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.

On weekdays the 14-mile drive from Astoria to Brooklyn (via I-278 South) usually takes as little as 26 minutes and up to 55 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. 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 (48 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Brooklyn to Astoria

Freeway, about 8 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 7 miles: 17 to 45 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 Astoria to central Brooklyn 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 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	43	45	52	44	45	42	44	50	53	51	43	38	37
Tue	26	34	38	45	44	46	53	47	46	46	44	48	55	53	47	45	45
Wed	26	36	39	41	44	45	50	46	47	46	45	51	54	53	48	46	44
Thu	26	34	39	42	46	48	55	47	48	51	48	53	55	54	51	48	48
Fri	27	33	40	41	42	44	49	45	43	46	47	51	52	49	45	44	43
Sat	28	25	28	37	36	37	40	40	41	42	42	44	47	45	45	46	45
Sun	26	24	26	28	35	36	37	38	40	39	41	44	46	46	44	45	43

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 55 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 14-mile drive usually takes 26 to 55 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 Thursdays is usually slowest, about 55 minutes.

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Brooklyn to Astoria (return trip)

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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	43	45	52	44	45	42	44	50	53	51	43	38	37
Tue	26	34	38	45	44	46	53	47	46	46	44	48	55	53	47	45	45
Wed	26	36	39	41	44	45	50	46	47	46	45	51	54	53	48	46	44
Thu	26	34	39	42	46	48	55	47	48	51	48	53	55	54	51	48	48
Fri	27	33	40	41	42	44	49	45	43	46	47	51	52	49	45	44	43
Sat	28	25	28	37	36	37	40	40	41	42	42	44	47	45	45	46	45
Sun	26	24	26	28	35	36	37	38	40	39	41	44	46	46	44	45	43

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	26	34	37	42	43	45	52	44	45	42	44	50	53	51	43	38	37
Tue	26	34	38	45	44	46	53	47	46	46	44	48	55	53	47	45	45
Wed	26	36	39	41	44	45	50	46	47	46	45	51	54	53	48	46	44
Thu	26	34	39	42	46	48	55	47	48	51	48	53	55	54	51	48	48
Fri	27	33	40	41	42	44	49	45	43	46	47	51	52	49	45	44	43
Sat	28	25	28	37	36	37	40	40	41	42	42	44	47	45	45	46	45
Sun	26	24	26	28	35	36	37	38	40	39	41	44	46	46	44	45	43

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	26	34	37	42	43	45	52	44	45	42	44	50	53	51	43	38	37
Tue	26	34	38	45	44	46	53	47	46	46	44	48	55	53	47	45	45
Wed	26	36	39	41	44	45	50	46	47	46	45	51	54	53	48	46	44
Thu	26	34	39	42	46	48	55	47	48	51	48	53	55	54	51	48	48
Fri	27	33	40	41	42	44	49	45	43	46	47	51	52	49	45	44	43
Sat	28	25	28	37	36	37	40	40	41	42	42	44	47	45	45	46	45
Sun	26	24	26	28	35	36	37	38	40	39	41	44	46	46	44	45	43