Best Time to Drive from Washington Heights 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.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Washington Heights 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	51	64	77	89	91	95	93	88	91	90	92	110	115	107	85	81	59
Tue	48	73	83	91	94	100	98	96	93	91	99	112	117	118	102	88	96
Wed	51	75	81	88	93	96	95	95	96	95	98	112	121	118	100	97	98
Thu	52	74	78	92	95	97	102	101	99	96	105	116	121	117	108	105	97
Fri	61	70	80	84	89	86	95	98	93	94	108	114	111	102	95	94	88
Sat	44	43	67	59	65	87	87	90	91	91	94	102	102	103	106	98	97
Sun	42	40	42	53	60	61	84	82	85	90	95	104	107	101	96	98	87

About this drive

On weekdays the 21-mile drive from Washington Heights to Sheepshead Bay (via NY-9A South and I-478 East) usually takes as little as 48 minutes and up to 121 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays. 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 4:30 pm on Sundays (108 minutes).

About 11 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 10 miles surface streets (33 to 72 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Washington Heights to central Sheepshead Bay 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 Washington Heights to Sheepshead Bay?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 48 minutes then, versus up to 121 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Washington Heights to Sheepshead Bay?

The 21-mile drive usually takes 48 to 121 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 95 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Washington Heights to Sheepshead Bay?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 121 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	64	77	89	91	95	93	88	91	90	92	110	115	107	85	81	59
Tue	48	73	83	91	94	100	98	96	93	91	99	112	117	118	102	88	96
Wed	51	75	81	88	93	96	95	95	96	95	98	112	121	118	100	97	98
Thu	52	74	78	92	95	97	102	101	99	96	105	116	121	117	108	105	97
Fri	61	70	80	84	89	86	95	98	93	94	108	114	111	102	95	94	88
Sat	44	43	67	59	65	87	87	90	91	91	94	102	102	103	106	98	97
Sun	42	40	42	53	60	61	84	82	85	90	95	104	107	101	96	98	87

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	64	77	89	91	95	93	88	91	90	92	110	115	107	85	81	59
Tue	48	73	83	91	94	100	98	96	93	91	99	112	117	118	102	88	96
Wed	51	75	81	88	93	96	95	95	96	95	98	112	121	118	100	97	98
Thu	52	74	78	92	95	97	102	101	99	96	105	116	121	117	108	105	97
Fri	61	70	80	84	89	86	95	98	93	94	108	114	111	102	95	94	88
Sat	44	43	67	59	65	87	87	90	91	91	94	102	102	103	106	98	97
Sun	42	40	42	53	60	61	84	82	85	90	95	104	107	101	96	98	87

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	64	77	89	91	95	93	88	91	90	92	110	115	107	85	81	59
Tue	48	73	83	91	94	100	98	96	93	91	99	112	117	118	102	88	96
Wed	51	75	81	88	93	96	95	95	96	95	98	112	121	118	100	97	98
Thu	52	74	78	92	95	97	102	101	99	96	105	116	121	117	108	105	97
Fri	61	70	80	84	89	86	95	98	93	94	108	114	111	102	95	94	88
Sat	44	43	67	59	65	87	87	90	91	91	94	102	102	103	106	98	97
Sun	42	40	42	53	60	61	84	82	85	90	95	104	107	101	96	98	87