Best Time to Drive from Brentwood to Upper West Side

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 Brentwood to Upper West Side 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	93	152	160	138	123	168	174	187	170	160	144	144	125	113	105	83	77
Tue	94	160	150	137	143	181	200	187	182	170	153	159	141	131	107	83	83
Wed	100	160	154	142	128	196	189	185	177	177	164	149	157	148	126	90	80
Thu	101	137	150	124	137	199	196	169	163	175	165	148	157	156	130	97	83
Fri	88	152	152	127	132	163	162	183	177	196	175	181	194	172	158	123	89
Sat	70	74	78	88	125	141	139	138	150	138	146	134	129	132	123	115	113
Sun	67	68	67	76	79	97	111	122	122	119	123	124	112	113	119	126	109

About this drive

On weekdays the 48-mile drive from Brentwood to Upper West Side (via I-95 West and I-495 West and Cross Island Pkwy North) usually takes as little as 77 minutes and up to 200 minutes, when leaving around 11 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 180 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (150 minutes).

About 25 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 23 miles surface streets (26 to 84 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Brentwood to central Upper West Side 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 Brentwood to Upper West Side?

On weekdays, leave after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 77 minutes then, versus up to 200 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Brentwood to Upper West Side?

The 48-mile drive usually takes 77 to 200 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 180 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Brentwood to Upper West Side?

Leaving around 11 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 200 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	93	152	160	138	123	168	174	187	170	160	144	144	125	113	105	83	77
Tue	94	160	150	137	143	181	200	187	182	170	153	159	141	131	107	83	83
Wed	100	160	154	142	128	196	189	185	177	177	164	149	157	148	126	90	80
Thu	101	137	150	124	137	199	196	169	163	175	165	148	157	156	130	97	83
Fri	88	152	152	127	132	163	162	183	177	196	175	181	194	172	158	123	89
Sat	70	74	78	88	125	141	139	138	150	138	146	134	129	132	123	115	113
Sun	67	68	67	76	79	97	111	122	122	119	123	124	112	113	119	126	109

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	93	152	160	138	123	168	174	187	170	160	144	144	125	113	105	83	77
Tue	94	160	150	137	143	181	200	187	182	170	153	159	141	131	107	83	83
Wed	100	160	154	142	128	196	189	185	177	177	164	149	157	148	126	90	80
Thu	101	137	150	124	137	199	196	169	163	175	165	148	157	156	130	97	83
Fri	88	152	152	127	132	163	162	183	177	196	175	181	194	172	158	123	89
Sat	70	74	78	88	125	141	139	138	150	138	146	134	129	132	123	115	113
Sun	67	68	67	76	79	97	111	122	122	119	123	124	112	113	119	126	109

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	93	152	160	138	123	168	174	187	170	160	144	144	125	113	105	83	77
Tue	94	160	150	137	143	181	200	187	182	170	153	159	141	131	107	83	83
Wed	100	160	154	142	128	196	189	185	177	177	164	149	157	148	126	90	80
Thu	101	137	150	124	137	199	196	169	163	175	165	148	157	156	130	97	83
Fri	88	152	152	127	132	163	162	183	177	196	175	181	194	172	158	123	89
Sat	70	74	78	88	125	141	139	138	150	138	146	134	129	132	123	115	113
Sun	67	68	67	76	79	97	111	122	122	119	123	124	112	113	119	126	109