Best Time to Drive from Astoria to Brooklyn

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 Astoria to Brooklyn 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	26	34	37	42	44	47	52	44	45	42	43	51	53	50	43	38	38
Tue	26	34	38	44	44	46	53	47	46	45	46	50	56	54	49	45	44
Wed	26	35	39	42	44	46	53	47	50	46	46	53	56	55	49	46	44
Thu	26	35	39	43	47	48	55	48	49	49	48	53	56	55	52	49	47
Fri	26	34	40	41	43	44	49	45	44	45	47	52	52	49	46	44	43
Sat	27	25	29	35	36	40	40	40	41	42	42	44	48	48	48	47	46
Sun	26	24	25	29	36	36	37	39	40	41	41	45	47	47	45	45	44

About this drive

On weekdays the 14-mile drive from Astoria to Brooklyn (via I-278 South) usually takes as little as 26 minutes and up to 57 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 47 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Saturdays (50 minutes).

About 8 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (17 to 45 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Astoria to central Brooklyn 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 Astoria to Brooklyn?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 26 minutes then, versus up to 57 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Astoria to Brooklyn?

The 14-mile drive usually takes 26 to 57 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 47 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Astoria to Brooklyn?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 57 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	26	34	37	42	44	47	52	44	45	42	43	51	53	50	43	38	38
Tue	26	34	38	44	44	46	53	47	46	45	46	50	56	54	49	45	44
Wed	26	35	39	42	44	46	53	47	50	46	46	53	56	55	49	46	44
Thu	26	35	39	43	47	48	55	48	49	49	48	53	56	55	52	49	47
Fri	26	34	40	41	43	44	49	45	44	45	47	52	52	49	46	44	43
Sat	27	25	29	35	36	40	40	40	41	42	42	44	48	48	48	47	46
Sun	26	24	25	29	36	36	37	39	40	41	41	45	47	47	45	45	44

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	26	34	37	42	44	47	52	44	45	42	43	51	53	50	43	38	38
Tue	26	34	38	44	44	46	53	47	46	45	46	50	56	54	49	45	44
Wed	26	35	39	42	44	46	53	47	50	46	46	53	56	55	49	46	44
Thu	26	35	39	43	47	48	55	48	49	49	48	53	56	55	52	49	47
Fri	26	34	40	41	43	44	49	45	44	45	47	52	52	49	46	44	43
Sat	27	25	29	35	36	40	40	40	41	42	42	44	48	48	48	47	46
Sun	26	24	25	29	36	36	37	39	40	41	41	45	47	47	45	45	44

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	26	34	37	42	44	47	52	44	45	42	43	51	53	50	43	38	38
Tue	26	34	38	44	44	46	53	47	46	45	46	50	56	54	49	45	44
Wed	26	35	39	42	44	46	53	47	50	46	46	53	56	55	49	46	44
Thu	26	35	39	43	47	48	55	48	49	49	48	53	56	55	52	49	47
Fri	26	34	40	41	43	44	49	45	44	45	47	52	52	49	46	44	43
Sat	27	25	29	35	36	40	40	40	41	42	42	44	48	48	48	47	46
Sun	26	24	25	29	36	36	37	39	40	41	41	45	47	47	45	45	44