Best Time to Drive from Westfield 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 Westfield 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	40	62	81	73	66	60	53	53	48	46	55	59	63	62	51	43	41
Tue	41	65	83	76	67	59	55	50	45	47	51	55	58	63	52	45	41
Wed	39	62	84	77	72	62	55	47	46	46	56	57	60	66	54	45	42
Thu	40	60	80	73	67	60	58	51	49	49	56	58	65	68	63	47	43
Fri	39	54	72	55	47	46	51	51	51	58	71	72	71	68	58	47	44
Sat	38	38	38	41	44	48	53	57	55	54	56	56	62	61	56	53	49
Sun	38	38	37	38	40	43	49	57	59	60	61	64	64	69	66	58	53

About this drive

On weekdays the 27-mile drive from Westfield to Sheepshead Bay (via I-278 East) usually takes as little as 39 minutes and up to 86 minutes, when leaving around 6:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 50 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6 pm on Sundays (69 minutes).

About 17 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 10 miles surface streets (21 to 45 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Westfield 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 Westfield to Sheepshead Bay?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 39 minutes then, versus up to 86 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 27-mile drive usually takes 39 to 86 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 50 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Westfield to Sheepshead Bay?

Leaving around 6:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 86 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	40	62	81	73	66	60	53	53	48	46	55	59	63	62	51	43	41
Tue	41	65	83	76	67	59	55	50	45	47	51	55	58	63	52	45	41
Wed	39	62	84	77	72	62	55	47	46	46	56	57	60	66	54	45	42
Thu	40	60	80	73	67	60	58	51	49	49	56	58	65	68	63	47	43
Fri	39	54	72	55	47	46	51	51	51	58	71	72	71	68	58	47	44
Sat	38	38	38	41	44	48	53	57	55	54	56	56	62	61	56	53	49
Sun	38	38	37	38	40	43	49	57	59	60	61	64	64	69	66	58	53

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	40	62	81	73	66	60	53	53	48	46	55	59	63	62	51	43	41
Tue	41	65	83	76	67	59	55	50	45	47	51	55	58	63	52	45	41
Wed	39	62	84	77	72	62	55	47	46	46	56	57	60	66	54	45	42
Thu	40	60	80	73	67	60	58	51	49	49	56	58	65	68	63	47	43
Fri	39	54	72	55	47	46	51	51	51	58	71	72	71	68	58	47	44
Sat	38	38	38	41	44	48	53	57	55	54	56	56	62	61	56	53	49
Sun	38	38	37	38	40	43	49	57	59	60	61	64	64	69	66	58	53

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	40	62	81	73	66	60	53	53	48	46	55	59	63	62	51	43	41
Tue	41	65	83	76	67	59	55	50	45	47	51	55	58	63	52	45	41
Wed	39	62	84	77	72	62	55	47	46	46	56	57	60	66	54	45	42
Thu	40	60	80	73	67	60	58	51	49	49	56	58	65	68	63	47	43
Fri	39	54	72	55	47	46	51	51	51	58	71	72	71	68	58	47	44
Sat	38	38	38	41	44	48	53	57	55	54	56	56	62	61	56	53	49
Sun	38	38	37	38	40	43	49	57	59	60	61	64	64	69	66	58	53