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.

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	28	40	52	74	66	56	50	48	48	48	48	60	64	58	41	38	38
Tue	28	40	57	85	82	72	62	55	52	49	51	65	71	67	46	41	40
Wed	29	44	56	84	81	71	62	61	56	56	54	67	74	66	47	41	41
Thu	29	43	57	85	83	73	64	67	61	61	61	71	80	76	54	42	42
Fri	29	39	51	68	61	56	51	52	53	64	78	87	88	75	57	43	39
Sat	28	29	32	36	39	46	54	57	59	60	61	56	59	56	50	45	44
Sun	28	28	30	31	34	37	41	49	52	60	56	54	51	48	42	42	41

About this drive

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 56 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (63 minutes).

About 12 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (13 to 39 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Bensonhurst to central Manhattan 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 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 56 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	28	40	52	74	66	56	50	48	48	48	48	60	64	58	41	38	38
Tue	28	40	57	85	82	72	62	55	52	49	51	65	71	67	46	41	40
Wed	29	44	56	84	81	71	62	61	56	56	54	67	74	66	47	41	41
Thu	29	43	57	85	83	73	64	67	61	61	61	71	80	76	54	42	42
Fri	29	39	51	68	61	56	51	52	53	64	78	87	88	75	57	43	39
Sat	28	29	32	36	39	46	54	57	59	60	61	56	59	56	50	45	44
Sun	28	28	30	31	34	37	41	49	52	60	56	54	51	48	42	42	41

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	28	40	52	74	66	56	50	48	48	48	48	60	64	58	41	38	38
Tue	28	40	57	85	82	72	62	55	52	49	51	65	71	67	46	41	40
Wed	29	44	56	84	81	71	62	61	56	56	54	67	74	66	47	41	41
Thu	29	43	57	85	83	73	64	67	61	61	61	71	80	76	54	42	42
Fri	29	39	51	68	61	56	51	52	53	64	78	87	88	75	57	43	39
Sat	28	29	32	36	39	46	54	57	59	60	61	56	59	56	50	45	44
Sun	28	28	30	31	34	37	41	49	52	60	56	54	51	48	42	42	41

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	28	40	52	74	66	56	50	48	48	48	48	60	64	58	41	38	38
Tue	28	40	57	85	82	72	62	55	52	49	51	65	71	67	46	41	40
Wed	29	44	56	84	81	71	62	61	56	56	54	67	74	66	47	41	41
Thu	29	43	57	85	83	73	64	67	61	61	61	71	80	76	54	42	42
Fri	29	39	51	68	61	56	51	52	53	64	78	87	88	75	57	43	39
Sat	28	29	32	36	39	46	54	57	59	60	61	56	59	56	50	45	44
Sun	28	28	30	31	34	37	41	49	52	60	56	54	51	48	42	42	41