Best Time to Drive from Brooklyn to Astoria

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 Brooklyn to Astoria (via I-278 North) usually takes as little as 28 minutes and up to 95 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 82 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (89 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Astoria to Brooklyn

Freeway, about 8 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 6 miles: 15 to 43 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 Brooklyn to central Astoria 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 Brooklyn to Astoria 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	71	77	80	80	81	76	75	79	82	81	88	88	82	73	51	47
Tue	29	70	79	81	82	83	83	81	81	82	86	90	94	86	80	69	68
Wed	28	72	78	81	79	79	81	81	80	82	88	91	90	86	81	71	74
Thu	28	71	78	81	83	84	84	81	85	87	89	95	94	86	84	77	73
Fri	28	71	76	79	81	81	83	82	84	89	88	93	91	84	81	77	75
Sat	27	26	35	68	69	75	80	79	81	85	86	84	88	84	84	81	79
Sun	26	25	28	33	57	69	73	78	78	79	86	83	83	83	78	73	63

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 Brooklyn to Astoria?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 28 minutes then, versus up to 95 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 14-mile drive usually takes 28 to 95 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 82 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Brooklyn to Astoria?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 95 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	28	71	77	80	80	81	76	75	79	82	81	88	88	82	73	51	47
Tue	29	70	79	81	82	83	83	81	81	82	86	90	94	86	80	69	68
Wed	28	72	78	81	79	79	81	81	80	82	88	91	90	86	81	71	74
Thu	28	71	78	81	83	84	84	81	85	87	89	95	94	86	84	77	73
Fri	28	71	76	79	81	81	83	82	84	89	88	93	91	84	81	77	75
Sat	27	26	35	68	69	75	80	79	81	85	86	84	88	84	84	81	79
Sun	26	25	28	33	57	69	73	78	78	79	86	83	83	83	78	73	63

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	28	71	77	80	80	81	76	75	79	82	81	88	88	82	73	51	47
Tue	29	70	79	81	82	83	83	81	81	82	86	90	94	86	80	69	68
Wed	28	72	78	81	79	79	81	81	80	82	88	91	90	86	81	71	74
Thu	28	71	78	81	83	84	84	81	85	87	89	95	94	86	84	77	73
Fri	28	71	76	79	81	81	83	82	84	89	88	93	91	84	81	77	75
Sat	27	26	35	68	69	75	80	79	81	85	86	84	88	84	84	81	79
Sun	26	25	28	33	57	69	73	78	78	79	86	83	83	83	78	73	63

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	28	71	77	80	80	81	76	75	79	82	81	88	88	82	73	51	47
Tue	29	70	79	81	82	83	83	81	81	82	86	90	94	86	80	69	68
Wed	28	72	78	81	79	79	81	81	80	82	88	91	90	86	81	71	74
Thu	28	71	78	81	83	84	84	81	85	87	89	95	94	86	84	77	73
Fri	28	71	76	79	81	81	83	82	84	89	88	93	91	84	81	77	75
Sat	27	26	35	68	69	75	80	79	81	85	86	84	88	84	84	81	79
Sun	26	25	28	33	57	69	73	78	78	79	86	83	83	83	78	73	63