	73	75	79	80	82	82	81	81	87	100	162	116	161	149	81	78
Fri	71	77	85	86	85	81	80	87	90	171	113	115	115	147	93	84	78
Sat	70	70	73	72	90	108	113	118	117	111	100	92	84	84	82	83	80
Sun	70	70	70	71	73	80	96	103	101	102	92	86	84	81	80	81	81

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	71	76	84	93	88	88	84	83	85	109	136	149	148	119	88	79	75
Tue	70	74	83	94	91	85	87	87	86	105	154	155	151	130	94	81	76
Wed	71	72	76	81	80	81	80	79	90	122	156	161	161	129	84	78	195
Thu	70	73	75	79	80	82	82	81	81	87	100	162	116	161	149	81	78
Fri	71	77	85	86	85	81	80	87	90	171	113	115	115	147	93	84	78
Sat	70	70	73	72	90	108	113	118	117	111	100	92	84	84	82	83	80
Sun	70	70	70	71	73	80	96	103	101	102	92	86	84	81	80	81	81

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	71	76	84	93	88	88	84	83	85	109	136	149	148	119	88	79	75
Tue	70	74	83	94	91	85	87	87	86	105	154	155	151	130	94	81	76
Wed	71	72	76	81	80	81	80	79	90	122	156	161	161	129	84	78	195
Thu	70	73	75	79	80	82	82	81	81	87	100	162	116	161	149	81	78
Fri	71	77	85	86	85	81	80	87	90	171	113	115	115	147	93	84	78
Sat	70	70	73	72	90	108	113	118	117	111	100	92	84	84	82	83	80
Sun	70	70	70	71	73	80	96	103	101	102	92	86	84	81	80	81	81