Best Time to Drive from Bensonhurst to Manhattan

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 18-mile drive from Bensonhurst to Manhattan (via I-278 North and I-478 West) usually takes as little as 28 minutes and up to 90 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 55 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (64 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Manhattan to Bensonhurst

Freeway, about 12 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 6 miles: 14 to 40 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 Bensonhurst to central Manhattan 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 Bensonhurst to Manhattan 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	29	38	50	72	64	54	48	48	49	50	49	61	63	58	40	38	37
Tue	28	39	56	85	81	68	60	56	52	49	50	66	77	68	45	41	40
Wed	29	43	56	80	77	68	56	60	55	56	56	67	73	66	47	41	41
Thu	28	42	55	83	79	69	62	66	57	58	59	71	80	75	53	42	43
Fri	29	38	49	64	55	54	52	53	54	67	80	90	87	74	56	43	40
Sat	29	29	32	37	37	43	52	56	61	60	62	58	60	59	52	47	45
Sun	28	27	29	31	34	36	40	46	48	56	55	53	52	46	41	42	40

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 Bensonhurst to Manhattan?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 28 minutes then, versus up to 90 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Bensonhurst to Manhattan?

The 18-mile drive usually takes 28 to 90 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 55 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Bensonhurst to Manhattan?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 90 minutes.

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Manhattan to Bensonhurst (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	29	38	50	72	64	54	48	48	49	50	49	61	63	58	40	38	37
Tue	28	39	56	85	81	68	60	56	52	49	50	66	77	68	45	41	40
Wed	29	43	56	80	77	68	56	60	55	56	56	67	73	66	47	41	41
Thu	28	42	55	83	79	69	62	66	57	58	59	71	80	75	53	42	43
Fri	29	38	49	64	55	54	52	53	54	67	80	90	87	74	56	43	40
Sat	29	29	32	37	37	43	52	56	61	60	62	58	60	59	52	47	45
Sun	28	27	29	31	34	36	40	46	48	56	55	53	52	46	41	42	40

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	38	50	72	64	54	48	48	49	50	49	61	63	58	40	38	37
Tue	28	39	56	85	81	68	60	56	52	49	50	66	77	68	45	41	40
Wed	29	43	56	80	77	68	56	60	55	56	56	67	73	66	47	41	41
Thu	28	42	55	83	79	69	62	66	57	58	59	71	80	75	53	42	43
Fri	29	38	49	64	55	54	52	53	54	67	80	90	87	74	56	43	40
Sat	29	29	32	37	37	43	52	56	61	60	62	58	60	59	52	47	45
Sun	28	27	29	31	34	36	40	46	48	56	55	53	52	46	41	42	40

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	38	50	72	64	54	48	48	49	50	49	61	63	58	40	38	37
Tue	28	39	56	85	81	68	60	56	52	49	50	66	77	68	45	41	40
Wed	29	43	56	80	77	68	56	60	55	56	56	67	73	66	47	41	41
Thu	28	42	55	83	79	69	62	66	57	58	59	71	80	75	53	42	43
Fri	29	38	49	64	55	54	52	53	54	67	80	90	87	74	56	43	40
Sat	29	29	32	37	37	43	52	56	61	60	62	58	60	59	52	47	45
Sun	28	27	29	31	34	36	40	46	48	56	55	53	52	46	41	42	40