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	76	89	88	96	93	90	92	92	92	110	117	109	83	82	54
Tue	47	73	81	92	94	99	99	97	94	92	98	111	116	117	99	88	99
Wed	52	76	81	89	93	97	98	95	96	97	100	112	119	116	100	97	99
Thu	50	74	77	91	94	98	102	103	99	97	105	116	121	116	105	101	92
Fri	66	69	80	84	88	78	94	99	93	94	109	113	112	101	93	97	92
Sat	44	44	54	58	60	73	86	95	95	97	96	105	105	106	106	98	99
Sun	42	40	43	54	60	61	85	80	83	91	96	105	107	97	93	97	88

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 47 minutes and up to 122 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 96 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6:30 pm on Saturdays (109 minutes).

About 11 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 10 miles surface streets (32 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 early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 47 minutes then, versus up to 122 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 21-mile drive usually takes 47 to 122 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 96 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Washington Heights to Sheepshead Bay?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 122 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	76	89	88	96	93	90	92	92	92	110	117	109	83	82	54
Tue	47	73	81	92	94	99	99	97	94	92	98	111	116	117	99	88	99
Wed	52	76	81	89	93	97	98	95	96	97	100	112	119	116	100	97	99
Thu	50	74	77	91	94	98	102	103	99	97	105	116	121	116	105	101	92
Fri	66	69	80	84	88	78	94	99	93	94	109	113	112	101	93	97	92
Sat	44	44	54	58	60	73	86	95	95	97	96	105	105	106	106	98	99
Sun	42	40	43	54	60	61	85	80	83	91	96	105	107	97	93	97	88

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	64	76	89	88	96	93	90	92	92	92	110	117	109	83	82	54
Tue	47	73	81	92	94	99	99	97	94	92	98	111	116	117	99	88	99
Wed	52	76	81	89	93	97	98	95	96	97	100	112	119	116	100	97	99
Thu	50	74	77	91	94	98	102	103	99	97	105	116	121	116	105	101	92
Fri	66	69	80	84	88	78	94	99	93	94	109	113	112	101	93	97	92
Sat	44	44	54	58	60	73	86	95	95	97	96	105	105	106	106	98	99
Sun	42	40	43	54	60	61	85	80	83	91	96	105	107	97	93	97	88

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	64	76	89	88	96	93	90	92	92	92	110	117	109	83	82	54
Tue	47	73	81	92	94	99	99	97	94	92	98	111	116	117	99	88	99
Wed	52	76	81	89	93	97	98	95	96	97	100	112	119	116	100	97	99
Thu	50	74	77	91	94	98	102	103	99	97	105	116	121	116	105	101	92
Fri	66	69	80	84	88	78	94	99	93	94	109	113	112	101	93	97	92
Sat	44	44	54	58	60	73	86	95	95	97	96	105	105	106	106	98	99
Sun	42	40	43	54	60	61	85	80	83	91	96	105	107	97	93	97	88