Best Time to Drive from The Bronx to Sheepshead Bay

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.

On weekdays the 28-mile drive from The Bronx to Sheepshead Bay (via I-678 South) usually takes as little as 37 minutes and up to 91 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Wednesdays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 63 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6 pm on Sundays (71 minutes).

Freeway, about 19 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 9 miles: 15 to 44 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from central The Bronx to central Sheepshead Bay along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from The Bronx to Sheepshead Bay 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	37	50	59	63	63	56	59	60	62	61	63	72	73	67	58	48	46
Tue	39	51	58	63	60	64	66	66	62	63	70	77	77	67	59	49	47
Wed	41	50	59	64	58	59	57	62	63	63	70	91	82	74	62	53	47
Thu	54	51	56	63	49	65	69	64	59	68	76	86	82	76	72	58	46
Fri	53	50	58	61	61	56	65	68	66	71	75	85	78	80	75	70	57
Sat	40	36	43	48	50	55	55	53	55	61	66	65	63	63	60	64	58
Sun	37	36	39	50	40	42	44	46	50	57	63	66	66	71	62	62	54

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 The Bronx to Sheepshead Bay?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 37 minutes then, versus up to 91 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from The Bronx to Sheepshead Bay?

The 28-mile drive usually takes 37 to 91 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 63 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from The Bronx to Sheepshead Bay?

Leaving around 4 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 91 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	50	59	63	63	56	59	60	62	61	63	72	73	67	58	48	46
Tue	39	51	58	63	60	64	66	66	62	63	70	77	77	67	59	49	47
Wed	41	50	59	64	58	59	57	62	63	63	70	91	82	74	62	53	47
Thu	54	51	56	63	49	65	69	64	59	68	76	86	82	76	72	58	46
Fri	53	50	58	61	61	56	65	68	66	71	75	85	78	80	75	70	57
Sat	40	36	43	48	50	55	55	53	55	61	66	65	63	63	60	64	58
Sun	37	36	39	50	40	42	44	46	50	57	63	66	66	71	62	62	54

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	50	59	63	63	56	59	60	62	61	63	72	73	67	58	48	46
Tue	39	51	58	63	60	64	66	66	62	63	70	77	77	67	59	49	47
Wed	41	50	59	64	58	59	57	62	63	63	70	91	82	74	62	53	47
Thu	54	51	56	63	49	65	69	64	59	68	76	86	82	76	72	58	46
Fri	53	50	58	61	61	56	65	68	66	71	75	85	78	80	75	70	57
Sat	40	36	43	48	50	55	55	53	55	61	66	65	63	63	60	64	58
Sun	37	36	39	50	40	42	44	46	50	57	63	66	66	71	62	62	54

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	50	59	63	63	56	59	60	62	61	63	72	73	67	58	48	46
Tue	39	51	58	63	60	64	66	66	62	63	70	77	77	67	59	49	47
Wed	41	50	59	64	58	59	57	62	63	63	70	91	82	74	62	53	47
Thu	54	51	56	63	49	65	69	64	59	68	76	86	82	76	72	58	46
Fri	53	50	58	61	61	56	65	68	66	71	75	85	78	80	75	70	57
Sat	40	36	43	48	50	55	55	53	55	61	66	65	63	63	60	64	58
Sun	37	36	39	50	40	42	44	46	50	57	63	66	66	71	62	62	54