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Best Time to Drive from Bay Ridge to Downtown 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 6-mile drive from Bay Ridge to Downtown Brooklyn (via I-278 North) usually takes as little as 9 minutes and up to 47 minutes, when leaving around 9 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 28 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (38 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Downtown Brooklyn to Bay Ridge

Freeway, about 5 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 0.9 miles: 3 to 6 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 Bay Ridge (82nd Street) to central Downtown Brooklyn (Joralemon Street) 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 Bay Ridge to Downtown Brooklyn by day and time you leave (local time)
Leave5am6am7am8am9am10am11am12pm1pm2pm3pm4pm5pm6pm7pm8pm9pm
Mon921273539322321232926292929221413
Tue1020283847403430292628283030241816
Wed1022313840362730303031333231271717
Thu1022283842383230323229303732342117
Fri1019253533312825263031404135312420
Sat99111619232829333638323531342722
Sun9991014182124283035302927222016

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 Bay Ridge to Downtown Brooklyn?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 9 minutes then, versus up to 47 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Bay Ridge to Downtown Brooklyn?

The 6-mile drive usually takes 9 to 47 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 28 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Bay Ridge to Downtown Brooklyn?

Leaving around 9 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 47 minutes.

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